Kiwi Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 A 1994 Celinder J Update. Plenty of player wear on this one which is always a good sign in my book. Chris says that its the second jazz bass he ever made. Formerly owned by a well known Copenhagen player whose name escapes me at the moment. Ash body on this one I think. The plan eventually is to get the bass refinished in CAR and anodised scratch plate, and shape the neck at the nut to match the P Classic below. Then I'll convert the bass to passive hopefully with some of the new pickups Chris is working on, if they're not too expensive. I also have this 2002 P Classic which Chris said he originally made for himself because he wanted to try a P-bass but with a jazz neck. Ironically the nut is narrower than it is on the J Update. Alder body on this one which makes it nice and growly. Really lovely sounding bass and I don't have to fight it like I do with Fenders. Of course you know I used to have this one, made for Scarbee which I sold to Wombatboter earlier this year because the sound was more modern than I was looking for. I thought I might miss it but I haven't yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brusen Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 The red jazz was owned by a player named Christian Danstrøm, I'm 95% sure. He's a very good bassist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 [quote name='Brusen' post='526612' date='Jun 28 2009, 10:54 AM']The red jazz was owned by a player named Christian Danstrøm, I'm 95% sure. He's a very good bassist.[/quote] Yes, that name definitely rings a bell. Unfortunately none of his skill has rubbed off the instrument onto me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I know what you mean with the black one having a very modern sound but every now and then it comes in handy...I have some other basses that supply a bit more of a vintage growl but for some gigs and situations the Celinder is just perfect. Lowest action I can imagine which makes playing effortless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Never thought it would happen but the Celinder is no longer mine. One of the best and fastest basses I ever played but I also found myself looking for a sound less "modern" and "hi-fi". The Celinder is a jazz on steroids and sounds really Miller-ish in a superb way but after a while I realised I was looking for something else. I recently bought a Sandberg JM4 (aged relic) and the combination of the Musicman and the jazz pick-up works better for me although its sound isn't as rich as the Celinder. Yesterday the Celinder got sold to a young bass dare-devil from Holland who fell in love with it the moment he played it at my house. I guess I will regret that I sold the Celinder but this bass deserves to be played a lot and I couldn't make it my main bass (too much choice hanging on my walls + combination with bass midlife crisis) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted September 5, 2009 Author Share Posted September 5, 2009 Aaaaah, so this is the explanation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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