pierreganseman

Hi all , I know a bit Adrian , he and I are chatting often as we work together. I can safely say he is so passionate about his company and his Job... he will NEVER sell to anybody. There's actually 17 people working and living thanks to his basses. They have experienced their best year so far in 2015 by building more than 500 Basses and something like 368 custom O_O ....

a "proper" one now being 5K and upwards... I'd say its a fair alternative....

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1453998174' post='2965187'] The trouble is I like them all... [/quote] i understood long ago there's no such things as too many basses...... always a reason to have more ..

in my opinion they are the best thing money can get (unless you have many K to spend on other stuff) they are cheaper and in the same quality range as some other much more expensive things. Go for it , won't be disappointed ;-)

not cheap lol ... ... priced the same way as a Celinder From new...

Hi , I got one. He has a very special thing going on... They are devastatingly well made. Probably some of the very best I have seen.... I do agree that there's a Celinder Vibe. The sound is quite "vintage" to my ears but in the end those words are soooooo subjective .. i hate to use them. Tom Stenback told me the Pickups are very close to 60's position. As far as I know there's a pre amp being designed and will be offered as option in future... Tom also came up with a tuning thing , which is a round of metal being screwed inside the cavity ...I would guess about a 100 gram. To "tune the bass" ... its hard to explain as i was skeptical when first hearing about it but without it my bass is basically dead..... the tuning weight makes it more "bouncy" and "alive" ... it does work !!!!! ... They are very sweet people and offer top quality service ... Tom is a very busy man and a bit "on and off" but his wife Johanna is very responsive on Facebook and always keeping things on top of it! All in all they are mega top jazz style instruments , not cheap but that's to be expected with somebody making 20 to 25 basses per year ... i wouldn't hesitate in a sec... As some of you know (or not lol) I'm now a dealer / distributor in Brussels Belgium , understand i DO NOT distribute or "work" with the Stenback Family ... I just think they are great basses supported by great people .. and overall we are only stronger as a group ! cheers

Dear all , I would like to inform you that I will be becoming a dealer for Adrian's basses. This is put for full transparency. I will deal in Belgium. You can find me on Facebook under Pierre Ganseman , The company will be called Bass Freaks SPRL (go and like it if you wish... Its still empty as this is the very very beginning) People who know me know very well that I don't bullshit whatsoever... I will be available for any chatting through Email on [email protected] or Facebook. I am still on the fence about being active in this thread any longer as I have seen people being stoned for less on this Forum... but who knows maybe i'll be fine Peace to all.

Would have to agree ... while high end is nice (you don't wanna see my house lol) ... in real life a factory made P bass with half decent pickup will do the job more than fine. I have Squire JV P and no need to change anything in it ... sounds great as is and has more character than a lot of high end P you can find... in the end this high end thing is so much fun but most of it is bollox ...

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