Basvarken

[quote name='James Nada' timestamp='1473098924' post='3126932'] If it's possible to resize you might get more competitive pricing at the more common 210 x 297 mm size? [/quote] Yeah I know. But I really don't want to redo 180 pages... I like the book to be a little bigger. A4 (210x297) is just too standard.

page size: 225 x 300 mm

The price is based on 500 book printed. Although I am not sure how on earth I am going to sell 500 copies ;-) Printing costs are still quite high. Even with my vast network of good offset printers that I've gathered over the past 20 years as a professional graphic designer... I do appreciate the input guys!

I'm afraid 15-20 BPS is not going to be realistic for me. Price will be 25 BPS... I've been thinking about 500 copies. But maybe I should settle for 250 first. And maybe do a second run if it does well. That's the reason I'm asking you guys who would want one. So I can decide. Not going to offer them as eBook yet. I would really like to see it as a coffee table book. Guess I'm old school :-)

Some of you may know that I've been working on a book about Gibson basses for quite a few years. Well, the book is finished! And I can have it printed. The only question is, how many am I going to have printed? So I need your help. How many of you would be interested in buying the book? The book consists of 180 pages. Printed in full colour on 115 grams matt MC. With 300 grams soft cover. Over 400 pictures of more than 80 different Gibson models (and more than 70 Epiphones). Each bass has it's own short description with little facts. It is not a scientific / encyclopedic piece of work, but rather the work of an aficionado. But it is the only book in the world about Gibson basses! 8) [b]The price will be € 30,-[/b] (± 25 Pound Sterling) Shipping cost depends on where you live (EU and US € 11,50) The idea is to have the book available within two months from now. I would like to know who would be interested in buying the book. This is not a sign in list (I may do that later). Here's a few examples from spreads in the book:

Thanx mate. I think he stole them from Bono

While the first video already reached over 13.000 views (!), we made a new one for another song off the album. Again featuring the Gibson 20/20 bass [media]http://youtu.be/yJ4wEKX5Yp4[/media]

My band Definition Of Madmen has put a second video online to promote our new album Evil Lullabies. The bass in the video is a Gibson 20/20. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ4wEKX5Yp4[/media]

Today we finalised the mastering for our debut album. I hope we can send it off to the factory in a few days. October 5th is the official release date. We made a video for one of the songs on the album. [media]http://youtu.be/OhM2AlEsEbE[/media] The bass in the video is a Gibson 20/20. Designed by Ned Steinberger (yes that guy who designed the headless guitars and basses) It is an active bass, long scale, maple body, maple bolt on neck, ebony fretboard. I used the 20/20 on about half of the songs on the album, including the song in the video.

I have a soundcloud acount too. https://soundcloud.com/basvarken Recently uploaded four songs from my band Definition Of Madmen. Enjoy!

My band Definition Of MadMen has a new CD/EP. Four songs. Two of them are originals. I used the trusted combination of the Ampeg V4B plus my Gibson Les Paul Bass. But I dialed in a bit more grit on the Basscreamer. http://www.definitionofmadmen.com/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/dont_fake_it.mp3 http://www.definitionofmadmen.com/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/your_time_is_coming.mp3

I have owned a Guild M85 II bass, which is essentially the same bass, but with a Les Paul body shape (instead of the offset SG shape). It is short scale, all mahogany with a set neck. They are rare as hen's teeth. Earlier models had two Hägstrom pickups. Decennia later these Hägstrom pickup would be copied under the name DarkStar. They were very popular among connaisseurs. This model in the auction however, has the less desirable Guild humbuckers. It is a nice bass for pop music. But I found it too meek for (heavy) rock music.

Why wait for Gibson? BaCH does a pretty good job on waving the None Reverse Thunderbird flag. Admitted, this one below has been refinned Pelham Blue. Plus it got a new pickguard and CTS pots... Send me a PM if you need more info

Lead vocal - Kelly Holland Guitar - Audley Freed Bass- Robert Kearns Drums - Jason Patterson oh wait... that actually [b]was[/b] a band.

terrible...

I've been listening a lot to Del Amitri this week. Sort of forgot about their CDs in my collection. Justin Currie is one of the best songwriters on this planet (IMHO)

There goes the neighbourhood...

Thanx guys. It looks like a cool place here.

Another Superfloor song: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB4xTZDp6nw[/media] And my other band Definition Of MadMen. We do heavy rock, blues rock, stoner covers. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCCruH9Aexs[/media]

Here's my band Superfloor. We do originals in the vein of Cry Of Love, Free, Black Crowes. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iAGyIFOB08[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDihDtavkIY[/media]

I've been using GHS Boomers Heavy 50-115 for years. These are thicker gauge than any average standard set. I prefer these mainly because my band tunes down help a step. That helps me to keep the string tension the way I like it. Lighter gauge strings feel like chewing gum when tuned down. And for the short scale basses in my arsenal they work great too. They help to keep a tight E string with enough bottom end, which can be a challenge on some shorties. Stringing shorties with long scale is not really a problem. Except maybe for the E string because they don't bend easily round the stringpost. But if you do it carefully, it works out fine. Boomers are not expensive. They're nickel and they stay fresh long enough. I've tried all sort of strings; from real expensive ones to downright cheap ass. And I always keep coming back the GHS Boomers.

