I love deep 5's, especially fretless and unlined. That's possibly the nicest I've ever seen.
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Show Us Your Rob Allen Basses Part IV
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I love deep 5's, especially fretless and unlined. That's possibly the nicest I've ever seen.
I had a mouse for a cup coffee and while I loved the tone, I found the short scale very limiting. Forget trying to squeeze your fingers together and play above the octave. I thought about a 5 string mouse and then played a Deep 4. I sold the mouse and ordered a Deep 5 with a high C and will never look back.
Wow. Do you have any soundclips of it. Have never heard Rob Allen with a high C. Is it 34 scale?
Stunning Deep 5. I have one also, but I'm truly hooked on my MB2-4. Even my excellent Mouse is taking a back seat to the MB-2.
It's great that you can afford a Deep 5. I can't justify that kind of expense right now. It would be a big stretch for me to buy the Mouse 5, which is why I'm asking players opinions on the standard 4-string Mouse. It's all a cost-benefit analysis for me. I may just go with a standard Mouse and be done with it. I'll save for my dream bass and buy that later.
I had a mouse for a cup coffee and while I loved the tone, I found the short scale very limiting. Forget trying to squeeze your fingers together and play above the octave. I thought about a 5 string mouse and then played a Deep 4. I sold the mouse and ordered a Deep 5 with a high C and will never look back.
I am in the process of creating some sample files of my playing as a workshop audition. I'll post them when they are ready.
Believe me, it was a big stretch to spend the dough. I sold a Mouse, a Nash '61 JB and a 77Pbass to finance the purchase. My plan is to concentrate on my jazz studies from here on out, and decided the commitment to UB and years of technique was to much. I looked for the best sounding fless bass guitar and the Deep came in first and the Veillette Paris came in second.
I went with 34" scale with a high C because I prefer bass solos in the higher register. I play the Deep 95% of the time. I am working on my intonation which is really an ear/hand thing more than anything else.
BTW...these photos don't do the koa grain justice. It looks like velvet depending on how the light hits it. I get a lot of compliments on the instrument.
Very Cool! I'm also in the marked for at RA 5 with high C. Maybe I should order a Deep 5. I love my MB-2 4 string. Is the high A on the C string easy to reach. The MB seems to have a deeper cutaway than the deep model.
Another cool bass with more acoustic feel is this amazing Citron 6 string bass
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Another cool bass with more acoustic feel is this amazing Citron 6 string bass
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Does that mean you'll have to change your username??
Wise decision and money well spent IMO.
Thanks for reminding me about the Barney Miller riff.
Never played it, always meant to, just worked out. That's a fun riff.
Never played it, always meant to, just worked out. That's a fun riff.
I finally found some time to record audio samples of my Deep 5 and will post them as they become available.
I am recording direct to an Apogee Ensemble @ 44.1khz/16 bit into Logic 9 Pro. The only audio processing is an Advanced Limiter to increase the output gain.
These samples are a recording of the Barney Miller Show theme song. The first is recorded with the Deep tone controls flat. The second clip has the treble turned almost off, which is the way I usually have it set.
Please excuse the performance in the second clip.
I am recording direct to an Apogee Ensemble @ 44.1khz/16 bit into Logic 9 Pro. The only audio processing is an Advanced Limiter to increase the output gain.
These samples are a recording of the Barney Miller Show theme song. The first is recorded with the Deep tone controls flat. The second clip has the treble turned almost off, which is the way I usually have it set.
Please excuse the performance in the second clip.
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This clip is a verse and chorus of Ramble On by Led Zeppelin. This bass line shows some of the unique qualities of Deep.
Recording chain same as before.
Recording chain same as before.
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Hard to go wrong with any of Rob's basses. I've owned a bunch and they all were very nice instruments. If you like 30" scale, a Mouse will make you happy. I loved mine but I typically switch instruments during the set and I found that I had trouble going from 30" to 34" between songs. Other guys don't have that issue. If I played the Mouse for a whole set - no problem.
I agree, I love my Mouse. I played it exclusively for 5 years as band leader for a choir and it is an awesome instrument. My attention has since drifted to other instruments (Lull P and MB-2), but I will never let the Mouse go because it is just so cool.
thank you very much for all those clip. Good job !
Your bass sounds amazing, I mean I love it.
I didn't notice any shift when you play on the C string, wich is great.
Your bass sounds amazing, I mean I love it.
I didn't notice any shift when you play on the C string, wich is great.
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Thanks. Yes, the C string blends with the G string very well. Depending on how and where you pluck the string, you can get trombone like tonalities from the C string.
I think I am going to try Thomastik Infeld Jazz Flats. Unfortunately, I'll have to pay for a full 6 string set but the upside is the strings supposedly last forever.
