Panormo School Basses..

[Eric Swanson]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Eric, thanks for the great mention but, you played the Hawkes Panormo 'copy', the Concert model. Not the Panormo School English Bass. That was still up at Arnold till just a few days ago. If you liked the bottom on the Hawkes, you would die for the bottom on the Panormo.

I used it last night. The sound is so rich and smooth that I think for me at least, the extra size is worth the stretch. I will start working with this bass practicing for my next concert in April. The low end cushion is about as thick as it gets. The upper register is not at all dry like many English basses are. It's sweet and rich with plenty of volume as well. Feels more Italian to me than English in some ways.

Ah well, yet one more time when I was mistaken...

I lost count, its happened so many times.

Frankly, I can't even imagine what the real thing sounds/feels like. The copy was pretty amazing, in its own right...