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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:01 am
by jwr2
I am thinking of selling the bass that Paul used to start this thread ...
http://www.3dentourage.com/425/fender-bird.htm ... I may be moving and I have too much stuff to move ...
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:01 am
by apollo11
Jeff,
Here is a solution: pack the basses for the move.....don't pack the rug or the couch!!
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:09 pm
by jwr2
I sold 4 basses including the above mentioned Fenderbird ... I am trying to get to where I own less than 10 basses ...
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:32 am
by 12stringbassist
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:14 am
by jingle_jangle
It certainly deserves a place somewhere for resurrecting this thread, Ian!
I own a 12-string Hamer as well, but it's one of the more angular models, a CH-12.I've also got a Waterstone Tom Petersson model in red/yellow burst that sees more use than the Hamer. It's a killer guitar and better balanced than the Hamer because of a heavier and larger LP-style body.
Back to best-looking. Your Hamer is well-proportioned and well-finished, with great attention to detail and (judging from mine) excellent playability, too.
If I had to numerically rate it:
Aesthetics: 7.5
Quality: 9 (this is an American-made bass, too)
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:29 am
by henry5
What about this? Hope I'm ok copying and posting this....stunning IMHO.
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:31 am
by jingle_jangle
A beauty in the classic style, in a most unusual color for a jazzbox...
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:10 am
by henry5
Indeed! I was looking for a natural one, but this came up first and I thought it was rather nice, if unconventional....
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:18 am
by dale_fortune
Just a little FYI: Fender Rosewood Teles, Necks and Bodies, even the solid ones with the Maple cross section, were all made from East Indian RW. The only Brasilian RW ever used was for fingerboards in the 50's/early 60's for a short time. These all had a thick poly finish.
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:31 am
by jingle_jangle
Yeah, I was looking at that part of the thread, too, Dale. I must've had Brasil on the brain when I wrote that. Thanks for clarifying.
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:40 am
by dale_fortune
There's no place like home..there's no place like home...oh Auntie Emh
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:04 pm
by doctorwho
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:15 pm
by johneek
Shaun,
Is that guitar one of those from the Chinery Blue collection?
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:26 pm
by dale_fortune
It looks to be a Jimmy D'Aquisto taught by the Master D'Angelico
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:04 am
by johneek
Here is a link that explains the Chinery Blue Collection. It was based on, and inspired by a a blue Centura Deluxe crafted by D'Aquisto, successor to John D'Angelico.
http://scottymoore.net/blueguitars.html
