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shadowcastaz

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Aluminum!!??
« on: April 16, 2009, 07:18:30 AM »
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Re: Aluminum!!??
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2009, 07:38:56 AM »
Pretty cool idea, love the rivots
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Re: Aluminum!!??
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2009, 11:30:04 PM »
Yep, love it and a big +1 for the rivots!

I held some James Trussard steel basses in my hands at the Messe. Very nice too!
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Re: Aluminum!!??
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2009, 01:02:47 AM »
Looks like fingerprint hell to me  :sad:

Also if you decide to go that far why not go the good ol' Ali neck and headstock as well? Like a Krammer or Travis Bean
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« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2009, 02:31:16 AM »
Try swimming with it then!
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Re: Aluminum!!??
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2009, 03:44:53 AM »
Looks cool, but... let's see. Basically a Gretsch copy with MM style pickups. Large body, no tummy cut or forearm contour... 1 11/16 nut width... Neck heel starts at 14th-15th fret... Long scale without upper body horn equals serious neck dive... And probably not the warmest feeling bass in the winter... I'll pass.
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Re: Aluminum!!??
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2009, 06:48:56 AM »
oooooh you are a harsh man Ilan..
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Re: Aluminum!!??
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2009, 07:02:12 AM »
Too tinny for my taste.
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« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2009, 07:36:51 AM »
Ballpark street price? Anyone know .... ?
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Re: Aluminum!!??
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2009, 07:40:30 AM »
Their guitars are in the $1900-$2400 range at MF.
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Re: Aluminum!!??
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2009, 04:02:30 PM »
I like the looks, but probly wouldn't like the sound.

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« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2009, 07:00:14 AM »
the martin alternative x abg had an aluminum top and wood sides and back and sounded like dog squeeze.

this atrocity looks like it was made for robo cop. :P
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Re: Aluminum!!??
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2009, 08:02:58 AM »
check out the radio interview w/ kink radio host. sounds sweet. I think the bass has nordstroms in it.
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Re: Aluminum!!??
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2009, 08:43:53 AM »
i just prefer wooden stringed instruments to metal or composite. call me old fashioned.
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Re: Aluminum!!??
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2009, 06:32:25 PM »
Aviation work taught me all about aluminium and all it's expansion/contraction problems - how many of you have unloaded from a cold van into a warm venue or studio and watched the tuning go out the window, even with the most trustworthy of instruments, then try someting made of aly and see how bad it gets...
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