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The ultimate violin bass?
- Thread starter Wiremessiah
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I dig it. A less gaudy top and plain dot inlays would be better but I dig it.
yeah, that's what i meant by "minus a few details". His jobs are all custom, so i'd get a spruce top and a violin varnish, and floating bridge with tailpiece, short scale, probably just one pickup. I love the shape and the neck and headstock.
You would choose a floating bridge when a standard one is an option? I'm curious as to why.
I like wood bridges and I like tailpieces (probably ask for an ebony one), and want it to look as much like an upright or violin as possible. The metal bridge in the pics seems to interrupt the the design of the bass. I have a vintage beatle bass, and I love everything about it, including the floating bridge.
Wow! I agree that the bridge is a bit off aesthetically, but the bass looks gorgeous. Matching/soapbar pickups might also look less obtrusive. Really, this thing probably begs for a piezo instead of mags.
I think the violin bass is a wonderful design in terms of form and function, but it could also use a few updates. (It's good for a lot more than 60s nostalgia.) This and Duesenberg are the ones I've seen that aren't stuck in replica mode.
Also, from doing a few measurements, I think the P pickup is in the same relative spot it would be in on an actual Precision--goes to show the neck pickup butted up against the end of the neck on a typical violin bass isn't as far north as it looks.
I think the violin bass is a wonderful design in terms of form and function, but it could also use a few updates. (It's good for a lot more than 60s nostalgia.) This and Duesenberg are the ones I've seen that aren't stuck in replica mode.
Also, from doing a few measurements, I think the P pickup is in the same relative spot it would be in on an actual Precision--goes to show the neck pickup butted up against the end of the neck on a typical violin bass isn't as far north as it looks.
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Yowser! Leave the frets off and blacken the bridge. I love the upright style head. That thing is sexy!
I'm with Gorn on this one. It's strikingly pretty, but I think the top is a little busy- kind of takes away from the gorgeous shape.
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Wow... I'm diggin that bass. Personally, I like the old school design with the modern features. It looks like the maker approached the idea of a violin bass without the luggage of replicating the Hofner.
How cool would that look playing with a string quartet!
How cool would that look playing with a string quartet!
The link you gave isn't working for me but is it this guy? If it is it looks like they don't come cheap!
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I'd bet Gerald Marleaux could run with that concept! I have been gassing for
his Contrabass for years. Someone win the lotto and have Gerald build one!
his Contrabass for years. Someone win the lotto and have Gerald build one!
The original link works for me, and yeah it's the same guy.
EIGHT GRAND for this violin bass. I mean, gorgeous, but I can't think of anything that'd make it worth that pricetag.
I don't know, I'd want one magnetic in there in addition to the piezo. Piezos are good, but you need a magnetic for the beef on thin bodied violin basses. soapbar with wood cover?
perhaps, but I don't see an artisan custom bass like that being any cheaper. Carl thompson charges around that i think, and you have to wait years. Ervin Samogyi and his apprentice Michi Matsuda charge upwards of $20k for their acoustic guitars, which aren't really even custom. And they are still in high demand. This guy seems like an unknown, and his other pieces aren't anything special, but this one, given the right options is a dream bass, for me at least. I'm sure I could talk him down to $6k without the bridge, electronics, pickups, and short scale/22 frets.
perhaps, but I don't see an artisan custom bass like that being any cheaper. Carl thompson charges around that i think, and you have to wait years. Ervin Samogyi and his apprentice Michi Matsuda charge upwards of $20k for their acoustic guitars, which aren't really even custom. And they are still in high demand. This guy seems like an unknown, and his other pieces aren't anything special, but this one, given the right options is a dream bass, for me at least. I'm sure I could talk him down to $6k without the bridge, electronics, pickups, and short scale/22 frets.
Beautiful bass. The action looks a little high off the board though.
Beauty.... I didn't pay anywhere near that for my violin bass...
