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It's just a standard neck pickup cover as was fitted to many older Fenders as they left the factory. I think the original intent was that the bass player could rest their hand on it while picking without muting the strings. Marcus Miller still has one although he uses it to rest the heel of his wrist while he's slapping.

BTW, Wayman Tisdale (who also ironically died of cancer recently) had one of those reverse headstock Celinders made for him, I wish I could find a better pic though.

[quote name='Scarbee' post='524757' date='Jun 26 2009, 11:07 AM']Hey, I miss that bass - should never have sold it... Hope its having a good life though! [/quote] Hi Thomas that bass used to me mine but I sold it to another Basschat member in Belgium late last year. At least you'll know where it is now though.

[quote name='mcgraham' post='486778' date='May 13 2009, 11:43 AM']That guitar looks amazing. Headless WITH whammy WITH sustainer... does it have piezo/midi? Please say it doesn't, otherwise extreme jealousy will kick in... Mark[/quote] Hey Mark, it doesn't at present. I don't think piezo transducers are available for Steinberger R-trems at the moment. But given I have all the other kit anyway, it would only need a body mounted pickup for me to do that, so its definitely something I'm considering. I just wouldn't be able to play the guitar as well as I can play the Shuker. Speaking of which, I fitted a set of Thomann supplied La Bella Slapper strings with the exposed core and it made a hell of a difference to the tracking. The B string lacks a little guts played through the piezos but the notes are much more stable and there's much more control over the note attack and decay. It feels like the MIDI side of things could be reliable and sensitive enough to play live.

Found this series of Youtube vids from the same people who made the Spector vids. 12 hours of work in each instrument, excluding finishing.

Just found this while looking for other things on Youtube: 16 hours of work in each instrument, excluding finishing.

I understand he sold it to Brusen who then traded it in with Chris on a new order.

The Gallery are selling the bass on behalf of Chris Celinder. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=49182&view=findpost&p=489710"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=489710[/url] I know at least one ex-Mark King Jaydee was sold for £5000 through the Bass Centre and that was about 10 years ago.

Peaceful in some respects but not exactly any more crime free than some parts of rural Lincolnshire.

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I don't see why a few people are having difficulty over whether its a signature model or not. Like its all that important? Even if it is, some of the critical comments made above could quite easily be made of Fender or other makers offering signature models. Get over it, I say.

Gaaaaaaaaahhhh...

I would really liked to have attended this Minus 2 outside when I woke up this morning.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='503824' date='Jun 2 2009, 01:27 PM']To be honest, I don't know why anybody would want to trade a Ken Smith in for a Shuker.[/quote] Have you owned either?

[quote name='NJE' post='503763' date='Jun 2 2009, 12:26 PM']Just out of interest and because i am a big gossip, who else famous has he knocked back?[/quote] I understand from Jon that Bakithi Kumalo approached him a while back. I don't think I would use the term 'knocked back' but I believe there might have been some limits to how accommodating Jon could be. More than that I'm not going to say on a public forum.

I haven't listened to the recording yet, but I did like the Bedford as a venue a lot. Good memories of my gigs there.

[quote name='Mark Latimour' post='503699' date='Jun 2 2009, 11:34 AM']I don't believe any instrument is priced solely based on the production costs of the actual instrument. That would be a recipe for failure.[/quote] Not even instruments that are built to meet a specific budget? Such as a Warwick Rockbass? [quote name='Mark Latimour' post='503699' date='Jun 2 2009, 11:34 AM']FWIW I am not sure that instruments are priced on "brand status" either, but rather their pricing ends up reflecting the markets demand for the brand.[/quote] So if the difference in on stage sound, looks, playability, workmanship and broad purchase cost between an AC, Celinder and Sadowsky is minimal then what else is there left for the consumer bassist to place value in to create the demand if not brand? Same goes for mid range instruments too BTW. Its an extremely competitive market out there and in the absence of Unique Selling Points, the only thing left to base a sales pitch on is the perception of 'added value', ie. brand status.

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[quote name='silddx' post='503559' date='Jun 2 2009, 09:49 AM']it's like they have been hewn from a piece of granite, completely rigid, very strange.[/quote] Not too far from the truth. The design intent has always been to isolate the string from the dampening effects of the wood as much as possible. Hence the use of brass nuts and sustain blocks plus laminate neck construction using ultra dense woods. Its a little unsophisticated by comparison with Ken Smith or Chris Celinder's artisan approaches but the huge sound is what Alembics are famous for and they don't have a cult following for nothing.

[url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/hlgal.htm"]http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/hlgal.htm[/url] Wey hey! Lovely job. What a gorgeous trio.

[quote name='Machines' post='503564' date='Jun 2 2009, 09:52 AM']That must be Shuker's first big name then ?[/quote] First big name who he hasn't turned down. Hadrien Feraud was making some enquiries too a while back because he wasn't that happy with his signature Fodera. [quote name='Rich' post='503688' date='Jun 2 2009, 12:24 PM']I like the blocks and the coloured h/stock. Shame it's not a Jazz... [/quote] There was a jazz version (in appearance at least) hanging on the wall for a while upstairs. It sounded pretty close to a 70's jazz when I plugged it in.