What bass is Adam Duce playing in this pic?

[KCooganbass]

I really like it and I was just wondering what model it was.

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[Doctor J]

 

[HaMMerHeD]

Nice bass. Sucks he left Machine Head.

 

[Hamlet7768]

Yup, definitely an ESH. Peter Steele used them too.

 

[Titania]

It's an Esh Stinger II.

Had an opportunity to try a used one a while back in GC. Really nice sounding bass.

 

[Josh Thatguy]

The newer-generation Stinger IIs and the Stinger Classic *remake* in its current form are both really nice.... the older, original 1990s versions are known to have serious issues with electronics, build quality (or lack thereof), and overall playability as time goes on and necks and neck pieces try to shape themselves back into the trees from whence they came. Anything from the past 5 years of Esh is going to be a much better instrument than the oldies, and the picture in the ad above is from three years ago.

Peter Steele's Esh was from the early days of Esh and was almost a complete rebuild from the ground up, including a refinishing and re-build of the neck pocket, neck joint bracing, hardware, electronics, and fretboard. It ended up being a spraypainted muttmix.

The current generation of Esh ownership seems to be pretty good from a quality perspective, though a bit lacking in communication for those of us overseas (USA, because Esh is in Germany). There is one, count 'em, one, Esh rep in the U.S., Jason Viebrooks pictured in the photo with Adam Duce. Jason had met with Peter in firming up specs on a signature version, which became a "tribute" version instead after Pete passed away. If you want an Esh, Jason is your contact, and my prior correspondence to Esh in Germany for tech questions has resulted in my being directed back to Jason for anything.... kind of strange, to me, when I take time to go to the actual source, the Esh factory, with questions.

And honestly I'm not so sure I agree with the slow-motion marketing aspect of such a "high-end" product with a website that hasn't been updated since Spring of 2012, but then again, I'm just a bass player so what do I know (ha-ha)....................