mindpop Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Here are some shots. I also own a spalt and few other bass's not pictured. not the best pics ...I love collecting I currently have Dingawall afterburner elite 5 Traben phoenix(1st trabben ever) 4 Modulu Genesis 5 Surine esprit x 6 NS stick 8 PV midi base 4 Lakland 52-02 custom 5 Warwick corvete buck custom 5 rogue fretless 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Welcome to BassChat! That Dingwall looks very tasty indeed! Please, please, please can I see some pics of your Spalt? Which model do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 A very nice and exciting collection of innovative and cool basses! Welcome indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Blimey - what a fascinating collection! I'd love to hear some clips of the Modulus Genesis and Spalt if you have any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokl Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I love the finish on that Traben! That dingwall is fuelling my 5 string GAS as well, damn you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Surely that's a Traben Torrent pictured there, not a Phoenix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindpop Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 (edited) It could be a torent, or phoenix.It is made of rotted maple....This Bass predates all modles and is the first bass they evermade. Their factory then burned down then they started the traben we all know now.. My spalt is on layaway..It is all stainleless steel and wood made for Ed Roman years ago..I convinced him to sell it. The t in my bass stands foe Traben<>My Dingwall rips it up seriously..I am real found of my genesis too. shoot I love them all. They all serve different techniques.. Edited October 26, 2007 by mindpop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 [quote name='mindpop' post='79623' date='Oct 26 2007, 01:35 AM']My spalt is on layaway..It is all stainleless steel and wood made for Ed Roman years ago..I convinced him to sell it.[/quote] Ed Roman or Michael Spalt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grosa Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 i need to stop spending money on fixing my body and playing with old vw's and buy things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindpop Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 (edited) I am getting it from Ed Roman in vegas, He bought it from spalt..He has the hugest selection of rare bass's at his pad..It is like walking into a dream to go thru his rooms filled with priceless guitars and basss..He has let me play several of them..Rangeing from 10 to 50 g's..Out of this world..I buy like one bass from him a year..My last purchase was the Surine Esprit x..Might be my most expensive bass, and the ding wall was custom made for ed. Sheldon makes a series just for ED, different woods and tops and such..When I pick up th espalt ill add a pic..Spalts are hard to play sorta..Mine is almost imposible to slap on, but will be more of my rocking bass for shure hard rocking finger play..The surine is a Jazz solo bass from hell,the dingwall is a slap master and the NS is a tap master..The modulus is like a delux all around bass for all styles..Well im out Edited October 26, 2007 by mindpop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 (edited) I'll be looking forward to seeing pics and hearing soundclips of your Spalt when it arrives... However I'm surprised it was out of Ed Roman's personal collection considering the rather nasty things he's had to say about Michael Spalt's basses in the past. I had a quick look at the current web site and this particular 'opinion' is no longer visible. Still I'm not particularly bothered about what Ed Roman has to say - in my experience the more he slags off a guitar or bass the more likely I'm going to think it's brilliant. Edited October 26, 2007 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindpop Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 ED Romman is a trip. He hates every other company but his own, untill he buys that company ..He currently owns like 20 brand names rangeing from BC rich to Steinberger. He owns companies that dont know he owns them, and makes more brand names here in vegas than you would belive. Half the crap guitars in the world he owns the design too and when a korean makes a guitar 9 times out of 10 they pay ed roman 12 dollars or some such for the use of design. he has in his collection many guitars and bass's that he would bad mouth.. He hates Surine, Talked hella sh*t About Scott, said they were out of Buiz, yet i still bought the Surine.. He is I gues the Guitar Nazi of America. By the way Scott is alive and well, and still makeing basss in colorado..They rule. Real pure tone and unique voiceing..Im not racist but my buddy said it was a bass for colored people. I just laughed..He said thats why they use brass and gold plateing......I guess????I never thought about it much.. On the same tip, Ed has ritter bass's and he bad mouthed them real big time, and I belive ritter is one of the best bass makers ever..I played a few of his Guitars(at Ed's) and he sold his selection, and when I asked him about it he said all sorts of crap about them and the buiz and I just thought to myself what a dick brain, ritter is the ultimate..So remember if Ed dont own it , it has a problem in his mind..Real crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 WOW, I didn't realise that one business man owns the interlectual property of so many designs. Can you enlighten me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I suppose he may have invented GAS. [url="http://www.globalbass.com/archives/nov2000/ed_roman.htm"]http://www.globalbass.com/archives/nov2000/ed_roman.htm[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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