BottomEndian Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I was going to write something about this bass, but I think the pictures speak for themselves... For spec and stuff, [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=61632"]read the build thread[/url]. I'm so delighted with this bass it's unreal. Hats off to Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Those are really good. As is well documented I am crap at taking pictures. Can I steal them for my site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 [quote name='skelf' post='974657' date='Oct 1 2010, 10:15 PM']Those are really good. As is well documented I am crap at taking pictures. Can I steal them for my site.[/quote] Why aye, man! I'll email you the link to my Picasa album so you can download the full-fat hi-res versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Gorgeous bass, great pictures. Do I need to add an ACG to my growing collection….? Hmmmmm…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='974682' date='Oct 1 2010, 10:46 PM']Do I need to add an ACG to my growing collection….?[/quote] Yes. No home should be without one. Incidentally, Mrs Endian has taken it upon herself to name this bass Cosette. Each to their own. She made comment about the "racy curves". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='974685' date='Oct 1 2010, 10:51 PM']Yes. No home should be without one. Incidentally, Mrs Endian has taken it upon herself to name this bass Cosette. Each to their own. She made comment about the "racy curves". [/quote] Maybe. Maybe. Cosette? Not Corset being your talking racy and curves….? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='974715' date='Oct 1 2010, 11:20 PM']Cosette?[/quote] Cosette as in Euphrasie Fauchelevent from [i]Les Misérables[/i]. Yes, my wife's much better read than me. (She was using the racy curves to force a lady's name on the bass. I was going more for Gary or Steve.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='974718' date='Oct 1 2010, 11:25 PM']Cosette as in Euphrasie Fauchelevent from [i]Les Misérables[/i]. Yes, my wife's much better read than me. (She was using the racy curves to force a lady's name on the bass. I was going more for Gary or Steve.)[/quote] Or Bernard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Utterly gorgeous - Alan makes superb fretless basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='974682' date='Oct 1 2010, 10:46 PM']Gorgeous bass, great pictures. Do I need to add an ACG to my growing collection….? Hmmmmm….[/quote] Are you on a mission to own a bass by every British luthier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 [quote name='BigRedX' post='974855' date='Oct 2 2010, 11:51 AM']Are you on a mission to own a bass by every British luthier?[/quote] I wasn't…. until you suggested such a thing… Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 [b]Owain[/b], those look amazing! Cracking work dude How's the bass settling in then? [b]Shep[/b], Owain is right, every home needs at least one ACG, I've personally got about 4 extra specced up, just need to work out some way to pay for them now... Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Spectacular.....lovely work. But Bernard all the same. Sound clips?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 [quote name='niceguyhomer' post='974833' date='Oct 2 2010, 11:21 AM']Utterly gorgeous - Alan makes superb fretless basses. [/quote] From what I've seen, Alan makes superb fretted basses too. There's a large part of me that wants to get a matching fretted bass. When funds allow... [quote name='eude' post='975090' date='Oct 2 2010, 04:08 PM'][b]Owain[/b], those look amazing! Cracking work dude How's the bass settling in then?[/quote] Thanks, Ewan. It feels utterly at home already. It's like the Skelf's svelte, slick cousin. Everything's familiar, but enough's different to give it a real frisson of novelty and excitement. [quote name='BassBod' post='975409' date='Oct 2 2010, 08:56 PM']Sound clips??[/quote] Eventually. There's a very rough comparison clip (Recurve vs chambered Skelf, just piezo tone) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=61632&view=findpost&p=973819"]in this post in the build thread[/url], but it's not pleasant or musical. It's intended more as a semi-scientific test. I want to sit down and record something reasonable, but time's a bit tight at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 An ACG fretless with the piezo/mag + ACG pre is a superb combination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 [quote name='7string' post='979518' date='Oct 6 2010, 03:48 PM']An ACG fretless with the piezo/mag + ACG pre is a superb combination [/quote] So I'm discovering. There's no end of tones in this thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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