The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

[amoodymule]

2 gigs under the belt, 1 next weekend, and rebooking once a month, with other gigs booked

It was so cool to turn up, and ROCK out, indeed!

 

[KPJ]

All my current basses are either Ibanez or Epiphone. I didn't plan it that way originally, but I am going with it.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

My lover. He's good to me, and I to him.

Fully hollow 5 string Violin Bass -
34 scale, 22 frets
Hollow Mahogany Core with 2 flame maple plates. Double pearliod body binding in addition to bound pearliod F holes.
4 piece Birdseye Maple Neck and Ebony fingerboard, pearliod binding and blocks with graphite reinforcements.
Open scroll headstock
X2 Nordstrand BIG BLADEMAN pickups
Nordstrand JC- 3B Preamp wired for series/parallel.

 

[LennyJ]

My lover. He's good to me, and I to him.

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Looks nice - what actually is it. Tks

 

[MovinTarget]

Looks nice - what actually is it. Tks

Not sure but those look like Nordy Big BladeMans (perhaps in a soapbar footprint) from this angle...

 

[ltsal]

My lover. He's good to me, and I to him.

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Not gonna lie, I like the background more then the actual bass.

 

[MovinTarget]

Not gonna lie, I like the background more then the actual bass.

I dunno that is a rather killer greenburst/flamed top and such a unique look!

 

[AB Nate]

My lover. He's good to me, and I to him.

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Megadeth for the Win!!!!!


Hahahahha!!

..... just kidding. Great Wall art!

 

[Reedt2000]

My lover. He's good to me, and I to him.

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What's the best violin bass for metal?

 

[MovinTarget]

What's the best violin bass for metal?

I say this one is a pretty good contender!

 

[Modulus 96]

We opened once for Beatalica. I didn't pay attention to what their bassist played but this bass would have fit the bill perfectly.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

I say this one is a pretty good contender!

Amen!

 

[MovinTarget]

Amen!

So can you give us the specs on this bad boy yet? Is it 100% custom?

Those look like Nordy blades, am I right?

 

[cmcbass]

Here's the lot of them

 

[gg22]

@cmcbass What's that blue bass? (above the Yamaha)

 

[cmcbass]

@cmcbass What's that blue bass? (above the Yamaha)

It's an Inyen Vina IBP 500
Inyen IBP-500 5 String Bass Guitar - Trans Green *Showroom Condition | All In One Guitar | Reverb

 

[MAJOR METAL]

So can you give us the specs on this bad boy yet? Is it 100% custom?

Those look like Nordy blades, am I right?

Here you go -

Fully hollow 5 string Violin Bass -
34 scale, 22 frets
Hollow Mahogany Core with 2 flame maple plates. Double pearliod body binding in addition to bound pearliod F holes.
4 piece Birdseye Maple Neck and Ebony fingerboard, pearliod binding and blocks with graphite reinforcements.
Open scroll headstock
X2 Nordstrand BIG BLADEMAN pickups
Nordstrand JC- 3B Preamp wired for series/parallel.

 

[MovinTarget]

Here you go -

Fully hollow 5 string Violin Bass -
34 scale, 22 frets
Hollow Mahogany Core with 2 flame maple plates. Double pearliod body binding in addition to bound pearliod F holes.
4 piece Birdseye Maple Neck and Ebony fingerboard, pearliod binding and blocks with graphite reinforcements.
Open scroll headstock
X2 Nordstrand BIG BLADEMAN pickups
Nordstrand JC- 3B Preamp wired for series/parallel.

Heh called it on the Nordys.

That is quite the looker! Enjoy!

 

[LennyJ]

Here you go -

Fully hollow 5 string Violin Bass -
34 scale, 22 frets
Hollow Mahogany Core with 2 flame maple plates. Double pearliod body binding in addition to bound pearliod F holes.
4 piece Birdseye Maple Neck and Ebony fingerboard, pearliod binding and blocks with graphite reinforcements.
Open scroll headstock
X2 Nordstrand BIG BLADEMAN pickups
Nordstrand JC- 3B Preamp wired for series/parallel.

But my I wanted to know who made it - did you.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

But my I wanted to know who made it - did you.

Mr. Michael Dolan - Michael Dolan Custom Guitars