Chowny Basses

[petetexas]

Hi,
Has anyone had any experience of these Basses . I believe they are designed in UK , and made in China .
Bass Direct sell them , and have very good demos on their web site .
Make a nice companion for my Lakland and Jazz !
Pete

[EssentialTension]

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Hi,
Has anyone had any experience of these Basses . I believe they are designed in UK , and made in China .
Bass Direct sell them , and have very good demos on their web site .
Make a nice companion for my Lakland and Jazz !
Pete
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The guy is a member here. Search 'Chowny' and you'll find several threads.

[petetexas]

Thanks for that ........a good read

[sk8]

I had one. Great fit and finish. Played well and had some variety in tone. I'd take it over the gretch I tried. Very playable neck and Stephen is a thoroughly nice guy

[petetexas]

I will shortly be working with a Rolling Stones Tribute band , and thought that this Bass would do the job ( semi , short scale , green burst etc etc ) .
I know mr Wyman used a lot of Framus Semi basses ( including one he took the frets out of ) but at the price they are going for , and the baseball bat neck on them , makes me think I should be looking for an alternative .
I recon when the project gets going , I`ll get one of these Chowny Basses .
Pete

Edited November 13, 2015 by petetexas

[scrumpymike]

Visited Stephen and tried one a while back. Nice guy, very good bass but I decided to go for something more compact (more in the Wyman style??) in the end.

[petetexas]

Hi scrumpymike , what did you get in the end ?

[scrumpymike]

Hi Pete, ended up with a Hofner Club CTE in cherry red - it looks gorgeous, plays great and, if the shop-window that Macca looked in had been displaying one of these instead of the violin shape, would now be a legend! Seem to remember BW with a similar looking Framus at one time.

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Hastily grabbed pic doesn't really capture the excellence of that cherry-red finish.

[petetexas]

Looks fab ( excuse the beatles pun ) !
When I worked in the Music shop not far from where I live , we had the Tobacco Sunburst one of these , did not look half as nice as yours .
Where is it made , and what does the bottom E sound like ( I have always felt short scale basses lack a little on the bottom E ) ?
By the way, keep your eye on the hippo , looks like he might take a bite !
Pete

[Rich]

I haven't tried the Hofner so can't comment on that, but if I was after a semi I'd have the Chowny in a heartbeat. They really are terrific instruments, comfortable and easy to play and the range of tones available is quite astounding. The blueburst is beautiful.

[scrumpymike]

Pete, got Jessica hippo in the shot as she was included in the deal - honest! My wife loves 'em and had already seen and named this one at GC Music & Collectables in Taunton)! Did the Hofner + hippo trade for my Ebony SG re-issue with Glen. As the man said while we were shaking hands on it, "I've never done a deal with a hippo before" (hope it wasn't me he was talking about).

Rich - couldn't agree more mate, just my personal preference plus the sad fact that the SG wasn't selling on the forum.

[scrumpymike]

Sorry Pete, didn't answer your questions. Not sure where the Contemporary Club is made except that I know it's not Germany (I think the top-of-the-range model from The Fatherland costs around £1200) and I presume it's not China either, as that's where the cheapie Ignition version comes from. To my ears the bottom E sounds more than tight enough with the OE rounds still fitted, although that distinctive short-scale thud is still there.

[petetexas]

Thanks scrumpymike,
As someone has said earlier in the forum, some of the Fenders are made in China , quality aint too bad now . As the project with the Stones Tribute gets nearer the gigging state , I will have to make a decision.......................unless " the boss " gets me one for Christmas ! ! ! ! ! ! !