Pasta Primavera anyone?

chromium · April 17, 2008, 04:52:36 PM

Nice! I forget- is that one 34" scale? Look forward to hearing it if you have time to record something.

Barklessdog · April 17, 2008, 07:15:04 PM

I don't think I will I have a full plate this weekend ands if I do get anytime I am going to work on the blueshawk.

I was volunteered to work on my son's prom night after part!

uwe · April 18, 2008, 03:48:26 AM

Well, there is no rush, John. No need to ship this to me next week, hang on to it for another week if you like. And if you are man enough to withstand the corrupting force of black hardware!

uwe · April 18, 2008, 09:02:46 AM

Quote from: chromium on April 17, 2008, 04:52:36 PM
Nice! I forget- is that one 34" scale? Look forward to hearing it if you have time to record something.

Yup, long scale. Come the nineties nothing less than long scale left Nashville with the exception of the medium scale one-off Super 400 acoustic bass I have. Not until the intoduction of the SG RI mid of this decade did Gibson "downscale" again. Phil Jones, the maker of the Primavera, thought all short scale basses toys.

Dave W · April 18, 2008, 09:21:20 AM

When you first linked to the auction I wondered if this was a Phil Jones prototype. Then I noticed that the neck pickup was closer to the neck than on production models of the 90s. That's a dead giveaway. All of his prototypes we've seen were that way.

Chris P. · April 19, 2008, 07:13:21 AM

It's great the backside of the headstock says: 'Prototype'. Rob's April Fool's G4 was closer to the reality than I thought!

uwe · April 25, 2008, 09:52:13 AM

Nudge, nudge, John, we haven't heard anything about how it sounds ... have you plugged it yet?

Uwe

Barklessdog · April 25, 2008, 01:17:34 PM

Trying now then off to Germany today or tomorrow!

Barklessdog · April 25, 2008, 03:51:13 PM

When I tried the bass and was kind of an underwhelming experience- Sorry Uwe

First off the neck needs adjustment and has some upper fret buzz- which should be easy to fix, I dont have the tool.

You know how some basses when unplugged sparkle or ring? Well this one is kind of dead sounding, a bit muffled.

It could be the strings?

They are roundwounds

Plugged in the same issue is present when played. It's sound is not horrible but not great. The Bartolini's seem a bit sterile and the bass does not have a lot of warmth. It seemed best to played with a pic to my progish ears, with the bridge pickup dialed in, you can get a Ric like sound.

To tell you the truth your faded LP sounded a lot better to me. It had a ringing warm tone. This one does not have either.

It is a beautifully crafted bass though, and maybe it will sound a lot better with new strings, a good setup and through a nice tube amp.

Sorry for the uninspired review, just how it sounded to me

Chris P. · April 26, 2008, 03:57:21 AM

Well, new strings can do a lot...

Uwe's a pick player, the bass is beautifully crafted, so that are two positive things already. And a 'terile sound'. I guess German people like that?

Barklessdog · April 26, 2008, 04:39:58 AM

It could also be I am used to basses being either maple ( bright) or mahogany (warm), which it does not sound like either.

Dave W · April 26, 2008, 07:59:46 AM

Could be the sound of the Barts and the active circuit more than the wood.

OldManC · April 27, 2008, 11:30:53 AM

Quote from: Dave W on April 26, 2008, 07:59:46 AM
Could be the sound of the Barts and the active circuit more than the wood.

That's what I was thinking. Uwe could always replace the guts with something that would work better. It would be easy enough to put the originals back in if he ever wanted to sell it, and in the meantime he'd have a bass he could actually use (assuming he can't find a use usable tone with what's there).

Chris P. · April 27, 2008, 12:27:13 PM

Maybe it is said in the auction thread, but what kinda wood is it?

Dave W · April 27, 2008, 01:35:49 PM

The wood is primavera. Thus the thread title.