NBD (almost)!!! Bluesman Vintage custom build is ready to go.

[Type-55]

Is there a BV Club on TB?

 

[Killing Floor]

That looks amazing! Bet it sounds as good as it looks. Enjoy in good health.

 

[AMJBASS]

Indeed! They say tone is in the fingers. I bought the same bass as Jacob. They wouldn't sell me his fingers.

A great bass can help make one a better player. I'm half wishing I didn't just buy a Sadowsky. These basses are just too cool.

 

[Emperor Elite]

It takes a lot of freakin' nerve to post something on here that is so awesome!! I used to think that the builds they have done with the Tbird pickups on a J body were about as good as you could get. But, this a whole other level of cool, especially with the Lollars! I hesitate to ask about the headstock, but is it Tele style?

TB - what color is it? Is it surf green? Looks like faded sonic blue? I like it.

 

[tb-player]

TB - what color is it? Is it surf green? Looks like faded sonic blue? I like it.

It's surf green. The photos don't do it justice. It's beautiful.

 

[tb-player]

Due to some unforeseen circumstances, I may not be keeping this bass. We’ll see. Hopefully it works out for the best.

Update: in case anyone is interested, looks like I’m keeping it, but sending it back to Bluesman for some changes. I’ll explain more in a later post. For now, I’m glad it worked out.

 

[Huw Phillips]

Sorry to hear that your not able to keep it a stunning bass glws

 

[Simon Fretless]

I've posted about this bass a couple of times as it's been built. It appears it will soon be on its way from Spring Hill, TN into my loving arms. I am SOOOO hype for this bass!!

Bluesman Vintage Guitars
Deville T2
Alder body/Rosewood fingerboard
Lollar Thunderbird pickups
Stacked concentric pots


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NICE! You are going to have a blast playing that bass!

 

[TH63]

The bee's knees

 

[tb-player]

I played this bass tonight at my church for the Sunday service taping. It killed!! Amazing tone. And the fretwork is stellar. Only downside is the bass is just north of 10lb & my shoulder was feeling it after a couple of hours. I'm working with Bluesman Vintage to reduce the weight & also slim down the profile on the jazz neck a bit more. What a great company to deal with. They truly stand behind their product.

 

[AMJBASS]

Nice! Glad you're keeping it. It seems like the kind of thing you'd regret moving. Are they going to chamber it a bit?

 

[tb-player]

Nice! Glad you're keeping it. It seems like the kind of thing you'd regret moving. Are they going to chamber it a bit?

We talked about that, but after weighing options, he’s cutting a new body out of a lighter weight wood. He works a lot with swamp cypress and white pine for guitar/bass bodies. White pine is a good lightweight alternative & should open up the upper-mids a bit. Those Lollar t-bird pickups are pretty dark so it may work out for the best. Fingers crossed!

 

[5StringBlues]

Man I could shuffle off to Buffalo on that bad boy, very nice!

 

[tb-player]

Man I could shuffle off to Buffalo on that bad boy, very nice!

I played it last night & one of the guitar players said, “That thing looks like a ‘55 Coupe de Ville!” It’s definitely a head-turner.

 

[mrm56]

We talked about that, but after weighing options, he’s cutting a new body out of a lighter weight wood. He works a lot with swamp cypress and white pine for guitar/bass bodies. White pine is a good lightweight alternative & should open up the upper-mids a bit. Those Lollar t-bird pickups are pretty dark so it may work out for the best. Fingers crossed!

lollar's dark? just curious, what value pots/cap are in it?
i have a lollar t equipped bass that's not what i'd consider dark at all.

 

[jamesblue]

Looks great; how does the body compare to a standard P bass; the Bluesman looks a little smaller; is the body similar to a 51 style?