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funkypenguin

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  1. Thanks for the warm words! The build itself was just over 15 months from order to completion, a lot of the waiting prior to that was all about squirrelling away the money! It was well worth the wait though, it's been my main bass for around 18 months now and has been everything I hoped it would be and more!
  2. I'm getting a little bit of that when I listen on my phone but nothing on my laptop, through monitors or through headphones....interesting, thanks for the heads up there! something to look at for when the whole project gets mixed!!
  3. When you say recorded artefacts, are you talking about the harmonic colouration that almost sounds like distortion? If yes, that's a characteristic of the Hellborg power amp. It's something I really like, but I get that some really don't Noted regarding optimising the sound for different devices!
  4. Thanks Interesting that the sound makes you feel like you're listening outside the room, there wasn't any top end rolled off on the amp or the desk although it is quite a dark sounding bass.
  5. Hey everyone Here is my complete recording of Bach's second Cello Suite in D Minor, the first part of a larger classical recording project that I'm hoping to get finished and released this year! Any thoughts, please share them! Hope you enjoy my work!
  6. In my experience? John East, Jon Shuker, Fodera, Gruvgear, Mogami and Thomann.
  7. I think time of year has something to do with it, a lot of the people I mentioned the gig to were away on holiday. Fantastic gig in any case!!
  8. Really sorry to hear this, met him at the North East bash and he was an absolute gentleman
  9. I wouldn't think so, they've a full order book so unless they take on and train more builders to bring the wait times down the way that Fodera did back in 2010, I don't see why they would change their business model. Would you be happy to pay the corresponding price increase that would come with scaling up production/employing more luthiers that can build at the same level as Paul? What is it about the long wait that's putting you off out of interest? Is it that you're worried your tastes will change in the interim? I would think that the long wait would be ideal, in that you can spec precisely what you want, no holds barred, and you've a long time to save up the bread once your deposit is paid Ben
  10. If they want a Wal enough and are prepared to save/wait, it's doable I've never understood the whole lawyer/dentist stereotype, the guys I know with higher value instruments are all a. serious players and b. gig them regularly.
  11. Those contractors would also have to be paid and fully trained to Paul's standards, so while it might impact waiting times, the prices would correspondingly increase. Ben
  12. I can't cover my bass on my contents insurance so I use Allianz, and they cover both my basses and my rig, and that covers everything including unattended vehicles. Ben
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