Bass Porn

HannahWalker · January 8, 2020, 7:56pm

Oh, the gates to heaven!

terb · January 8, 2020, 8:27pm

Chowny Retrovibe Vantage : an offset interpretation of the 4003. I’m not a big fan of the pickup choice (WTF ?!) but I’m absolutly in love with the body shape. Also I find the headstock shape works well with this Fenderized Ricken shape. and I like the mapple fretboard.

joergkutter · January 8, 2020, 10:45pm

I hear good things about Chowny basses, but please talk to me before you decide to order one @terb! I can tell you a story about Chowny, the company…

terb · January 8, 2020, 11:05pm

yeah @joergkutter you already told too much, please continue ! I have to know

faamecanic · January 9, 2020, 12:38am

OK gotta repost… the almost $8,000 Fodera

faamecanic · January 9, 2020, 12:40am

No kidding…first thing I thought it was a Rick…then no…a Fender… no a Stingray (pickups)… WTF…lol

howard · January 9, 2020, 2:03am

Actually I kind of like it with those giant humbuckers.

eric.kiser · January 9, 2020, 2:43am

Is Chowny the one you’re still waiting for?

howard · January 9, 2020, 2:51am

cough his “friend”

joergkutter · January 9, 2020, 6:39am

So, yeah, kinda all of the above

Latest projected delivery date: some time around March 15

At this point, it is mostly stubbornness keeping me going… and I didn’t even know I had that much of it in me

ChrisThomason · January 9, 2020, 3:32pm

Not going to lie. I’m not a tat person and don’t actually have a single one. But your avatar could appear on my body some time in my life.

howard · January 9, 2020, 4:09pm

Hah! Yeah it would make a good one.

terb · January 9, 2020, 9:59pm

I have kept some nice bass pictures on my computer. I wanted to share with you the ones I find the most interesting for various reasons (no particular order).

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ChrisThomason · January 9, 2020, 10:13pm

Remember downloading pics before broadband? You’d spend all night just waiting for it to display below the neck…

terb · January 9, 2020, 10:17pm

it did not change much where I live

ChrisThomason · January 10, 2020, 1:59am

Yeah I somehow missed the pic of that beauty earlier today. HOLY COW!!! The four most iconic basses IMO all got together and had the most perfect love child!!!

Never have I achieved such highs and lows for the same bass in such a short period of time. It hurts my soul that this is the company you’ve been waiting on so long. On the bright side if I order it now, I should get it about as long as I’ve been waiting to buy a Stingray (20yrs). lol

joergkutter · January 10, 2020, 10:24am

To be fair: I guess they are doing OK on the Retrovibes (AFAIK); I had ordered one of their latest designs (NT4), which then ran into a SNAFU with their wood suppliers…

PeteP · January 10, 2020, 1:57pm

They are exhibiting at the Bass Show in Manchester at the end of March. Maybe you could pop over and have a chat with them face-to-face. I’ll meet you there and be the ‘muscle’ standing behind you. They won’t know I’m not all muscle.

joergkutter · January 10, 2020, 2:09pm

Tempting!! If I still don’t have the bass by the end of March, I might do that!!

Stephen Chown isn’t the smallest of fellows either, however

PeteP · January 10, 2020, 2:15pm

If you (or anybody else for that matter) did come over I’d make an extra effort to be there - if I hadn’t already made a plan. Which I probably will. You never know; perhaps if they knew you were heading over they might push one through production for you: gesture of goodwill and saving them shipping hassles.