Clarky Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) Just acquired a fretless Bruce Johnson (Ampeg AUB-2 replica) and it looks rather hot (and quite voodoo!) next to my Ampeg Baby Bass IMHO [attachment=94314:P1040912.JPG] Here's more on Bruce Johnson's basses, if interested: http://www.xstrange.com/aeb2main.html Edited December 1, 2011 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bassman Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 All you need now is a B15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 [i]What a pleasing thing to behold............even if you didn't actually play it, it's a brilliant thing to share room space with.[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I think the headstock is a piece of art in its own right... Really lovely to look at, whats it like to play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Its VERY double bass-ish - quite rich and thuddy sounding, not much treble, and the D/G strings really don't ring out, especially as you travel up towards the dusty end. I practiced the whole Rattlin Bone set last night and it really sounds the part. If I wanted a modern hi-fi sounding fretless, then this really isn't it, in fact its miles away. But it is just great as a retro, low end instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 very nice Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Is the Bruce Johnson Bass the one that was in the Gallery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1322926017' post='1457381'] Is the Bruce Johnson Bass the one that was in the Gallery? [/quote] Yep, but I bought it privately from Dave Swift after I saw it advertised on his website Edited December 3, 2011 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Very nice. I had a bit of a play on it when it was in the Gallery while I was waiting for Martin to make the final adjustments to my Sei fretless. Are you going to be using this with Rattlin' Bone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Is the neck and fingerboard slightly DB like the Takamine or is it more guitarish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1322945907' post='1457676'] Are you going to be using this with Rattlin' Bone? [/quote] Yep, the plan is to use this when I can't bring a DB along and on non-UK gigs (we hope to do another Portugal tour). Plus we are working on an acoustic quartet spin-off of Rattlin Bone members and this bass will be perfect for that. [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1322946201' post='1457681'] Is the neck and fingerboard slightly DB like the Takamine or is it more guitarish? [/quote] Its quite like a fretless Precision neck, I would say. It doesn't have the heavy radius of the Takamine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Got to see you guys play in at least one of your guises. Your CD has been one of my favourites of the year. I've stopped lusting after one of these when I decided that I wasn't going to buy any more 4-string basses since I can't use them in either of my current bands. However if I hadn't been at the Gallery to pick up (and more importantly pay for) my Sei fretless bass, I would have seriously considered buying the Bruce Johnson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Awesome, looks like a complete set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Wow, always wanted one like that. Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 (edited) I just found this link that sets out a lot of details about the Bruce Johnson AUB-2. In answer to Dave/ET's question its a 4" radius neck, so it is more curved than a traditional P bass but less so than the Takamine TB-10/B-10. Also there's a sound clip within it so you can hear what the bass sounds like, set up to sound like a bluegrass DB type sound: [url="http://forum.onlybass.com/index.php?/topic/50087-bruce-johnson-extremely-strange-instruments/"]http://forum.onlybas...ge-instruments/[/url] Here's pics of my bass - these are taken from Dave Swift's website but I hope he doesn't mind [attachment=99260:brucejohnson_body.jpg][attachment=99261:brucejohnson_full.jpg][attachment=99262:brucejohnson_back.jpg][attachment=99263:brucejohnson_backfull.jpg][attachment=99264:brucejohnson_headstock.jpg] Edited February 5, 2012 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Merci bien, Clarky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bassman Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 What is the weight please Mr Clarky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) I am out of UK at moment and back Sunday. Will weigh it precisely then. My guess is around 10 pounds, perhaps a shade under. Edited February 18, 2012 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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