Epson or Gibson?

I heard Epson makes a 5 string bass that looks just like a Gibson but it's cheaper.... should I?

I heard Alembic makes printers , also

Epi's not what it used to be... but if you're willing to do a little reverse-engineering and upgrading, they can turn into nice instruments...

bapu

Jonbouy


4 strings is where it's at.

But 5 is a GAS.

Are we talking "noble" gasses, or something a bit more... common?  

No.
Get Michael Pedulla to build you a bass.

Bapu, thanks for changing your offline avatar. That circle was drivin' me crazy. :)

i have a schecter 5 string...i use the low b string when my 7-string ibanez is in B.  well. the 7 string is always in B, but i ignore it a lot and tune E to D. thus dropped D tuning..ignoring the B..but i write songs in B too , its so low and deep...Korn turned me on to that style but they tune to A, and that is where i draw the line..

 A = NO way...

coal chamber plays in B...but they tune in this crazy dropped B. I do standard chords..love the sound it makes...

many many uses, easy to ignore the string for me.  a lot of 6 stringers won't agree but i've had them so long i have trouble playing a 6 string.

mike_mccue


Is that the custom builder named Michael who baou has the endorsement deal with?

LOL... you a funny, funny......Pedulla Bass.

mike_mccue


:-)

I know of Pedulla.... but I think I'd try to get one of yours first.

:-)

Man....I didn't expect that. I'm almost speachless...and definately humbled.
I have a guitar to build for one of our friends here and starting as soon as
I finish the bass which I'm hoping to be sending first week of March.
Build time seems to be around three+ months.
If you don't mind the wait....I'd be honored. It'll give us planning time too.
 
I should have known you'd know of him.
John Page was my inspiration to build a guitar and Michael Pedulla is
the guy I look at when I think of bass. You may see, hopefully see, some of him
in the bass build. Of course I can't even see his tail lights....yet. Bapu will
let me know if I'm even on the same road.
John Page contacted me again! He gave me a big thumbs up on my guitar!
Naturally I went into momentary shock....
 
PM me and start letting me know about the "things" about basses you like.

Jonbouy


Now there's something I'd like to see.

A Mike McCue specified bass guitar built by Spacey.

Never mind an Ep son of Gibson, that would truly be an artwork I reckon.

I'm already dreaming up some kind of a Tele/Esquire shape 6 string guitar, with a semi body and straight through neck for myself.

I'm convinced it would be so sexy it would inspire me to learn to play it.

You know Jon....I got a beautiful picture of a castle in England from a very talented Englishman...I checked on
shipping to England after I received that picture and shipping wasn't a big deal (to me).
My personal plans that I shouldn't be sharing could expand, easily. I may not be able to go to England and have a mug with my friends (like some lucky cat I know) but I sure can send a reason for them to down some mugs!!
You know were I'm reached.
 

You know were I'm reached.

Indeed!...

   I'm also on the list for a Spacey Tele.