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Title: Other BaCH's
Post by: Freuds_Cat on July 07, 2009, 09:59:15 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/)
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: PhilT on July 08, 2009, 06:34:36 AM
Very attractive price, too.
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Basvarken on July 08, 2009, 06:40:45 AM
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)
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Freuds_Cat on July 08, 2009, 06:48:00 AM
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.
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Dave W on July 08, 2009, 07:19:15 AM
The PB-60 does look interesting. I wonder about the pickup, could it be the high output Artec "mudbucker" copy?
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Basvarken on July 08, 2009, 07:33:52 AM
Most likely yes Dave
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: clankenstein on July 13, 2009, 12:57:07 AM
the artec mudbuckers are fender pole piece spacing and that one looks like it is too.
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Dave W on July 13, 2009, 07:12:07 AM
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.
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: exiledarchangel on July 13, 2009, 07:27:03 AM
The pups on this copyrick must be those Epi uses on the bolt-on Tbirds. Those are VERY HEAVY on the mids!
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: godofthunder on July 14, 2009, 04:52:08 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 !
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Freuds_Cat on July 14, 2009, 05:16:51 PM
Do you guys do any GFR Scott?  ;)
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: godofthunder on July 14, 2009, 05:20:36 PM
As a matter of fact we do ! I have been dying to put a mudbucker in my Jazz bass !
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Basvarken on July 14, 2009, 11:59:40 PM
Talk about GFR, haven't seem Daniel aka Doombass around much lately.
Daniel's band do a lot of Grand Funk Railroad too.
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Dave W on July 15, 2009, 07:28:48 AM
He's here almost every day, just doesn't post as often.
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Highlander on July 16, 2009, 04:00:36 PM
It's a damn shame they mean absolutely zip over here... I may be the only fan left in the UK...  :sad:
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Freuds_Cat on July 16, 2009, 07:55:27 PM
There is a few of us left here but not really enough to warrant a tour of any kind.
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: shadowcastaz on July 17, 2009, 03:56:20 AM
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/shadowcastaz/IMG_0001-4.jpg)
 :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: PhilT on July 17, 2009, 05:48:29 AM
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.
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Freuds_Cat on July 17, 2009, 06:31:16 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?
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Highlander on July 17, 2009, 02:56:43 PM
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...?
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Dave W on July 17, 2009, 03:21:01 PM
The music press here hated GFRR and were furious that so many people loved them anyway.
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Freuds_Cat on July 17, 2009, 04:15:13 PM
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.
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: gearHed289 on July 17, 2009, 07:35:38 PM
GFR - Homer Simpson's favourite band...  ;)

Who could resist that "bong rattling bass"?
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Highlander on July 19, 2009, 05:15:00 AM
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...
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: shadowcastaz on July 20, 2009, 07:55:44 AM
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.....
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: tore00 on January 15, 2010, 01:52:37 PM
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!
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Highlander on January 15, 2010, 02:20:57 PM
Grazie mille... but still some trip, even for me...  ;D
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Hornisse on January 15, 2010, 08:12:44 PM
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!

Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: godofthunder on January 16, 2010, 06:09:38 AM
Do you guys do any GFR Scott?  ;)
Oh what the hell shameless plug.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvFX4GmKiYo
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Highlander on January 16, 2010, 08:05:22 AM
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
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Hornisse on January 16, 2010, 09:37:42 AM
When Scott's band comes to town, "All The Girls In The World Beware!", to quote another LP title.
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Freuds_Cat on January 16, 2010, 03:34:41 PM
Bloody impressive Scott.
Title: Re: Other BaCH's
Post by: Basvarken on January 17, 2010, 03:51:36 AM
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!