LeftyJ

[quote name='kingofthestuntmen' post='614770' date='Oct 2 2009, 02:29 PM']Fnaar, fnaar etc... Koch Amps website here - [url="http://www.koch-amps.com/"]http://www.koch-amps.com/[/url][/quote] Hey, that's my amp. Used to have a head & 2x12 of the Studiotone model, now I have the combo because it rarely leaves the house so I could do with something smaller. How about Mike Lull basses? Here in the Netherlands a 'lul' is a c*ck

Seems to me you'd be better off buying a used California PM. All in all, this project could turn out pretty expensive.

Looks cool! I love the idea of sticking a maple Jazz neck to a dreadnought body too, though I feel the blocks and bindings are a little posh for an acoustic.

Hope I didn't miss anything. Everything typed in bold is still in my possession: - 1990's Big Kydd EUB; - 1970's Condor Jazz Bass copy; - 1970's Condor Jazz Bass copy; [b]- 2006 Cort NTL-B fretless;[/b] [b]- 2001 Ellio Martina Forza 5 (custom);[/b] [b]- 2003 Ernie Ball StingRay 5;[/b] [b]- 2004 Fender MIJ JB75-US '75 Jazz Bass reissue;[/b] - 1990's G&L SB-2; [b]- 1981 Ibanez MC924;[/b] - 1987 Ibanez SR800LE; [b]- 1996 Ibanez ATK300;[/b] [b]- 1997 Ibanez ATK300;[/b] [b]- 1998 Ibanez ATK305;[/b] [b]- 2008 Italia Torino Bass;[/b] - 1990's Jan Bak custom Precision; - 2003 Longbow American Classic 30" scale; [b]- 2009 Longbow American Classic 32" scale;[/b] - 1990's MrBassman NoSweat custom by Human Base; [b]- 2008 Rickenbacker 4003;[/b] [b]- 1990's Sandberg Bullet 5 fretless;[/b] - 2003 Yamaha TRB5II; [b]- Ashdown ABM300 C210T EVO II;[/b] [b]- Ashdown ABM115 Compact;[/b] [b]- EBS MicroBass II;[/b] [b]- EBS HD350;[/b] [b]- EBS Proline 410;[/b] - EBS Gorm 300 2x10; [b]- Line 6 Lowdown Studio 110;[/b] [b]- Line 6 BassPOD xt;[/b] - Animal 15 watt practice amp (blew it up with the TRB5II ); [b]- Ashdown James Lomenzo Hyperdrive; - Boss SYB3 synth; - EBS Red Twister chorus; - EBS MultiComp compressor; - EBS BassIQ envelope filter; - EBS OctaBass octaver; - Ernie Ball 6181 VP Junior volume pedal; - Fulltone Bassdrive; - Korg DT-10 pedal tuner; - Korg DTR-1000 rack tuner; - Maxon AF-9 envelope filter; - MXR M108 10-band EQ; - MXR DC-Brick powersupply.[/b] And some 20 guitars, 10 guitar amps and a dozen of guitar effects and multi-effects. And all that in a period of approximately 8 years And they say lefties have a hard time finding what they like

I never drink more than two beers before a gig, and I'm usually driving as I'm one of two bandmembers with a stationwagon, so I'd rather not take the risk. But keep your stories coming, I love 'em

[quote name='jchel' post='608276' date='Sep 25 2009, 04:43 AM']Otherwise the sad nellies who moderate this forum will stop possing in front of the mirror with their bass guitars and ban me.[/quote] Yeah, as if [i]this[/i] won't trigger a reaction.

I like the vintage details - slab body, old bridge style with mutes and strings through body, classic logo. I read they're even considering going back to a metal battery cover on these. Nice touches. I absolutely love the Sea Foam Green too. I don't think I would buy one though, even if they came in a lefty version. I like the regular Stingray 4. If that will come in Sea Foam Green too, I'm sure it will sell better than this one.

Cool! But whenever I see or hear the word [quote name='Xzantes' post='607309' date='Sep 24 2009, 02:02 AM']Sanctorum[/quote] I can't help but think of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorum_(sexual_neologism)"]this[/url]

[quote name='ezbass' post='606732' date='Sep 23 2009, 04:26 PM']Haven't had one, but given that the Tokais are proper T Bird construction, and that they build good guitars generally, I reckon the Tokai T'Bird would be best IMO.[/quote] The current TB48's don't have the proper T Bird-construction. They have an alder body and a one piece maple set neck instead of the 9-piece laminated mahogany and walnut neck. But they're nice basses and they definitely have the looks and sound cool.

