fretmeister Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 It's not an interview, just a short intro and then it's all Lee Sklar. That's a great sounding bass. Anyone made a tribute of it? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Green Monster Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) As far as I know the only official Lee Sklar signature series are his Dingwall 5 string & his signature Warwick Starbass, but his Frankenstein is unique and as far as I know has only been done in replica via custom shop. Did find on Reverb this Carruthers custom one... https://reverb.com/item/13955454-john-carruthers-custom-built-lee-sklar-frankenstein-bass-w-1967-fender-precision-body Am guessing one or two others have likewise tried to replicate it in custom also. Taking a leaf out of Sklar's book though, have been thinking about getting one of my basses refretted with mandolin frets but what with the way the world is at the moment kind of been on a wishful backburner. Have been thinking about it for a while but wonder if anyone else has taken this step? What did they think? Edited July 31, 2021 by Green Monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Lakland and Dingwall use small frets. If you've ever played one of them you'll have a good idea what it feels like. I prefer small frets on a bass, definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Green Monster said: As far as I know the only official Lee Sklar signature series are his Dingwall 5 string & his signature Warwick Starbass, but his Frankenstein is unique and as far as I know has only been done in replica via custom shop. Did find on Reverb this Carruthers custom one... https://reverb.com/item/13955454-john-carruthers-custom-built-lee-sklar-frankenstein-bass-w-1967-fender-precision-body Am guessing one or two others have likewise tried to replicate it in custom also. Taking a leaf out of Sklar's book though, have been thinking about getting one of my basses refretted with mandolin frets but what with the way the world is at the moment kind of been on a wishful backburner. Have been thinking about it for a while but wonder if anyone else has taken this step? What did they think? I always feel that the move to bigger fretwire has been driven by the guitar market. I much prefer narrower, vintage frets and can only think that going thinner would be a good thing. Valley Arts did a Sklar, Frankie alike, signature back in the day, as did Gibson. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Just great to hear such a seasoned player give an impromptu talk on his old bass……Ive used mandolin wire on my fretted basses for many years since hearing of him using it. Being mainly a fretless player myself I immediately took to the lower width and profile of mando wire and recently made a fretted with a reverse P pickup as well, due to the exact reason he gave about reversing them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 7 hours ago, mybass said: Just great to hear such a seasoned player give an impromptu talk on his old bass……Ive used mandolin wire on my fretted basses for many years since hearing of him using it. Being mainly a fretless player myself I immediately took to the lower width and profile of mando wire and recently made a fretted with a reverse P pickup as well, due to the exact reason he gave about reversing them. But should I add another P pickup !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 14 minutes ago, mybass said: But should I add another P pickup !!! My favourite configuration, in short, yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 38 minutes ago, ezbass said: My favourite configuration, in short, yes. Blast…more money on what started as an experiment with a piece of swamp ash 🤭 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 On 30/07/2021 at 07:59, fretmeister said: It's not an interview, just a short intro and then it's all Lee Sklar. That's a great sounding bass. Anyone made a tribute of it? I really enjoyed that! Thanks for sharing 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020Jazz Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Looks familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazan Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Rocco Prestia did the reversed P thing as well (though only one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Fantastic, really enjoyed that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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