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pic of the parker bass

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by barroso, Oct 24, 2001.

  1. Oct 24, 2001 #1
    barroso

    barroso

    Aug 16, 2000
    Italia
    i have found this.
    it's a pic of steve swallow with a parker bass prototype.

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  2. Oct 24, 2001 #2
    HeavyDuty

    HeavyDuty Supporting Curmudgeon Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Jun 26, 2000
    Central Texas
    I'm pretty sure that's the same bass they made for him years ago.

    Still no word on the website - when's NAMM? That's when they're supposed to announce the bass. I can hardly wait!
     
  3. Oct 24, 2001 #3
    Diezel420

    Diezel420 Guest

    Jan 21, 2001
    Grand Rapids, Michigan. Not a bad town if you ask
    That axe looks hot, baby. Yow!

    I didn't know Parker (is it Steve?) even ever thought about building a bass, and I've heard great thing about his Fly guitars. Got a buddy who's got one and it's awesome.

    One thing, though: Does that string spacing look a little tight to anyone but me?
     
  4. Oct 24, 2001 #4
    VoodooChile

    VoodooChile

    Jun 2, 2001
    Pod 6, under the water
    looks more like a guitar to me, but i could be wrong.
     
  5. Oct 24, 2001 #5
    Brad Johnson

    Brad Johnson Inactive

    Mar 8, 2000
    Gaithersburg, Md
    DR Strings
    5 String tuned high.
     
  6. Oct 24, 2001 #6
    HeavyDuty

    HeavyDuty Supporting Curmudgeon Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Jun 26, 2000
    Central Texas
    I received this reply from Parker the day before the world blew up (9/10/01) - it bears reposting.

     
  7. Oct 24, 2001 #7
    CrawlingEye

    CrawlingEye Member

    Mar 20, 2001
    Easton, Pennsylvania
    I'm now in anticipation also... ARGH!
     
  8. Oct 24, 2001 #8
    Eric Cameron

    Eric Cameron

    Mar 24, 2000
    6.02 x 10^23 microns away
    Ugh. Doesn't look too good to me. A little too much material on the bottom side of the bass.

    Rock on
    Eric
     
  9. Oct 24, 2001 #9
    EString

    EString

    Nov 20, 2000
    Los Altos, CA
    Yuck.

    Looks like it was left out in the sun too long.
     
  10. Oct 25, 2001 #10
    Marty Forrer

    Marty Forrer

    Sep 27, 2000
    Napier, New Zealand.
    It does have a tight spacing, but Steve plays with a pick, so it does'nt matter. Incidentally, he apparently put a lot of effort into making the pick sound like he was playing with his fingers. Yeah, I know, the question just begs to be asked!!
     
  11. Oct 25, 2001 #11
    HeavyDuty

    HeavyDuty Supporting Curmudgeon Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Jun 26, 2000
    Central Texas
    Nobody (outside of Parker, that is) knows what the new bass will look like. Swallow's bass was a custom axe built quite some time ago (ten years?) to his specifications. I can't imagine Ken Parker would put his name on a bass that wasn't exquisite in every respect!
     
  12. Oct 25, 2001 #12
    ZoomBoy

    ZoomBoy

    Jul 24, 2000
    Sutton, Massachusetts
    I remember reading somewhere that Steve Swallow actually took the bass before it was really finished and refused to bring it back to Boston to be completed. I'm not sure what was left to be done though.
     
  13. Oct 25, 2001 #13
    Brad Johnson

    Brad Johnson Inactive

    Mar 8, 2000
    Gaithersburg, Md
    DR Strings
    True but one man's "exquisite" (Mr. Swallow) could be another man's ":eek:"

    ;)
     
  14. Oct 25, 2001 #14
    Christopher

    Christopher

    Apr 28, 2000
    New York, NY
    I saw him playing the Parker with Carla Bley on CUNY-TV or something a while ago and the front of it was all scratched to hell. Judging by looks, the instrument never got a paint job or a gloss coat.