4005 facsimile-final shots

shadowcastaz · July 21, 2009, 10:41:45 AM

I smell road trip !! :mrgreen:Company store maybe ?!!

drbassman · July 21, 2009, 10:46:45 AM

Quote from: shadowcastaz on July 21, 2009, 10:41:45 AM
I smell road trip !! :mrgreen:Company store maybe ?!!

Hey, you never know! I'd love to see their facility and I do get down that way periodically!

Barklessdog · July 24, 2009, 08:17:41 AM

Just saw this on a Tremolo Site I belong to-

drbassman · July 24, 2009, 08:56:52 AM

Wow, very cool. Someon else is just as crazy as I am! That's really beautiful! I'm not a big tremolo fan, but that bass is killer.

Quote from: Barklessdog on July 24, 2009, 08:17:41 AM
Just saw this on a Tremolo Site I belong to-

drbassman · July 24, 2009, 08:58:42 AM

Hey, where is that site? Are there more pics? I'd love to see the rest of that bass.

Dave W · July 24, 2009, 09:10:20 AM

No offense to that builder, but with that big heavy clunky looking trem I'll bet it wouldn't sound good to my ears.

drbassman · July 24, 2009, 10:49:23 AM

I was thinking the same thing Dave. I've never cared for trems on basses for looks or sound. I noticed too the neck heel is pretty wide and not near what an original 4005 had. Mine's about 2.25" and it has access all the way to the top fret, unreal! Very easy to play with short fingers. When I retire, I'm thinking of building some custom basses with the same neck set up. I love the look and ease of playing.

Quote from: Dave W on July 24, 2009, 09:10:20 AM
No offense to that builder, but with that big heavy clunky looking trem I'll bet it wouldn't sound good to my ears.

Barklessdog · July 24, 2009, 12:10:26 PM

Quote from: drbassman on July 24, 2009, 08:58:42 AM
Hey, where is that site? Are there more pics? I'd love to see the rest of that bass.

the bass
http://basstremfanatics.forumotion.net/tell-us-about-you-f2/another-new-person-t77.htm

The forum
http://basstremfanatics.forumotion.net/forum.htm

You guys might remember Eric from the old Pit? He was a long time Pit member. He has always been a Kahler user / abuser (like myself) and ran the Kahler Forum for a while. Kahler closed the forum, so Eric started his own place for the handful of open minded bass players. There are only 19 registered abusers!

Dave W · July 24, 2009, 05:09:25 PM

Open minded? No, I won't go there.

Yes, I remember Eric.

Doesn't matter that there are only 19 users as long as you have something in common to discuss.

drbassman · July 27, 2009, 05:38:43 AM

Hey, we're open minded as long as you agree with us!

Freuds_Cat · July 27, 2009, 07:37:23 AM

John I'm open minded about you using it, just quite closed minded if I have to.

drbassman · July 31, 2009, 07:07:50 AM

Really, my problem is I'm a minimalist. I don't care for or use tone controls, one pickup is typically enought for me, I don't care for pre amps, power batteries or fancy circuits in my basses and "less is more" in my little self-centered world! I also don't play anything that would fit with a trem as far as I know. But, that's not to say is doesn;t have a place in the bass world because it does. Just as much as a 5 or 8-stringer does. Just a matter of taste!

Highlander · August 03, 2009, 03:48:25 PM

Who needs tremolo when you can fretlessalo...