Fretless Europa shaped custom 06C13595

Started by FC Bass, March 05, 2009, 09:58:25 AM

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FC Bass

Check, I get lots of questions about how heavy my bass is :-)
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'83 Spoiler
'88 Spoiler
'99 Orion 5 fretless
'10 Elan 5
'23 Series II Europa 5

jazzyvee

Heavy in tone or weight :-)
 
Jazzyvee
The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
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FC Bass

Must be tone, at 3955 gram, (8.7 lbs) it's my lightest (in weight) Alembic :-)
Damaged Justice, Dutch 'tallica tribute: Facebook, Youtube

'83 Spoiler
'88 Spoiler
'99 Orion 5 fretless
'10 Elan 5
'23 Series II Europa 5

FC Bass

I just joined my Dad's band (no april fools here) :-)  
I recorded along one of their tracks with my fretless for practice: mp3 direct download
Damaged Justice, Dutch 'tallica tribute: Facebook, Youtube

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'88 Spoiler
'99 Orion 5 fretless
'10 Elan 5
'23 Series II Europa 5

cozmik_cowboy

Nice playing, Flip!  What's your dad playing? (I love playing with my son!)
 
Peter
"Is not Hypnocracy no other than the aspiration to discover the meaning of Hypnocracy?  Have you heard the one about the yellow dog yet?"
St. Dilbert

"If I could explain it in prose, I wouldn't have had to write the song."
Robt. Hunter

sonicus

Flip , Nice work. You made the fretless work in this context. It is nice to hear fretless in rock when it really adds to the common good of the piece of music like you made it work.  Are you using a pick ? if you are that is also innovative for fretless playing.
 
Wolf

jazzboy621

Way to go, Flip!!! BTW!! My Europa is a MONSTER!!!

FC Bass

Thanx!
I just uploaded a slightly improved version (same link)
My Dad plays acoustic guitar, accordeon, Blues Harmonica and he does lead/backing vocals (no lead vocals on this track)
I play fingerstyle on this track, but also use a pick when I play Until it sleeps with my Metallica tribute band.
 
Pat: We need to see (lots of) pictures in the showcase area asap, congrats!
Damaged Justice, Dutch 'tallica tribute: Facebook, Youtube

'83 Spoiler
'88 Spoiler
'99 Orion 5 fretless
'10 Elan 5
'23 Series II Europa 5

FC Bass

This one also has the script added (see here,post Number: 1422
)
This one was a bit trickier... the logo was too low and too far to the right, so I had to fill some holes.
I placed the logo so that the majority of it covers the holes, filled the holes with Maple (Spalted, I got a piece from a friend some years ago) dust and some super glue. Undetectable to the trained (my) eye :-)
 

 
Some day she will also have a collet volume knob, Mica?  
 
(Message edited by fc_spoiler on January 29, 2013)
Damaged Justice, Dutch 'tallica tribute: Facebook, Youtube

'83 Spoiler
'88 Spoiler
'99 Orion 5 fretless
'10 Elan 5
'23 Series II Europa 5

FC Bass

Some day has arrived :-)
Thanx Mica!
 
 
 
Damaged Justice, Dutch 'tallica tribute: Facebook, Youtube

'83 Spoiler
'88 Spoiler
'99 Orion 5 fretless
'10 Elan 5
'23 Series II Europa 5

jazzyvee

The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html

mario_farufyno

Congrats, Flip, this bass is really gorgeous
Not just a bass, this is an Alembic!

FC Bass

:-)
 
Thanx!
 
Jazzy: I also  do reggae with this bass in my new band :-)
Damaged Justice, Dutch 'tallica tribute: Facebook, Youtube

'83 Spoiler
'88 Spoiler
'99 Orion 5 fretless
'10 Elan 5
'23 Series II Europa 5

jazzyvee

Maybe we should collaborate on some reggae versions of  metallica songs. That would be a challenge i think. :-)
 
I think metallica are playing Glastonbury this year.  
Jazzyvee
The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html

FC Bass

:-)
 
I have a Strat here, so we can do 50/50 guitar/bass :-)
 
Or how a about Pass the metal dutchie?  
 
'tallica on Glastonbury: http://youtu.be/L3BSjV0IkWU?t=1m29s :-)
Damaged Justice, Dutch 'tallica tribute: Facebook, Youtube

'83 Spoiler
'88 Spoiler
'99 Orion 5 fretless
'10 Elan 5
'23 Series II Europa 5