Chownybass

On 22/01/2021 at 09:23, Chienmortbb said:

Retrovibe are now owned by Chowny.

We collaborate but are separate companies. Just FYI.  

35 minutes ago, Paddy515 said:

Where are these available to be purchaced from please?

HTTPS://HangVinyl.com 

Thanks Jack. 
 

There’s a little video I made here that shows how they work

On 15/05/2020 at 17:52, Gas man said:

I just prefer it to the newer CHB1.

If only Gibson's lawyers felt the same way!

We need to find a new manufacturer. But due to Covid delays with our basses - it’s not our top priority at the moment. Sorry!

It's a pirate of my pedal yes. Bastards! 

Bin. Not burn. 

Just now, hooky_lowdown said:

To clarify, the necks have no truss rod(s) in, or do they?

 

They have truss rods yes. 

What they don't have is the two carbon fibre rods on either side of it that the final production models will have. 

It's too late to put the carbon fibre rods in now. They still work fine and setup ok. 

They're finished but have no hardware fitted. 

I have about 12 completed bodies/necks for the NT series basses (some 4 string, some 5 string) that the factory forgot to fit the carbon fibre neck rods for. I was originally going to bin them in India (which seems somewhat wasteful). But I don't want them getting out into the marketplace with my name on them - as they do not match our advertised spec. (not that they are bad by any means)

Do you think it'd be worth bringing them over and offering them up on here (obviously for a small sum of money)? Are there enough DIY bass tinkerers to make this worth my while? 

TA! 

 Stephen

3 hours ago, skej21 said:

Must admit, never had the chance to try one of these but I think they look really good. The main thing that puts me off making the effort to 1) Travel to try one or 2) Buy one unseen is the number of times I've seen Scott Whitley selling on his own signature models!

He sells them because I keep sending them to him and he doesn’t have space. Not because he doesn’t like them

49 minutes ago, mangotango said:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I appreciate your prompt provision of relevant information, Mr. C.....but you're really not helping with the GAS here.

What you're not taking into account here is that my motivation is selfish and I don't have your best interests at heart.

Unless your best interests align with buying a bass. In which case... I'm your best friend.

11 hours ago, stewblack said:

I wonder if I'll get to try one at the SWBB next month. 

@Chownybass? 

Probably not. Sorry! They're not that far along yet.

32 minutes ago, mangotango said:

Oh that blue one....

Please tell me they're ridiculously expensive and I could never  afford it...

Doesn't have to be true - just tell me that, someone, pleeeeease…...

About £600-ish is the figure we’re working to at the moment 

3 hours ago, tonyclaret said:

Where is best to park?

Are clinic/artiste tickets available on the day, or is it all pre-book.

Cheers

There is a NCP pretty much at the venue. 
 

You can get tickets at the door. 

52 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Don't want to put a downer, but you do realise it's impossible to find either your website or YT channel?

Try putting 'bass guitar review' into Google...

SEO takes time! In fact age is one of the primary factors in ranking I think.  Also... they're page 1 position 3 for "Bass Guitar Review". 

13 minutes ago, cattytown said:

Probably cost nearly that to park in the middle of Manchester.

It cost me about that to park from friday through sunday at the venue.

Some nice artist announcements. Miki Santamaria, Peter Hook, Billy Sheehan. 

We will come of course - if I actually have some stock by then! 

On 22/12/2019 at 10:58, stewblack said:

Bloke who sold it told me it was made by Chowny but I suspect its a standard AliExpress 4005. 

I've heard all the horror stories but the neck is straight, finish is great, pickups a little weak maybe but sounded fine to me last night. 

I can categorically deny that we made it. We've only ever made our own designs.

Will try and attend. It's dangerously close to my daughters birthday though.

12 hours ago, Pea Turgh said:

I’ll be there!

Are @Chownybass attending again?  Enjoyed the parts bin they had going on.

Might bring cans this time too so I can actually hear the lovely selection of basses that everyone brings.

Wild horses couldn't keep us away! 

14 hours ago, prowla said:

In the way home I stopped of at the Biltong shop and bought a couple of bags of provisions.

The Food of My People! (Die kos van my volk!)

*** THREAD HIJACK!

We've still got a couple of show stock items (Purple Chowny CHB-1, Black CHB-2, Red CHB-2, White SWB-1 passive, Retrovibe Volante, SWB Pro Matt/Walnut with tiny chip on headstock, White Retrovibe Vantage) available at show prices (as long as you don't mind buying a bass that was pawed by many strangers). 

DM for prices if you're interested.

**END OF THREAD HIJACK

I'm going to review the Bass Guitar Show attendees instead and give you some perspective from what the show was like as an exhibitor.

WHAT a LOVELY bunch of people you all are. For those who took the time and effort to come out to see us, thank you very much. Very much enjoyed meeting everybody. Everybody was positive, polite and game for trying out our stuff. I was really nice to see the familiar faces and old friends. And make some new ones.

@romeo2 it was good to see you again. Glad you like the new stuff.

I'll try and politely address some of the negativity around the show, and where criticism is rightly and wrongly being directed.

I'll agree the show is noisy. But we are talking about a product(s) that make noise. It's LITERALLY what they do. I agree that the quiet periods were not enforced very well, and that the sound police were a bit toothless. I will be raising this very strongly with the show organisers. The management of space wasn't great either, and if there were performances in the booth it backed up into the aisles making it difficult to get to all the stands. I am also raising this with the show organisers.

To mitigate the noise, we had closed headphones for those that couldn't hear.

If you want a diverse array of stuff gathered in one place. Where you are welcomed and encouraged to put your hands on them and try them out. Where you can talk directly to the product makers - and not just sales staff, who are quite happy for you to buy anything. Where there is a community of like minded individuals and where you can actively support small and local builders and makers - it is the place to go. 

It is NOT cheap exhibiting. For a smaller company like ours - it's probably just shy of a few thousand pounds. Plus hotels, travel, facilities etc. We do NOT make our money back at the show. 

Yes - it's a marketing expense. But also it's also for you guys. 

The venue is certainly nicer. From a sound point of view, the open space makes it less oppressive. It's nice and light. And it's certainly more photogenic. From a selfish logistics perspective it is a bastard to get to in a van.

For those complaining of no bargains - we were offering 15%-20% off instruments on the day. As well as organising discounts for show attendees who want to buy afterwards.

Rather than having a moan, if you ACTUALLY attended the show, and you feel there is anything we - as exhibitors - can do to improve things for you. Let me know. Other than that I know Sylvia is feeding stuff back to the show organisers.

It was EXHAUSTING - but a lot of fun. If the show organisers can assure me they'll do more to tackle the things that annoy me, I'll certainly be back next year. Look forward to seeing you guys at the Birmingham Guitar Show and Manchester Bass Show in Feb and March.