franzbassist Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) Love this bass, is there a wee carve on the top or is flat? The body has a subtle curve, if that's what you mean? Edited January 30, 2018 by walbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudgeman Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Stunning stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 That's a wonderful looking and very well crafted bass. A delight to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 That is one very classy bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) Bass is in transit, but Xaver has just posted another picture on his Facebook page that I'll use to keep me going until it arrives The pale strips in the neck are walnut, which goes to show how dark the thermo ash used for the rest of it is. Edited July 18, 2017 by walbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) So, the bass arrived yesterday lunchtime and I have to say it is every but as good as I hoped it would be. First impressions: Fit and finish is perfect. The attention to detail Xaver puts into his basses is just amazing. At 9lbs 6.5oz it's not as light as the Sirius fretless I have (8lbs 4.5oz), but perfectly manageable. Very resonant. Sustain across the board is terrific. No hint of a dead spot anywhere. Smells lovely. Not had a chance to plug it in yet, but will do so tonight. A quick snap of the chestnut top below, but I will try and take some better pictures over the weekend if we get some good sun. Edited November 8, 2018 by walbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 After seeing this I can't understand why we don't see more Chestnut basses...looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Congratulations, lovely instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 That is a fine looking axe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 (edited) Guts shot of the Glockenklang 2 band EQ. All very neat and tidy. volume knob pull for passive mode, with no change in output volume treble +/- 18 dB@18 KHz in active mode, acting as classic tone control in passive mode bass +/- 14 dB@40 Hz Edited November 14, 2017 by walbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) Finally, some good weather and time to take a few pictures Edited July 31, 2017 by walbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Love this bass !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 That's a wonderful looking bass . The top is magnificent - I would never have thought that was chestnut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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