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Re: Finsihed the Mark Stanley Design Bass Guitar

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 9:34 pm
by John Parchem
Thanks all for the positive comments.

I think I am going to get a chance to record a real bass player playing it. I will post a link when I have it.

Re: Finsihed the Mark Stanley Design Bass Guitar

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 10:07 pm
by TonyinNYC
G---------------------------------------
D-----------------------------2---------
A---------0-1-2-2/4-5-4-2-0-----4-2-----
E-0-2-3-4-------------------4--------0--

There you go. The part of the song people recognize. Repeat that two, three times and smile.
The back of that bass is so sweet. I really like it.

Re: Finsihed the Mark Stanley Design Bass Guitar

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 12:30 am
by John Parchem
Tony I tried to play it :) instead

I took the bass over to a professional bass player in Seattle. The guitar has a good unamplified sound including a great low E. Overall at least while he played the strings had good balance. He played some amazing sounding notes while playing high on the neck, he said it was the sound one looks for from a fretless instrument.
Listening to a really good base player play the guitar was fun It was amazing to hear the resonance of an acoustic instrument with the bass licks he was playing. He is keeping the guitar for a couple of weeks and is going to use it in a performace with some of his students. So I will get a recording of him playing it.

Re: Finsihed the Mark Stanley Design Bass Guitar

Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 2:31 pm
by jknaster
That is one terrific looking bass guitar. Love to hear the sound clip when it's done.

Re: Finsihed the Mark Stanley Design Bass Guitar

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:39 am
by John Parchem
I sold this bass last week. My first sale of a guitar. I lent him the instrument for a couple of month before it was purchased. He liked because it could hold its own unamplified when he played with a friend with a Martin dread. I did not make a killing. But I more than covered my material costs.

Re: Finsihed the Mark Stanley Design Bass Guitar

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:52 am
by TonyinNYC
Congrats on the sale! Feels pretty good, doesn't it?

Re: Finsihed the Mark Stanley Design Bass Guitar

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:24 am
by Tim Benware
Ahh yes, that first sale is almost as sweet as hearing the first notes on that first guitar (but not quite):)