i love playing the bass.
Here's a beautiful one:
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That's a 'golden era' Warwick Thumb NT6 with Bartolinis. It had the most glorious sound, but it weighed 12.5 lbs., and that was too heavy for me even while sitting down, and the tuners were so far away it felt like they were in the next county over.
i wasn't playing it enough, so i sold it and used the money to pay for part of the cost of this:
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... my Fodera Imperial Mini MG, 'Inky'.
Inky is featured on these tracks:
Y’know…it occurs to me…we have another proficient bassist/luthier on this site you might enjoy. Her name is @bea and she hails from Germany.
The work she does with hand tools is utterly amazing.
@bea, where are you at, sister?