Looking for a Hollowbody

[uwe]

"I think the moral of this story is to be sure not to make any negative comments about Garbage vocals in or near the bathroom."

True. Or she might flip the finger at you.



I like Garbage, there is a pop sensitivity there - not toally buried by grunge.

The new Blondie album Pollinator is kind of wearisome though.

[Basvarken]

Maybe he's worried about the condition his condition is in...

[westen44]

"I think the moral of this story is to be sure not to make any negative comments about Garbage vocals in or near the bathroom."

True. Or she might flip the finger at you.

I like Garbage, there is a pop sensitivity there - not toally buried by grunge.

The new Blondie album Pollinator is kind of wearisome though.

I never followed Blondie much.  I didn't follow Garbage much, either.  But a few years ago I saw one of their concerts on TV which I liked.  I also liked their 2016 "Strange Little Birds" album.  I've watched several more concerts on YouTube, old and new.  In some of those, Shirley Manson has also been known to flip the bird at hecklers.  Their music can be a little odd at times.  But I think they give the people their money's worth at concerts.  Plus, Shirley Manson's voice tends to fit that genre well and she has an interesting stage presence. 

[amptech]

The new Blondie album Pollinator is kind of wearisome though.

I'm no big fan but I bought the 'comeback' album (No exit) when it came out. That is one of the worst albums I
have ever heard, it was 15 or so songs in 15 different genres.

[Dave W]

Blondie. 

[lowend1]

Reasonably priced...
http://www.ibanez.com/usa/news/f_products/2016/vintage/artcore-bass.php

[Basvarken]

I have one last long scale naturel semi acoustic BaCH left.
It has a small blemish behind one of the bridge posts. Nothing structural.

[lowend1]

...or you can get in touch with your inner Danny Partridge and buy an Ovation Typhoon III.
http://www.larkstreetmusic.com/stock.html

[rexdiablo]

Whoa, that looks awesome! How are these? I've put hands on one of Denis' BaCH's, and liked it, but I didn't spend a ton of time with it. Also, would getting it shipped to the US be crazy expensive or time intense?

Also, anybody familiar with the Hagstrom Vikings? Looks to be one cheap on TB at the moment...

I have one last long scale naturel semi acoustic BaCH left.
It has a small blemish behind one of the bridge posts. Nothing structural.

[rexdiablo]

...or you can get in touch with your inner Danny Partridge and buy an Ovation Typhoon III.
http://www.larkstreetmusic.com/stock.html

No, no. LAURIE is the Partridge I'd like to touch!

[Basvarken]

Whoa, that looks awesome! How are these? I've put hands on one of Denis' BaCH's, and liked it, but I didn't spend a ton of time with it. Also, would getting it shipped to the US be crazy expensive or time intense?

Time intensive, no not really. Three days door to door.
But expensive, yes I'm afraid so. Shipping would be € 200 (± 233 USD)
The bass itself is € 300 (± 350 USD)

[rexdiablo]

Time intensive, no not really. Three days door to door.
But expensive, yes I'm afraid so. Shipping would be € 200 (± 233 USD)
The bass itself is € 300 (± 350 USD)

Oof! Still seems a better deal than much of what's out there, if it's a good player. Anybody played with the BaCH? How does the single pickup model compare to the double? And how would this compare to something like a Midtown, Artcore, Gretsch hollow body, Verythin, or a Casady? A lot of these choices are being driven by looks- not the most important thing, but with so little chance to put my hands on them it's SOMETHING to latch onto...

[Basvarken]

Here's a few pictures of details which I think you should check out:

The blemish at the bridge post. The top layer of the plywood top chipped when I drilled the hole for the insert. It's just the top layer and I glued it back and put some transparent lacquer over it. But it remains visible.



The bridge is rather high on it's feet. That has to do with the neck angle, which has appeared to be different with each single bass of this series. Some needed the bridge so high that I had to cut new saddles. This one in the pic is still okay (IMHO) with the original saddles.


At the neck joint the guys of BaCH obviously were a bit too enthousiastic with sanding the neck joint flush.
In a small part it shows the second layer of the plywood side.



The fretboard is one  of the best looking pieces of rosewood I've seen on these models. However there is no certificate. This bass was built long before the whole CITES misery.



The back is beautiful too



The neck is mahogany with a scarf headstock construction.



The bass weighs 4,2 kilograms

[Dave W]

Oof! Still seems a better deal than much of what's out there, if it's a good player. Anybody played with the BaCH? How does the single pickup model compare to the double? And how would this compare to something like a Midtown, Artcore, Gretsch hollow body, Verythin, or a Casady? A lot of these choices are being driven by looks- not the most important thing, but with so little chance to put my hands on them it's SOMETHING to latch onto...

I've played a 2014 Midtown, it sounded great. It's long scale and semi-hollow though.

[uwe]

It's a chambered solid body, not a hollow-body in the classic laminated top sense. Not as responsive and harmonics-rich as an ES 335 Bass for instance, that sounds "fresher". Of course, the pups of the Memphis-produced ES 335 Bass are in a different league too. All that said, the Midtown sounds fine for what it is.