I was perusing the BaCH website and came across this most appealing combination of styles.
Almost a Mel Schacher sig model. If it was a Jazz body it would be at least.
(http://www.bachmusik.com/system/media/products/PB%20SBL%20DEL.jpg)
http://www.bachmusik.com/en/p101126/bach-pb-60-sbl/ (http://www.bachmusik.com/en/p101126/bach-pb-60-sbl/)
Very attractive price, too.
Been GASsing for this one too for a while:
(http://www.bachmusik.com/system/media/products/RBB%20TRD%20R%20CELEK.jpg)
(http://www.bachmusik.com/system/media/products/RBB%20TRD%20BACKS.jpg)
(http://www.bachmusik.com/system/media/products/RBB%20TRD%20HEAD.jpg)
That is stunning Rob. Brian West from West Guitars here in Adelaide recently built a similar bass to that. The customer asked for a combination between the looks of an Allen Woody Rumblekat and a Ric. It looked absolutely beautiful.
The PB-60 does look interesting. I wonder about the pickup, could it be the high output Artec "mudbucker" copy?
Most likely yes Dave
the artec mudbuckers are fender pole piece spacing and that one looks like it is too.
That's good to know about the Artec. I didn't even think about the polepiece spacing.
In this case, the pickup's in the traditional Precision location and the polepieces look aligned. And we know BaCH does business with Artec.
The pups on this copyrick must be those Epi uses on the bolt-on Tbirds. Those are VERY HEAVY on the mids!
Quote from: Freuds_Cat on July 07, 2009, 10:59:15 PM
I was perusing the BaCH website and came across this most appealing combination of styles.
Almost a Mel Schacher sig model. If it was a Jazz body it would be at least.
(http://www.bachmusik.com/system/media/products/PB%20SBL%20DEL.jpg)
http://www.bachmusik.com/en/p101126/bach-pb-60-sbl/ (http://www.bachmusik.com/en/p101126/bach-pb-60-sbl/)
I have been drooling over the very same bass !
Do you guys do any GFR Scott? ;)
As a matter of fact we do ! I have been dying to put a mudbucker in my Jazz bass !
Talk about GFR, haven't seem Daniel aka Doombass around much lately.
Daniel's band do a lot of Grand Funk Railroad too.
He's here almost every day, just doesn't post as often.
It's a damn shame they mean absolutely zip over here... I may be the only fan left in the UK... :sad:
There is a few of us left here but not really enough to warrant a tour of any kind.
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/shadowcastaz/IMG_0001-4.jpg)
:mrgreen:
Quote from: Kenny Five-O on July 16, 2009, 05:00:36 PM
It's a damn shame they mean absolutely zip over here... I may be the only fan left in the UK... :sad:
I've got a few tracks ripped to mp3s off compilation albums, but somehow they never drove me to investigate any further.
Quote from: shadowcastaz on July 17, 2009, 04:56:20 AM
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/shadowcastaz/IMG_0001-4.jpg)
:mrgreen:
Now you are just showing off Mike ;D Man that it beautiful. DS'd an' all. Maho body, how does that combo sound?
GFR - Homer Simpson's favourite band... ;)
I'd be happy to "loan" you a selection, Phil, of what I consider to be worth further investigation, but music is relative - any ten in a room... ;)
Schacher is a stunning bassist, and Craig Frost was a great keys player, who went on to the "Silver Bullet Band" (as did Brewer, for a while) but Mark Farner is a competent guitarist and Don Brewer an extrovert but not brilliant drummer - Farner could write a mean hook, but God found him... ;D
They could be described as being 2 different bands - 3 piece garage metal/noise (hated by the press with a vehmence - they had ten straight Platinum releases but meant squat over here...) where the most notable would probably be the "Live", but there are real gems in "Closer To Home", "Survival" & "E Pluribus Funk", and 4 piece slick melodic rock (courtesy of Todd Rundgren, Jimmy Ienner(?) and Frank Zappa, yes, ole Frank hiself...) - "Shinin' On" is a standout track and CD, with some outstanding Rundgren soloing, and "Were An American Band" is a US Standard...
US buddies - did Bon Jovi used to encore with WAAB...?
The music press here hated GFRR and were furious that so many people loved them anyway.
Ken, my opinion of Don Brewer is the opposite of yours. I would put him in my top 3 drummers to play in a band with. I absolutely love his playing. Just about anything live, he just shines IMHO.
Quote from: Kenny Five-O on July 17, 2009, 03:56:43 PM
GFR - Homer Simpson's favourite band... ;)
Who could resist that "bong rattling bass"?
I never had the good fortune to have seen him, but don't get me wrong, Bret, I'm a big fan... it's just that "T. N. U. C." is not one of the most inspiring solos I've ever heard, then again, awesomely more inspiring than "Moby Dick"...
5 drummers that have seriously impressed me without thinking too hard...
Neal Peart, Terry Bozzio, Ian Paice, Keith Moon, Ed Cassidy & Cliff Davies...
er... that's six...
Considering I paid about $220 for bass & case awesome . I have a badass bridge for it but have not installed it. I used a bayou wiring harness he makes for the DS pup. I had orig destined the DS for an Ibanez semi install but fell for the BaCH, sold the Ibanez. There is also a pup ring with a thumb rest on the top edge I like a lot . forget where I got it though . The ol pit ,I believe.
Im gonna play her this week , kinda forgot about her with all the gibbys around. lime green P bass tooo......... :mrgreen:
The tele also has a nat finish, you can see the grain holes.....
Well, I would be happy to invite all you to my band rehersals and to first show, that hope will that will happen shortly: we are a Grand Funk Railroad Italian cover band!
Grazie mille... but still some trip, even for me... ;D
I was a big fan of GFR. Was lucky enough to see them in 1998 when Farner was with them. I guess that was the last tour for him. Mel played a Zon and I was blown away by his playing. The whole band was on top of their game. I couldn't speak for a few days afterward because I was screaming out the lyrics. Could not hear for a few days either!
Quote from: Freuds_Cat on July 14, 2009, 06:16:51 PM
Do you guys do any GFR Scott? ;)
Oh what the hell shameless plug.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvFX4GmKiYo
Guessed that without even hitting the button :P - still played it again as it's a great version... "Good Singin', Good Playin'" to coin an LP titled expression... ;D
When Scott's band comes to town, "All The Girls In The World Beware!", to quote another LP title.
Bloody impressive Scott.
Great Scott!
Your Non Reverse Fenderbird sounds brutal!
Nice hammer on / pull offs.
About the girls: For a moment I thought I saw Ze Fraulein in the front row!