pierreganseman

I know personally I would never ever play for free anymore. In those cases there's always somebody making money but you ... and the "exposure" means most time absolutely nothing, only somebody selling you a "dream" based on the fact he's got the advantage as lets face it he could have chosen 50 other band on that night but yours... Maybe i'm old and bitter ...

no pictures , not bass

go to speak to adrian, his quality is second to none... and he'll build whatever you need for NO money.

Morning guys, tittle says it all ... For people wondering , yes Chris Celinder is still building.... before putting your hopes too high he's not taking any order whatsoever as quote "i got so much work anyways". I was just lucky... Previous customer bailed out for personal reasons and I Just grabbed it... You can read severe bashing on Chris on internet, I can only say he's one of the nicest builder I have met. Very knowledgable and very obviously knows his thing inside out. No pic ? NO BASS..... yes yes i know so have a look ! He builds the best jazz basses you can find... if you're lucky enough to find one ... cheers

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1445967830' post='2895788'] Thanks very much for the comparison, very interesting! Si [/quote] no worries , trying my best .... not being native speaker + explaining a really subjective thing... i guess i did alright lol

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1445934400' post='2895432'] Very nice! Really interested to know how this directly compares to your Fodera?! Si [/quote] Hi Simon , its hard to say and only my opinion (although taking into account my bass slutting career, in general i am right). 1st of let me start with saying that both basses are really stupid good in their own way. The Sputnik has a more "traditional" tone. The Fodera has a more "high end" kind of a sound. The Pope pre amp with Dual coil , coupled with maple fingerboard and alder body. That bass is really close to Richard Bona ... only problem is the weight. The Sputnik in single coil does REALLY well the jazz bass thing. I'm ready to bet not many people would noticed its a single cut bla bla if you would record it. The Fodera in single coil sounds cool but still sounds like a Fodera. If you compare build quality I think the Fodera is still ahead (and dare I say Far ahead?.. sorry people...) if you compare them they are 100000% in the same range sound and playability wise (that's when Adrian's genius comes in...) but pure building wise even if the Sputnik is a GREAT bass it feels rough compared to my Imperial. On the other hand one is worth about 12 000 euros and the other one 3000. I am a firm believer that you get what you pay for.... there's NO way around it. Its always very hard to compare things as one person's "amazing tone" will be my "****** DUDE this is ******" or vice versa but i hope this all makes sense...

[url="http://public-peace.de/index.php/bass-guitars/maruszczyk/sputnik/5-string/1462-sputnik-5a-maple-burl150126"]http://public-peace....aple-burl150126[/url] Hi Guys, can have a look for all details on this. Regarding this bass (and Adrian's bass in general) its probably the only Brand that left me speechless overall. I was playing them(i got an Absolution 4 + a Frog 5) thinking "wow that sounds good.... and really.... like REALLY ... only £1000 or so?????.... probably one of the best fret job i have seen in my long "bass slutting" (understatement lol) career. That bass is so nice and easy to play and in some way due to Rosewood board still gives a very classic sound. The balance is absolutely perfect and weight is just as it should be. I won't lie and I can say now my Fodera Imperial elite gets much less playing than those polish things... as amazing as it is 850 grams extra makes a whole lot of difference on shoulders and back. Regarding Adrian , very nice ****** free guy. He's not native speaker as mentioned above so his answers are very "yes" "no" "ok" "thanks" kind of style... but I find it nice when you compare to the huge amount of people choosing to drown you under crap. cheers

I am in ... sputnik :-)

i don't agree with it but fender set the standard. The amount of time i was asked "don't you have a P with flat wounds?" or "and a J maybe???" ... I basically cannot count... That's also gotta do with lazy engineers (in my opinion) who don't like to go out of their way and learn about EQ'ing something new. so yeah people should own one to keep people giving jobs happy if they intend to make some kind of money. You can afford to play whatever you wish if you are Victor W or somebody like that, but reality is most people are nowhere close to his abilities ...

Very serious seller! very good !