Show Us Your Rob Allen Basses Part II

[Freddels]

Very nice playing and tone. Thanks for sharing.

 

[69limeRev]

Most excellent, on so many levels!

 

[spade2you]

Nicely done! Can't wait to listen to it at home with good headphones.

 

[emjazz]

Hey RA lovers.

Here is clip with my Rob Allen


Just wanna share this beautiful tone with you

Yes, beautfiul tone indeed.

Christian, what is the body wood on your bass?

 

[Jazzdogg]

Hey RA lovers.

Here is clip with my Rob Allen


Just wanna share this beautiful tone with you

Thanks for the clip. As great as your playing was, and as much as I liked the sound of your bass, it's the song itself I'm most curious about. What can you tell us about "Bela?"

 

[Christian Houmann]

Thanks guys

The body is alder.

Béla is a song I wrote a few years ago. I'm a big of Béla Fleck and made this song like a tribute to him I will be making my debut cd later this year and the song will be on the album.

 

[Andy Brown]

NBD coming this week! Pics soon too.

 

[Andy Brown]

Ok guys... here are the glory shots. I'll have her next week...

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[nostatic]

Sweet! Nice top. Waiting blows ;-)

 

[longrange]

Ok guys... here are the glory shots. I'll have her next week...

Beautiful - lucky fella

 

[BassAgent]

Oh man, that's like exactly the RA I would order...

 

[Hollow Man]

That is one amazing top! Congrats!

 

[Andy Brown]

Thanks guys! Unortunately, it won't be here until the 12th.

 

[spade2you]

Very nice. It will be well worth the wait.

 

[longrange]

Thanks guys! Unortunately, it won't be here until the 12th.

Ha!! The anticipation is all part of the RA experience - enjoy it

 

[tantetruus]

These are beautiful instruments but im a bit puzzled by the fixed bridge; practically all bass producers install all kind of extensive adjustable bridges and here is a bridge with no adjustment at all?

Any light on this?

 

[PilbaraBass]

These are beautiful instruments but im a bit puzzled by the fixed bridge; practically all bass producers install all kind of extensive adjustable bridges and here is a bridge with no adjustment at all?

Any light on this?

acoustic bridge + piezo pickup = a lot of the sound structure that you hear...

besides..when the intonation is on, you don't need to muss, and considering that most are fretless, intonation is in the fingers anyway.

other instruments of similar construction = Godin A4 & A5, Carvin AC40 & AC50 ... none equal the beauty of the Rob Allens, however, even though they're great basses, too (have owned an AC40 since '98 & have played the Godin A5 before)

 

[tantetruus]

Well, i don't doubt the functionality of this system, im just wondering why
all the others make such a fuss about their fully adjustable bridges..

 

[longrange]

Well, i don't doubt the functionality of this system, im just wondering why
all the others make such a fuss about their fully adjustable bridges..

Simplicity is Rob's signature. Somethings just work...

 

[spade2you]

Well, i don't doubt the functionality of this system, im just wondering why
all the others make such a fuss about their fully adjustable bridges..

Being a fretless, your intonation isn't nearly as fixed as something fretted. I believe there's a degree of adjustment in his fretted instruments.

In terms of action, part of the sound lies within medium to higher action. I'm a huge fan of low action, but I'll gladly make the exception for Rob's basses. Really, the only adjustments I've made were the relief.