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Pura!

Please dont ban me from the forums for this (:() but there's a new brand of guitars I want you guys to take a look at.

I met "Michael Hughes" who is a fairly well known musician in Saskatoon, saskatchawan, canada (I don't live there, i'm an albertan, was just goin down for a trip). Anyways, he's an irish/celtic musician and plays in a group called "The Lighthouse Penguins" and he plays multiple instruments, Guitar, Mandolin and the Irish Bouzouki. So he brought me his instruments, and it was a brand i'd never seen before, Pura. So he gave me Mr. Pura's brochure and when i got home i checked it out, needless to say, i was AMAZED.

www.puraguitars.com is the site,

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] for pictures of some he's made. He's only made 2 basses but I'm asking him a price about a custom one that i provided specs with. (specs included, flame maple top with transparent amber or green finish, 35'' scale, 4 string fretless, maple fingerboard, neck thru design, and some other stuff i forget)

so check his stuff out and spread the word :)
 
yeah they look nice. i would feel more comfortable buying a custom hand built bass from a bassist though. This guy seems to be more a guitar man.

I am not a luthier or anything but I would rather explain bass nuances and tones and feel to a bass player. Maybe it does not matter. It is just a feeling.