Basvarken

He calls himself a completist. Uwe strives to own every model that Gibson ever built. So when Gibson introduces a new model, he buys it. But Uwe does not collect for color differences in finish. It needs to be structurally different (different wood, different pickups, different shape, etc)

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1478760833' post='3171392'] Did you lean on Uwe for any of the content? [/quote] Absolutely! I was going to call the book The Uwe H collection. But he wouldn't have it. Uwe was a tremendous help throughout the entire project.

In the meanwhile the PDF is off to the printer. I decided to take the leap of faith and place the order. I'm expecting the books in week 47. The website is up and running. You can already sign up (and pay) for your copy of the book. [url="http://www.thegibsonbassbook.com"]www.thegibsonbassbook.com[/url] At tuesday december 13 I'm releasing the book officially for a select audience. The nice folks of Gibson Europe have invited me to use their showroom on the 10th floor of the A'dam tower in Amsterdam. (with a magnificent view over Amsterdam). None other than Rinus Gerritsen (of Golden Earring. He recorded the hit Radar Love with a Gibson EB-3) will be there to receive the first official copy of the book.

[quote name='12stringbassist' timestamp='1477499099' post='3162632'] You may want to look at how much it would be to self-publish via Blurb, like I did with my 4 Slade live photobooks. Print on demand means you don't have any outlay and boxes of them lying unsold around the house for years. Blurb do all of the customer service (including the inevitable 'lost copies' that can send you spiralling into loss) and you set your own profit figure. They are signed for on delivery, so that sorts that out. They can also put them on amazon.com for you. [/quote] Thanx for the tip. I will look into that too.

[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.