My bass collection

[Marlat]

I posted this over on TB, but since you guys like perving on gear porn I thought I best post some pictures of my basses here too.

Sadowsky PJ4 NYC
MTD 535-21 "Marilyn"
Ritter Roya 5 Royal "Casa Fronto"
Kennedy 6 string

More details on each bass are below in seperate posts. But here are the family pics:

[Marlat]

Sadowsky PJ4 NYC
Alder Body
Brazillian Rosewood Board
Daphne Blue Finish
Hipshot D Tuner
Routed for JJ pickups

[Marlat]

MTD 535-21 "Marilyn"
Chambered Alder body
Wenge Neck
Walnut Top
Birdseye maple fingerboard

[Marlat]

Ritter Roya 5 Royal "The Casa Fronto"
Swamp Ash Body
Hard limba neck
Maple (dyed) fingerboard
38 Frets
Passive
"Casa Fronto" antique plaster finish

[Marlat]

Kennedy 6
Built by Neil Kennedy (an Australian luthier)
Tasmanian blackwood core
Jarrah accents
Figured camphor-laurel top and back
13 piece neck Flamed Maple/wenge/bubinga/ebony
Gaboon Ebony fingerboard
Alembic Signature Electronics
Alembic pickups

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Mark Latimour' post='724442' date='Jan 25 2010, 07:43 PM']Sadowsky PJ4 NYC
Alder Body
Brazillian Rosewood Board
Daphne Blue Finish
Hipshot D Tuner
Routed for JJ pickups


[/quote]

I want that.

[Pete Academy]

Is that it?

[budget bassist]

forgive my skepticism, but can you even reach/use the 38th fret on that ritter??!!

also, that MTD is absolutely stunning!

[Marlat]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='724454' date='Jan 25 2010, 07:51 PM']Is that it? [/quote]


Sort of. To be honest, there is one more incoming and also another one that I left in Australia.

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='724454' date='Jan 25 2010, 07:51 PM']Is that it? [/quote]

I don't really understand that comment.

[OutToPlayJazz]

Very, very nice Mark!

[aznbass]

They are very very nice,

Gonna spill the beans on the incoming bass and the Aussie one?

[7string]

Wow. Just wow

[silverfoxnik]

Very unique collection of basses!!

Being a bit of a traditionalist, I really love the look of the Sadowsky, but the Ritter and the Kennedy certainly have a 'wow' factor' about them!

[Sibob]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='724454' date='Jan 25 2010, 07:51 PM']Is that it? [/quote]

I think it's just a bit of tongue-in-cheek jealousy

Some lovely, although I'd be scared to take any of them out haha!
Si

[yorick]

That Ritter looks a beaut... not sure about the finish though.

[peted]

If I had that collection I just wouldn't be able to decide what to play first. They are all works of art!

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='Sibob' post='724773' date='Jan 26 2010, 01:05 AM']I think it's just a bit of tongue-in-cheek jealousy

Some lovely, although I'd be scared to take any of them out haha!
Si[/quote]

That's what I meant.

Is there an emoticon for tongue-in-cheek jealousy? This forum sure needs one.

[Marlat]

[quote name='aznbass' post='724671' date='Jan 25 2010, 10:55 PM']They are very very nice,

Gonna spill the beans on the incoming bass and the Aussie one?[/quote]

Sure, the one in Aus is a Hotwire Vintage 4 string with an alder body and maple neck. Its got a J-Retro preamp and Hotwire pickups. Its a great J bass, but I am not 100% on the J-Retro preamp. In terms of J preamps I much prefer the Sadowsky. Its with my brother in Aus who is "looking after it".

The one on order is an MTD 535, but the details are not yet finalised. It will have a fairly unique top, a Tasmanian Blackheart Sassafras top and the usual MTD stuff. It will likely be ash/ash.

Although I have four basses each one is very different in terms of tone. They all really do fulfil a unique sonic spaces. The new MTD will be to "plug the gap" so to speak as more like a 5 string rock bass. Basically a 5 string version of whats there with the Sadowsky although the Sadowsky is more vintage orientated.