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Paddy,

Are all those spares in case he breaks a string during a hot solo?

I'd love to see the fret press cauls for that one

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Wow, now that is a Bass/Guitar!!!

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That's not a bass, it looks like the inside of a piano!   

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That young man is going to need a few more fingers.

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not mike adler lance

imagine doing the setup/intonation on that one, the tension on the neck must be unreal! 2 hotrods and 3 C/F bars!

here is one more of that bass, and a few of another bass

check out di koa maaannnnn!!














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Wow. That's an insane, insane instrument. But a very beautiful one. Is that a custom-made ETS bridge? Looks quite a lot like their hardware, and I'm pretty sure they do custom stuff.

I have no clue who built it, though.


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Incredibly beautiful! Talk about humongous neck!


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hi john,

no its not chris, although he does nice stuff too, i have an early benavente bass, and i love it!

heres another one


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That makes it a little easier. Jean Pierre

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good work john !!

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Ah...that's not fair!!!!!!!! I didn't get here quick enough Not only did I know it's JP's work, but every bit of that wood is mine. JP is an old great client and becoming very creative. He's got a couple new secret projects I'm working on that'll make this look "normal". Jean Baudin is an amazing ERB player

Just noticed the blued dyed maple burl bass...that's all my wood, too including the dye process where I dye a whole uncut timber, then mill it bookmatched Larry Davis38846.5844675926


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I thought it was the Greek builder, Neckus Maximus. Guess not.

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Man! My pinkies ache just look'in at that monstrousity! The end must be nearer than I thought! Who would think of such a thing!

Jean has some real guts! I'm very afraid right now!

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Wow!


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[QUOTE=Larry Davis]Just noticed the blued dyed maple burl bass...that's all my wood, too including the dye process where I dye a whole uncut timber, then mill it bookmatched [/QUOTE]

That's cool..   

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That twelve certainly is crazy Paddy . Actually I came across a twelve string bass site whilst searching for 12's www.12stringbass.com. It appears there are a number of guys building them.

If you think that's crazy , check this out

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David Blain?   


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Hamer guitars, built for Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen. I've read it weighs around 25lbs.CarltonM38846.9536689815


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they are nice, but man that must give Ya wrist ache, but still Wow
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