Yeah, I've heard of this guy. When I see him I'll whack him over the head with my fifteen string boutique bass with double pre-amp and bridge made of unobtanium.

Here's me with my band Superfloor.

Basses I've owned - [b]Ibanez Blazer[/b]. Nice Precision copy. Slowly but surely turned into one big hackjob... I should have let that poor bass the way it was. I sold what was left of it - [b]Ibanez Soundgear[/b]. Active bass. Race monster. Very slim neck. But the thing didn't have any character at all. I got rid of it after a few years - Music Man Stingray. Ernie Ball era. Wine red. Bridge with felt mutes. Birdseye maple neck. I made it passive at a certain point, which improved the dynamics. Gigged it a lot during the nineties. Sold it a few years ago because I hardly used it anymore. - [b]Gibson Les Paul Bass[/b] 1969. Shortscale bass. Big Mahogany body. This is the one without the impedance transformer built in. My favorite bass. Best sound I've ever heard. Period. Will never leave the collection. - [b]Gibson Les Paul Bass aka Triumph[/b] 1973. Shortscale. Big Mahogany body. With the built in impedance transformer and the big black plastic control plate. Sound very similar to the 1969 Les Paul bass. Sold it the other day because I needed some cash. And If I'm looking for that sound I'm always taking the 69 LP anyway. - [b]Gibson Les Paul Bass prototype[/b] 1968. Shortscale. Very rare. Scored it off Ebay. Sounds awesome. Post are scratchy though. Should take it to a good luthier to have them cleaned. - [b]Epiphone Newport[/b] 1963. Shortscale. Originally had just the one Mudbucker at the neck Mine has a mini humbucker added at the bridge. Lightweight bass with that typical Andy Fraser kind of sound. -[b] Epiphone Jack Casady Signature[/b]. Longscale with gold top. I replaced the Elektar pickup for a Gibson Lo-Z from a Les Paul bass. That was an improvement as i thoigh the original pickup was kind of bland. - [b]CBS LP Bass[/b]. Japanese copy of the Gibson Triumph. However, it is hollow and it has a bolt on neck. The pickups are not lo-z. Neck is plywood! - [b]Pearl Export Bass[/b]. Made in Japan. Identical to the Epiphone Genesis bass and built in the same factory. Extremely heavy bass. I took out the humbuckers and placed Gibson Lo-z pickups in it. A bass Lo-z at the neck and a guitar Lo-z at the bridge. - [b]Greco Thunderbird[/b]. Japanese bass. Set neck. Pickups are great. Very similar to the original sixties Gibson Tbird pickups. Awesome bass. Very chunky neck though. - [b]BaCH Non Reverse Thunderbird.[/b] White. My first project with BaCH. Became quite a success. The one that I have has a rather thick body. All the other series that followed after the first had thinner bodies (more like the orginal sixties Gibson ones) I've changed the pickguard. And I've added a Gibson Tbird pikcup at the bridge. I've also replaced the pots. - [b]BaCH Semi Acoustic Bass[/b]. Prototype. Should have been a shortscale bass but they accidentally made it long scale. Which turned out to be a beautiful mistake. I told BaCH to make a shortscale series AND a long scale seris of this bass. Still hasn't happened though... - [b]BaCH Telecaster Bass[/b]. Shortscale. With Spalted Maple Top. I've been gigging this bass a lot lately. Sounds very fifties Precision-like with the single coil. When I switch to the humbucker at the bridge it sounds more like an EB3. Best of both worlds :-) - [b]BaCH 50-s P[/b]. All mahogany with just the one single coil. This was actually my first BaCH bass. It had an oiled body and oiled neck. I replaced the two saddle bridge with a STB type bridge woith four individual saddles. Sold it because it was uncomfortably heavy and too "Fendery" ;-) - [b]Guild M85 II.[/b] Short scale. All Mahogany. Bought it after seeing a Sheryl Crow DVD. But I don't look as good as she does. Which left me with a tame bass. So I sold it. - [b]Brooks Bass[/b]. Built this one myself. Shortscale. Identical shape to the Gibson Les Paul bass. But with flamed maple top. Two G3 single coil pickups at the neck. And one Mudbucker at the bridge. And just one volume pot on the frontside. Plus a chickenhead 6 way rotary switch for all kinds of pickup combinations - [b]Acoustic Bass[/b]. Short scale. Fretless. A work in progress. Hope to finish that one soon...

Dankje Bert, ik ben voornamelijk bassist. En ik vind het leuk om deel te nemen aan discussies / verhalen over bassen en basversterkers. Ik ga er geen reclame zuil van maken ;-) Thanx Bert, first and foremost, I'm a bass player. I like to participate in discussions / stories about basses and bass amps. I won't turn it into one big commercial ;-) cheers, Rob