Double Bass Seth Kimmel #28 5/8ths 5 string

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I will take some pictures but I gotta tell you I sit down and play for hours on end on this bass its amazing. And the tuning E, AD, G, B is just so BEAUTIFUL! I'll get some sound clips over the next day or two. Seth really came through on this.

 

[NickyBass]

I am about an hour from Cherry Hill no problem at all to get there. Let's try to find a time that would be great.

Great! Maybe we can get together mid-next month. We can do it at my house, or I can make the drive up your way. Either is fine.

 

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pics

 

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sound files coming - this is what I can tell you comparing to my 7/8 and 3/4, the deepness is less on the 5/8ths, in fact it is less on the 3/4 compared to 7/8. The definition of the notes and resonance is really there on the 5/8ths and the high string tuned to B make a three note chord very pleasing. Nice growl and consistency throughout the bass. Really easy to play, guitar fingerings almost everywhere, and it sings beautifully. Through an amp (which was always my main approach) is solid (I am using the rev Solo (1st time) and it seem perfect fine. I am used tot he KK bass master and I may try it when I have time.

 

[ole Jason]

The tuners are really beautiful. I also love the roughed scroll work.

I'm a big fan of 5/8 basses. I can't wait to hear it!

 

[Chris Symer]

Thanks for the pics! They are doing nice things for me. Beautiful bass!

 

[Chris Symer]

Isn't it about time for an update on this? Sound files? Hope you are loving the bass, it would be great to get an idea about how it sounds if you have the time! Chris

 

[uptonbass]

Pics 4

Seth and I have been chatting about some of his basses in our room at the ISB (June 2nd-8th) I'm excited to see this!

Gary

 

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Thanks for your patience. Here are some videos - please excuse the playing still learning the bass - the fifth string is tuned to a "B" (E-B) which I really like but the 5th String sometimes throws me off from muscle memory.
http://youtu.be/Va7CNqqVNjY
http://youtu.be/lju_rTbZicA
http://youtu.be/ptji2I0yl_Q

 

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Seth and I have been chatting about some of his basses in our room at the ISB (June 2nd-8th) I'm excited to see this!

Gary

Gary,

I look forward to meeting you and thanks so much for "hosting" the bass. I will be there Tuesday afternoon June 4th and leaving in the morning Thursday June 6th. Shall I bring a bass stand? I have the deets on the bass from Seth (wood, measurements etc.)

Cooke Harvey

 

[GerardSamija]

There's a lot of depth in that bass, an enjoyable sound indeed. Excellent work from Seth, and an interestingly small design. And an Eb neck! My own small bass, my first, took a lot of flak at the ISB San Francisco event for having an 'impossible to play in tune' Eb thumb stop. Nice to see I'm not the only one makes them like that, and the woman who bought mine was actually looking for an Eb neck so... Anyway, really nice that you've shared these Youtube videos and demonstrated the bass. You've got a fine adventure ahead as you explore the possibilities of your small 5-string.

 

[Chris Symer]

Thanks for posting those Cooke, the bass is sounding really nice!

 

[tappingtrance]

There's a lot of depth in that bass, an enjoyable sound indeed. Excellent work from Seth, and an interestingly small design. And an Eb neck! My own small bass, my first, took a lot of flak at the ISB San Francisco event for having an 'impossible to play in tune' Eb thumb stop. Nice to see I'm not the only one makes them like that, and the woman who bought mine was actually looking for an Eb neck so... Anyway, really nice that you've shared these Youtube videos and demonstrated the bass. You've got a fine adventure ahead as you explore the possibilities of your small 5-string.

thanks so much - I asked for the Eb neck! But I am really happy with the bass and look forward to serving it well!'

 

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Thanks for posting those Cooke, the bass is sounding really nice!

thanks glad you like it! It should only get better as the varnish settles in and it gets played.

 

[eerbrev]

...My own small bass, my first, took a lot of flak at the ISB San Francisco event for having an 'impossible to play in tune' Eb thumb stop...

Are you serious? ****, bass players are backwards somedays. If your physical reference point isn't the same on a different bass, it's not the bass's fault, it's YOURS for being unable to hear that you're doing it wrong and adjusting accordingly.

Maybe it's just because it's late and I'm cranky, but what you just described is incredulous. Do you think violists or cellists complain when they pick up an odd-dimensioned instrument ( An old 18" Viola or a Montagnana cello)? They don't call it "unplayable", they adjust!

Idunno, maybe I just forgot to take my pills today.

 

[GerardSamija]

Not at all. Among my home crowd I had only a single bassist, a long-time member of the Vancouver Symphony, complaining about the Eb thumb stop at the heel. He actually went so far as to suggest that I try to graft some wood or at least epoxy putty there to provide a "proper" thumb stop. As much as I respect that bassist as a musician, I politely listened without the least intention of following up. Dozens of others among my large client list tried the bass and I watched as bassists of varying experience quickly adapted after taking a moment to place their hands at the heel while playing.

But San Francisco was different, primarily owing to the leadership of Chuck Israels as the apparent lead playing judge for the ISB competition. Seems the others took his lead. Here's video of the stage presentation of my bass on the day after judging, make of this what you will:

None among my clients were as lost as this. Something to do with latitude?

 

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That just seems so crazy that it should have been at Dneck I mean the Eb flat has been made throughout history. Wow when he bowed your bass. it sounded absolutely beautiful