NBD: Clover Bass Tard 36" scale 5 strings

[AngeR]

Hi!
Today I bought this beautiful bass and it is a dream!

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When I saw the Flamed Maple on the top I just fell in love then I looked on back and I figured out that the body is all made of the same wood. Nice touch from the luthiers of Clover.
I think it was made in 1994, carbon fiber neck, bartolini pickups and preamp (BTW the preamp is a TCT 3 band with active/passive switch), matching headstock and a nice bridge Status like.

Overall, this huge bass (36" it's pretty large for me) has a fantastic sound and construction.

Pros:
- beautiful flamed maple on the body
- the pickups are awesome
- very confortable to play (the neck doesn't dive and for me that's a must)

Cons:
- it's a bit heavy (4,8 Kg)
- 36" scale (for me it's a challenge because I have to learn how to play this thing but still, I'm very happy)
- the preamp is boost only and there is a big diference of volume when you switch to passive (in passive mode the volume increases a lot)

I just wanted to share my happiness.

If you have any questions or suggestions be my guest.
Cheers

[niceguyhomer]

Clover make fantastic basses, I've owned 2 - a 15.5 and the Clover Avenger Custom I have now.

[timmo]

That is a nice looking bass. I have only heard of Clover in the last couple of weeks, and they seem to get good reviews

[AngeR]

The quality is really something. This bass was made before Clover changed their company from a small business to a huge brand, I don't know if the quality standarts remained the same (I hope so) and I never played one "new Clover" but I can tell that this one of the best basses I played so far. The only thing I don't really understand is the preamp but hey, nobody's perfect.