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Loris Tils, a very talented and funny Belgian bassist is raising funds for his new project (EP, book and more). https://www.ulule.com/nouvel-ep-book-loris-tils/ Here are some videos:

Maybe they were trying to make their band name sound true...

What annoys me is the overall tarif. Would you pay $50 USD for a CD (certainly without shipping) when it will end up at 1 quid in the local cash converter?!? It's not crowdfunding, it's crowdstealing. Anyone else doing the same would offer you a lot more than just what he's offering... Support Loris Tils instead: https://fr.ulule.com/nouvel-ep-book-loris-tils/?utm_campaign=presale_164694&utm_source=shared-from-Ulule-project-page-on---http.referer--&utm_medium=uluid_5073134-post-202305120112

Good ol' days are back! So, yes maybe punk's not dead. 😂

Exact same preamp with different links... 😉

The American Dream is a nightmare for sure, especially if you get sick, BUT you know it from the start, so just save some money... That said a solid bunch of musicians, him included, have a lot of incomes through diverse positions in multiple schools, endorsements or simply as touring and/or recording musicians. You work to earn money, why wouldn't they do the same. This is where lies the problem (and the rock star excess living isn't a myth at all). Don't get me wrong, I have been a huge fan of Stuart Hamm, saw him live several times (he wasn't always to the top, but it's nothing new) and still like listening to some of his music (I think I heard Black Ice something like a 1000 times), but a crowdfunding for such a ridiculous amount, come on! PS: I buy everything I listen to so the artists get paid...

Looks like "I want it all and I want it now" is more than an anthem nowadays. It's a very good thing that labels are not what they used to be as things have to evolve. We had way too much shītty music thanks to these labels. Those artists willing to show their art can still go through, for example, Bandcamp and make everything by themselves instead of waiting for a company to pay for everything. And it's rather strange from a guy that must know the saying "No pain no gain"...

So, say him to get a regular job and do like the most of us, earn his living, raise some money for some projects and live normally. The problem with the music business us that most of the musicians don't think ahead at all and spend more than they earn. I've never heard of a jazzman complaining about working a lot to earn money.

Start of the rant. There's something strange in that crowdfunding system especially coming from well established people like Stu Hamm and many others. My main question is: What the heck did he do with all the big money he earned if he can't afford to record a new album? For a start-up, that's ok, for established people, there's a big problem. If I can afford to record a new album, why couldn't he? End of the rant.

Except the wood screw at the lower left for the neck. 😉

Lovely looking! 😍

Very nice 2TEK strings through bridge you have there. Is it a Hamer Cruise or Carvin bass?

Another bass bought by Petri, this time it's the Rebellion Jazz Bass. Everything went smooth, fast and easy as the last time. A real credit to the BassChat community. Cheers Petri.

In fact, Leo Fender was really making Bauhaus inspired instruments and in a very clever way. If you know what dictates the Bauhaus, you'll get it. 😉

No, Ritter basses have nothing to do with Bauhaus, it's more Rococo inspired. The (Ned) Steinberger original design is a Bauhaus inspired instrument, and is certainly the first. Then you can have a look at Leduc instruments as he's a Bauhaus baby, being an architect before a luthier. It's more subtle and radical than the headless and bodyless design of Ned Steinberger for sure, but the complete approach is clearly Bauhaus oriented.

As much as I like the design and the idea behind it, I think as an instrument it's a total failure, especially as a bass.

Something came to my mind, where do you take this instrument when a damage appear on the body: a coachbuilder? For the "neck", a carpenter will do the job. And a washing machine repairer will do the electronics part.

And sounds better too. I shouldn't have sold my red one. 🤦🏻‍♂️

It's crystal clear, so read it again.

Don't get me wrong, I like the design of these instruments, but not the absolutely unjustified price, but there is nothing new in a sliding/moving/swappable pickup... And if you're used to anchor your thumb on the pickup to play, it won't work at all. It's again a guitar design adapted to a bass, and there lies the issue, and I'm not even mentioning the awful and buzzing sound in the video...

I may sound harsh, but the concept is a tad more than 50 years old with the very first Alembic ever built in 1971 for Jack Casady. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/alembic-001-rick-turner-rennovation.1304641/

I never said, it was a light a bass. You wanted to know what wood it is, now that you know it, you're starting a debate... There's something I don't understand in your reasoning. This padauk wood is also used as beams for terrace, because of its high density and strong resistance to everything.

Made by Christophe Leduc as well as the Pad, which was the high end version. Padauk is sonically speaking close to maple.