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The Greatest Bass Ever Made...
- Thread starter madbassplaya
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Amazing Bass, great taste and if you're convinced that it's the greatest bass on earth, then it obviously is!! I believe it's every custom bass builder's obligation to create perfect instruments. Instruments worthy of their name... (otherwise we'd just but run of the mill "production" basses). That thing looks darn near Perfect! If this goes up for sale PM Me right away!!!!! Anytime!!
totally subjective comment here (and it's already been stated so it's a +1: But the absence of the pick guard, and dots markers, does make the clover tuners a bit conspicuous, I say go for the Y tuners. I generally would put clovers on everything except my Lull M4, and my yet to be acquired Erizias. They both have Y's and it seems to fit the cleaner looks of those basses even though all things equal i generally prefer Clovers on more classic looking basses....
But the bass is insane, it's making me have an American Psycho business card moment!!!!!!
Thanks for the compliments, man.
I will put the order in soon.
How long before you get yours?
Very cool. Update the thread with pics when you make the tuner swap. Should just enhance the sleek, modern look.
Mine are getting finished this week and shipped out so I should have the within two weeks.
Sure thing! I'll be looking forward to seeing your two completed as well!
Are you insane ??? Greatest bass in the world?? Why, man, there's all kind of things wrong with it!
- It's (gasp) RED!
- Too many strings!
-It's wrong-handed!
Seriously, I'm just kidding! It really is extremely nice, from the pictures, and I can't fault you for thinking that. Sounds better than it looks, too, I imagine.
Thanks man!
You two need to get a grip. This isn't a pi$$ing contest you can win. #154 will rip the battery out of #85 rendering it useless and will knock the blocks off of #151. You don't want none of Optimus Prime!
Seriously though, we have some great looking basses. The Valenti club should be more active.
No, no it shouldn't.
It would be a serious danger to my livelihood/wallet.
Resistance is futile.
Back where she belongs...
Big thanks to:
Nino: for building such a fine bass!
Vintage Guy: for selling her back to me!
FedEx: for safely returning her.
Big thanks to:
Nino: for building such a fine bass!
Vintage Guy: for selling her back to me!
FedEx: for safely returning her.
Greatest bass ever made? Many of us think that about an instrument we own. I do agree it is a great looking bass
from the neck down. That headstock shape makes it a buzzkill for me. And that is where most Fender cloners fall flat. That pesky headstock gets em in trouble almost every time. It is rare that a Fender cloner comes up with a headstock design that pleases rather than offends, one that adds rather than detracts. To be fair, some may be put off by one or more of the headstocks on basses that I own. And thats OK.
If I were ever to go into the bass building biz the most important part I would sort out first would be the headstock shape. Without a good to great headstock design it would seem to be a futile enterprise. But on the other hand, look at how many Fender cloners with ungraceful headstocks are making a good living selling their instruments. IMHO.
M. M.
If I were ever to go into the bass building biz the most important part I would sort out first would be the headstock shape. Without a good to great headstock design it would seem to be a futile enterprise. But on the other hand, look at how many Fender cloners with ungraceful headstocks are making a good living selling their instruments. IMHO.
M. M.
Greatest bass ever made? Many of us think that about an instrument we own. I do agree it is a great looking bass from the neck down. That headstock shape makes it a buzzkill for me. And that is where most Fender cloners fall flat. That pesky headstock gets em in trouble almost every time. It is rare that a Fender cloner comes up with a headstock design that pleases rather than offends, one that adds rather than detracts. To be fair, some may be put off by one or more of the headstocks on basses that I own. And thats OK.
If I were ever to go into the bass building biz the most important part I would sort out first would be the headstock shape. Without a good to great headstock design it would seem to be a futile enterprise. But on the other hand, look at how many Fender cloners with ungraceful headstocks are making a good living selling their instruments. IMHO.
M. M.
Nino's shape has always been my favorite but I would have no problem playing any of the following:
Lull
Sadowsky
Lakland
AC
All of their headstocks sit just fine with me.
Chef
In Memoriam
Forgot to add Nordy.
You still have that one, I only see you post about the Valenti's and Sadowsky's. I'm not stalking you or anything, just your J bass arsenal.
Nino's shape has always been my favorite but I would have no problem playing any of the following:
Lull
Sadowsky
Lakland
AC
All of their headstocks sit just fine with me.
Thank you for taking my comments with a smile.
M. M.
