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Post by Blues Dues on Mar 17, 2010 18:19:58 GMT -5
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Post by papajohn on Mar 19, 2010 20:59:12 GMT -5
Yeah. I'm not all that partial to acoustic basses but Michael Kelly stuff is certainly worth checking out. I've played a number of acoustics over the years. It's an acquired taste to me. That looks like a fretless. I'll bet it's got a sweet upright kind of sound. I may have to take a trip over there and check this out for myself.
John
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Post by Blues Dues on Mar 20, 2010 1:55:46 GMT -5
Yeah. I'm not all that partial to acoustic basses but Michael Kelly stuff is certainly worth checking out. I've played a number of acoustics over the years. It's an acquired taste to me. That looks like a fretless. I'll bet it's got a sweet upright kind of sound. I may have to take a trip over there and check this out for myself. John You hit it on the head. Sounds like an upright and it *is* fretless. RickC was playing it through a Fishman Solo amp (believe it or not) and it sounded great .... very much like an upright. If I remember to, tomorrow I am going to try it through a bass amp. RCE |
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Post by tim on Mar 20, 2010 19:10:23 GMT -5
Dick, I've never seen a fretless, but I've played a fretted MK acoustic, , and I thought it played rather nicely especially for no more than they really cost. Beautiful bass!
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Post by tim on Mar 20, 2010 19:20:49 GMT -5
BTW, the one I played was a 4-banger.
H'mmm i wonder how long the fretbaord would last with those brass wounds on it? If it wa mine I''d probably play it plugged only and switch the strings over to either some Labella Tapewounds, or Fender 9120's which are actually a round wound core with a tape overlay, but I don't think the make a 5 string set of Tapes in Fender.
Thomastik-Infeld jazz flats ? Oh yeah!
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Post by tim on Mar 20, 2010 19:25:00 GMT -5
One thing about a fretless bass. She'll sing to you when you're right, and sure tell you off when you're wrong!
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Post by papajohn on Apr 6, 2013 10:44:50 GMT -5
Wow! Didn't realize how long I've been eyeballing this bass. 3 Years !
Well, it's mine now! Gotta tell you, I'm loving this bass! Very, very easy to play and has a killer tone. Having a ball with the uke bass, too! Gotta talk Brianna into getting some acoustic gigs. We're going to be doing the Plymouth Waterfront thing in July(?) but I'm itching to get a few gigs in with these two. Is that sound stage ready yet, Dick? ;-)
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