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That's really too bad, I really respected what he was doing, same way with Chris Stambaugh, all about the player.
Condolences, Dan.
Also, I heard gaffers tape gives the strongest fundamental
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Sad Day. Atkinson closes shop.
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That's really too bad, I really respected what he was doing, same way with Chris Stambaugh, all about the player.
Condolences, Dan.
Also, I heard gaffers tape gives the strongest fundamental
No idea, google gives me a warning when I try to go to it. Maybe someone just got onto his server or something, I hope he didn't just shut down quietly or something, IIRC building is his main income.
It's gotta some cyber-crime thing, happens a lot to people who don't have sufficient protection on their servers, although, if I was a builder my first instinct wouldn't be to throw up high level cyber-defenses. It's too bad, I hope it gets sorted out.
FYI, still not doing custom orders, but I'm now offering finished basses for sale on my website.
Dan,
Hopefully your new direction of being "less custom" but still high quality will yield you a better profit/peace ratio. Best of luck with your business and thanks for not completely throwing in the towel. I have been hunting down a nice P. You will probably hear from me come spring. Cheers.
Hopefully your new direction of being "less custom" but still high quality will yield you a better profit/peace ratio. Best of luck with your business and thanks for not completely throwing in the towel. I have been hunting down a nice P. You will probably hear from me come spring. Cheers.
I will probably never build a bass for anyone else, to their specs solely because certain folks can be very particular in what they want. I respect that, but have also read all the horror stories from custom builders and want to avoid that shiite.
So, I build whatever my little brain thinks up, or franken mod existing parts to get from A to B. Then if I don't like it, don't play it or hear someone asking for similar, I sell it as a used bass and describe exactly what it is. No embellishment, not warranty no returns.
Worked so far I have built/modded/sold somewhere in the neighborhood of a dozen bases all to good reviews!
As to Dan's decision, it was his to make and the world will be one less custom bass builder/ assembler for it.
Sad to see this though...
So, I build whatever my little brain thinks up, or franken mod existing parts to get from A to B. Then if I don't like it, don't play it or hear someone asking for similar, I sell it as a used bass and describe exactly what it is. No embellishment, not warranty no returns.
Worked so far I have built/modded/sold somewhere in the neighborhood of a dozen bases all to good reviews!
As to Dan's decision, it was his to make and the world will be one less custom bass builder/ assembler for it.
Sad to see this though...
Oh dear, the wife isn't going to like that.
Given your tastes in vintagy fours, I'd be mighty tempted to go after a pre-built Jay.
I think that's a great approach for you Dan. Build what you want and offer it for sale at a set price on your site. No fuss, no muss and it lets you continue to indulge in the rewarding parts of bass building.
It was hacked but is back up and running now and it looks like he's added some "Build of the Month" basses to try and get closer to being up to date.
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"...certain folks can be very particular in what they want."
But isn't that THE reason someone would enlist the services of a custom builder?
But isn't that THE reason someone would enlist the services of a custom builder?
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Dan, I think you need a thread with a new Header...that P bass is incredible...glad you're doing this!
PM me if you want to see the PM Certain sent me. He's not a person I want to deal with.
Wow, that's too bad. I hope other builders on here don't get discouraged. I never owned any Atkinson basses, but Dan is fairly knowledgable. Atkinson basses seem to have a "new vintage" vibe, while Kallas basses are more of the "NOS/Closet Classic/Time Machine" (which speaks to me the most), and Nash does the relic vintage basses. They each seem to occupy a unique niche and it gave us a lot of choices for custom builds, it's really a shame. 
But I hope this new direction that Dan has chosen will indeed allow him to churn out even better builds and continue his passion. Wish you the best.
But I hope this new direction that Dan has chosen will indeed allow him to churn out even better builds and continue his passion. Wish you the best.
I agree. He makes a very nice product from what I`ve seen on here. The thing that REALLY burned me was the guy who did a custom order, then demanded a full refund due to a finish blemish rather than allow Dan to refinish it. Dan posted it up on Ebay and sold it for a loss. A few months later, who just happens to post pics of it here ? The original buyer; claimed his friend won the bid on Ebay - what a coincidence ! - and he bought it from the friend. I too wish Dan well - and I STILL plan to snag one of his basses one day !
Did you read the entire thread? Did you read the part where the buyer demeaned and insulted Atkinson, over the same bass he previously gushed with praise. Did you read the part where the buyer tried to sell that bass here, and quickly deleted the for-sale thread when Atkinson caught him? How about the buyer scratching the name off the headstock? Did you read that?
