New Standard Cleveland or Duke Peacemaker

[Eerosmith]

The topic says it all.

I'm looking for a sturdy laminate bass with a punchy sound and these guys seem to be very good alternatives. I'm playing bass for a living, playing mostly pizzicato in different jazz settings. Gut is my string of choice

Anyone have any experience with these? Found an old thread here from a few years back but I'm wondering if anyone has any recent experience etc...

The Duke could be ordered from bassico.eu and would be around 3000€ whereas the Cleveland would have to be imported from the states... I calculated that it would be about 7000€ with all the shipping and taxes to Finland.

Thanks!

[artisan]

Duke basses are brilliant instruments,love love mine to bits.
I have a Duke two tone but would love a Peacemaker too some day,I would order one without hesitation if only I could afford too.
Thomas at Duke is a lovely guy too.

Edited September 9, 2016 by artisan

[geoffbassist]

I've heard great things about Duke basses. The NS Cleveland I played was awesome too so you have 2 good options there.

[The Jaywalker]

Do not pay anything approaching €7k for a hybrid bass. That's a ridiculous amount of money for an instrument like that. IMHO, they are way overpriced even in the US. Regardless of how good a hybrid bass is, it's still a hybrid and can't match a fully carved instrument - so the price shouldn't.

[Eerosmith]

Thanks guys!

Jaywalker, it's actually the laminate version that I'm talking about... It's a lot for a laminate, I know, and it's a shame it's so pricy to Import the bass.

I need to get in touch with Thomas about the Peacemaker.

Or find someone selling a Cleveland in Europe...hmmm...

Edited September 9, 2016 by Eerosmith

[Eerosmith]

Saturday bump.


Does anyone know what the big differences between these two basses are?

Both are from Germany , I believe and the NS basses are then shipped to the US and set-up and finished there... Duke basses are built and set up in Germany, am I right?

[Eerosmith]

I'll have to Look into that...

The thing is, I'm not after a carved bass, rather a good sturdy laminate one

[artisan]

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I think you will find that Duke basses are in fact made in Germany.
Where do you get your "information" from ?

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[Eerosmith]

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[Eerosmith]

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[artisan]

I've just messaged Thomas Shumucker (Duke bass) about this as we are friends on Facebook

[artisan]

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I have spoken to Thomas about your comments & he asked if you were German.
Then said if he knew who you where he would contact his lawyer & pursue the matter.

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[artisan]

And actually made in Germany

[TheRev]

I don't want to poke the bear....but....on the Duke website the only bass that is stated to be 100% made in Germany is the Composite:

(Below is Google's translation for the duke website - not mine: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://duke-bass.jimdo.com/&prev=search)

[font=Palatino][size=4][b]Made in Germany:[/b] the Duke "Composite" and the Duke "GRP fingerboard" are 100% in Germany - crafted - made![/size][/font]

[font=Palatino][size=4]This statement isn't made for the Special or the Two Tone.[/size][/font]

[font=Palatino][size=4]Now, I couldn't give a rat's arse where the basses are made - they're still good basses, but it seems really unfair to jump on a post and threaten legal action for incorrect information, when the pertinent, correct information isn't actually made available on the manufacturer's website. [/size][/font]

[font=Palatino][size=4]If Duke are that touchy about where their basses are made, perhaps they could update their website with the relevant information. [/size][/font]