DB Storage ... The Untold Struggle

[Happy Jack]

[Clarky]

Wow, two aluminium basses - guessing the newbie is the one burns bass was selling? Still got the Kolstein as well, Jack?

[Silvia Bluejay]

 

18 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Wow, two aluminium basses - guessing the newbie is the one burns bass was selling? Still got the Kolstein as well, Jack?

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Yes, tucked away in a corner out of shot! Those obviously do not include my own four uprights. 🤷‍♂️💗

[Happy Jack]

18 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Wow, two aluminium basses - guessing the newbie is the one burns bass was selling? Still got the Kolstein as well, Jack?

Yes, just out of shot to the left, plus the KK Baby Bass I bought from @PTB which is in the studio outside.

 

Obviously something has got to give so I'll be selling the 4/4 Zeller. 😟

[Happy Jack]

You'd think we'd be talking to each other, eh? 😂

[PaulKing]

How do the 2 Aluminiums compare?

I was in half a mind to chase that one just for the kicks but 4 is enough and I'm not sure how much I'd enjoy the sound!

[Happy Jack]

They're wildly different, @PaulKing.

 

The AliKat was built by a specialist aluminium worker with very little luthiery experience, whereas the Alcoa is clearly a luthier-designed instrument but using unusual materials. 

 

The AliKat uses OTT construction for the body (unsure of the strength, I imagine) and a wooden neck & scroll sourced from China. The Alcoa is 100% aluminium and the construction is more reminiscent of a plywood build.

[Happy Jack]

These differences carry through to the sound, as you'd expect.

 

The AliKat body is very oil drum indeed. I have a Rockabilly slap piezo (bridge wing and end of fingerboard) AND an underfoot piezo, with the signals blended using an LS-2. I can dial in appropriate amounts of oil drum to flavour the sound of the strings.

 

The Alcoa, whilst definitely an ally bass when played acoustically, sounds far more 'normal' once amplified.

[Happy Jack]

If you want to A/B them, feel free to come over.

[gjones]

Every house should should come with double bass stuck in the corner. Mine has been stuck there for a loooong time, since I got rid of my estate and got a saloon instead (dumb I know).