Here ya go: [url="http://www.schoots.shops-24.com/schoots/shop/USER_ARTIKEL_HANDLING_AUFRUF.php?javascript_enabled=true&lang=en&darstellen=1&Kategorie_ID=31&Ziel_ID=111&anzeigen_ab=0&PEPPERSESS=ec12a65311016d39efa1e78c585d5bc9"]click[/url]

[quote name='dub_junkie' post='606036' date='Sep 22 2009, 09:03 PM']that autumn redburst SR5 two posts up must be fairly rare. beautiful! :wub:[/quote] So that's what it's called! The seller advertised it as Orange Sparkle Burst, but I couldn't find that colour anywhere. Thanks!

I'm picking this one up at the end of October, when the seller has a gig in the Netherlands, only 10 km away:

Wow, that last one is very pretty indeed. I used to own an SB-2 for a while and loved it too. Didn't play it in my bands though, so I sold it. But it was one hell of a bass! I mostly play my ATK's in my metalband (and soon a Stingray 5) and my Rickenbacker and Italia hollowbody in my folkrockband though, and occasionally my Jazz. But it definitely was a great bass. I usually had the splitcoil turned all the way up, and used the bridge pickup to add some punch and brightness to my need. Some people complain about the lack of a tone control, but to me that bridge pickup was the best tone control I could ask for on that bass. And with both pickups turned up full the bass had an amazing slap tone. It was beautiful to look at too!

I've played various SR4's and SR5's and have always liked both the sound and the amazing feel of their necks. I've never owned an actual SR (only an EBMM Silhouette Special guitar, none of their basses) as my Ibanez ATK's fulfilled all my needs for an SR-type tone. But in a month time, I'll be the lucky owner of a beautiful Orange Sparkle Burst SR5 which was on eBay this weekend but has now been removed for me. I'll pick it up when the seller has a gig in the Netherlands, next month. Can't wait

[quote name='funkle' post='602266' date='Sep 18 2009, 04:12 PM']Great thought! I had forgotten about them...I played a few in Tokyo a few years back and was very impressed. However getting one in the UK looks pricey/awkward. Great basses though, will keep an eye out for one. These have all been really helpful. Thanks guys![/quote] Their European distributor is on this forum: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=24555"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=24555[/url]

I'm quite happy with both bands I'm currently in: great people, great music, and lots of fun. And most importantly, very diverse! I like listening to lots of musical styles and tend to play a lot of different stuff too, but I mostly lean towards the darker, melancholic styles. So I'm in a dark popband with folkrock (and, mildly, postrock) influences, and in a female fronted melodic metalband. I could never settle for just one band, I love playing metal but would never play ONLY metal. The same goes for any of the styles of music I listen to and like to play. I don't want to be confined to just one genre. Then again, I also don't want to play in a band that's too versatile as it's more difficult to maintain a sound of your own. With my current bands, I have all those bases covered in my opinion, so I'm a happy man!

[quote name='jdstrings' post='600683' date='Sep 16 2009, 09:24 PM']Liking the table legs! What are they tuned to? I made a similar 2 stringer for a collegue who wanted it for a solo version of Big Noise From Winnetka for a cabaret act: [attachment=32971:slap_good.jpg] It had a piezo pickup under the (wooden) bridge and inbuilt volume and tone controls. In the picture it has bass guitar strings, but these proved not to be up to the job and were replaced with double bass strings. The main design problem was that it had to be played upright and had to be self supporting at about waist height. In the end it had an attachment (which just about worked!) to secure to a snare drum stand![/quote] They're tuned EA. They're just square 2x2's of maple (the newer ones are flamed maple) with no separate fingerboard and no radius at all, contrary to yours (which looks great, by the way! Very cool). The only control is a volume knob. Here are some more pics of my first one, the one on the right in that first picture I posted (and yes, that is a rifle bag. Works very well and fits perfectly ): [url="http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f74/de_slager/Longbow/?action=view&current=09.jpg"][/url] [url="http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f74/de_slager/Longbow/?action=view&current=04.jpg"][/url] [url="http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f74/de_slager/Longbow/?action=view&current=07.jpg"][/url] [url="http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f74/de_slager/Longbow/?action=view&current=05.jpg"][/url] [url="http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f74/de_slager/Longbow/?action=view&current=06.jpg"][/url] [url="http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f74/de_slager/Longbow/?action=view&current=02.jpg"][/url]

