How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string bass
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 4:12 pm
That's simply beautiful! Body shape reminds me of a vintage Rick Combo guitar.
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Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 4:17 pm
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 4:25 pm
http://www.nelsoninstruments.com/instru ... ilettante/
Comes in pink, too. For that price, can I get a hard case, too?
Comes in pink, too. For that price, can I get a hard case, too?
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:35 pm
Sometime back I started following this guy on Facebook.
Small batch, handmade guitars, which might explain the high prices a bit. Hard to build a budget guitar in the US these days. The Combo style guitars look particularly interesting, but I'm worried those rosewood boards would feel like a cheap Epi or something.
Small batch, handmade guitars, which might explain the high prices a bit. Hard to build a budget guitar in the US these days. The Combo style guitars look particularly interesting, but I'm worried those rosewood boards would feel like a cheap Epi or something.
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:52 am
IMO, that's a very reasonable price.
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:10 am
That's a good shape for a short scale Ric bass. Maybe someone in Santa Ana is seeing this.
I like that the upper body wing is Combo-style and the bottom horn is 325-style. I like their choice of headstock shape and logo (not emulating Ric's TRC), and the Shadow-esque black position markers.
The knots in the wood, I could live without.
I like that the upper body wing is Combo-style and the bottom horn is 325-style. I like their choice of headstock shape and logo (not emulating Ric's TRC), and the Shadow-esque black position markers.
The knots in the wood, I could live without.
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:46 pm
The pickup spacing is very interesting. Not a fan of the knotty wood, but several other finishes look very nice (except that pink).
Not that I'm in the market, but I'm more drawn to the guitars.
Not that I'm in the market, but I'm more drawn to the guitars.
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 4:30 pm
Pickup spacing looks like a 4005.
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:42 pm
I have one. The only maple necked one. It's wonderful. Absolutely quality craftsmanship.
Mine is the purple one on his website. I ordered it custom from him.
Mine is the purple one on his website. I ordered it custom from him.
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 8:52 am
I LOVE six-string basses. Too bad about the trademark infringe...
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 10:03 am
Tulip shape? Really?kennyhowes wrote:I LOVE six-string basses. Too bad about the trademark infringe...
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:24 am
I assume so.
JH?
JH?
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:02 pm
Here's another "Ric bass that was never built": Waterstone Meaden, sort of a 330F bass.
I wish RIC had built one. In Blueboy
I wish RIC had built one. In Blueboy
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:20 pm
The Tulip and Combo bodies are not protected. viewtopic.php?f=5&t=373101 JH made some cryptic comments last July in a previous Nelson thread but it's been over a year and they're still around.kennyhowes wrote:I LOVE six-string basses. Too bad about the trademark infringe...
Re: How about that... Nelson 'Dilettante' 30-1/2", 6-string
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:18 am
Sorry, but the pickguard looks off on that bass. Like a fat man with a short tie.ilan wrote:Here's another "Ric bass that was never built": Waterstone Meaden, sort of a 330F bass.