I got an email from Arni yesterday asking if I could raise some attention for the Lefty Bass Day he's organising. It's this saturday at CMS Music Store in Duisburg, Germany. I'm not sure if there are many members from the Western-European mainland on this board, but it's always worth a try: [url="http://www.leftybass.com/1_Lefty_BassDay/Lefty_BassDay_E.htm"]http://www.leftybass.com/1_Lefty_BassDay/Lefty_BassDay_E.htm[/url] The program is in German, but I think the general message will come across . Below is a section in English. The main goal will be to provide a meeting place for lefthanded bass players, and to gather a large amount of lefthanded basses to provide lefties with an opportunity they'll rarely get (and definitely not in music stores): being able to play an enormous variety of lefthanded basses! Some German and Polish luthiers will also present their instruments, and bring along some lefty models. There will be basses from Clover, Börjes, BassLine, ESH, Maruszcyk, Spector, Squire, Ibanez, MusicMan, Waja-Bass, Schwalbe, Alembic, Rickenbacker, Hamer, Carvin, Fender, Italia, Marleaux, Rössel, Sandberg, Wal and Phantom, and possibly even more! I'll be there, I'm very curious to meet Arni after browsing on his site A LOT, buying and selling basses through his site and emailing back and forth with him and it's 'only' about a 2,5 hour drive from where I live. I hope to meet many lefties there and play some basses I otherwise would never be able to play anywhere.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='599855' date='Sep 16 2009, 09:09 AM']added a strap button to the bottom horn (or should that be bottom bulge) and it balanced beautifully, although looked a bit odd at first.[/quote] Didn't that make the bass lean forward, requiring more pressure from your right arm to hold the body upright? I'm curious about the modification of the TS. Could you post some pics? Here's my topheavy bass: I'm the guy on the left, the instruments pictured are Longbows (but in my bands they're more often referred to as [i]tafelpoot[/i], the Dutch word for tabe leg, and I'm often asked if I bought it at IKEA ). Longbow is (or was, their site has been taken down) an American company that built these cute instruments. One huge log of maple, two beautifully recessed Hipshot monorail bridge parts, strings through body, single string stacked humbuckers, and an amazing lot of fun to play. I used to own the one on the right but it was actually a righthanded instrument (I can feel a lot of pun coming my way, but yes, there is indeed a difference) and balanced very poorly on a strap because of the positioning of the strap buttons. When I got the chance, I ordered a new one lefthanded (and had them add 2" of extra scale length on top of the regular 30"). The strapbuttons are on the bottom and on the back of the... uh... well, 'neck', I guess, at the 5th position. As there is no body whatsoever, the bass tends to hang exactly horizontal on a strap, whereas I prefer to play it in a more or less upright position. Maybe I'll try to make a strap system like that of an NS Design EUB or bass cello one day.

Yes, they have a secondhand lefty in stock as we speak, all black with black pickguard and rosewood fingerboard. Very pretty. But they ask 90,000 Yen + 16,000 Yen shipping costs. That's only 13,000 Yen below buying a brand new one from guitarshogun.com, including shipping. It's not worth that to me, I'd go for the new one for a slight bit more.

[quote name='EdwardMarlowe' post='596606' date='Sep 12 2009, 04:30 PM']Nice, but from what I can establish they only do rosewood boards on the lefty, which is a firm dealbreaker for me. I presume rosewood must be cheaper to produce (I suppose as it doesn't need the same level of finishing) as it has become such a default option.[/quote] Yes, that was a no-go for me as well. I'm a sucker for maple fingerboards. They also only come in black (with a white pickguard) and sunburst (with a tortoise pickguard). Too bad! Wish they still made the Hot Rodded American Precision. The lefty version came in a mindboggling 5 (FIVE!) colours, which is fairly unique for a lefthanded Fender USA product (sunset orange transparent, black, natural, white blonde and 3-tone sunburst). But only with a rosewood board though...

My name is Jeroen, and I currently own 11 basses and 7 guitars, and have had 7 more basses and 10 more guitars in the past few years. My arsenal is constantly changing, although there are a few constant factors now that are very unlikely to get sold anywhere in the near future. I'm a total addict, I'll happily admit

Has anyone noticed the DJ is no longer on the Lakland site?