a New Breed...

[davidseidel]

Well just for interest here is a 2002 bass hand made by Melbourne (Australia) luthier Ben Puglisi. It plays easy and sounds very good - full, even and and mellow.

[Greg Vartian-Foss]

that's a nice looking bass. It would be great if people have pictures of these great new basses and pictures of their makers as well!

[davidseidel]

Guess what? I don't have his photo .... but you can look at some of his basses:
http://www.benedictgpuglisi.com/gallery/horizons.html

[carlopetro]

Any thoughts on current European or Canadian bass makers?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by carlopetro

Any thoughts on current European or Canadian bass makers?

Which ones? Assuming we are talking about individual makers and not brands or shops.

Pick a Bass or two or three by a maker, post it here and discuss it rather than taking blind shots at random Basses.

Kai Arvi is a nice maker in Canada as well as Jim Hamm and Lamario. For Europe, pick a country!

[carlopetro]

Yes, I have made my inquiry a little too broad I realize now.

Concerning current Canadian makers then; it seems that Canadians are creating very elaborate basses. With the adjustable necks of Jim Ham and Brock Radelet or the magifisicant scrolls of Mario Lamarre. I have never heard or played any of these basses but wondering how then would compare to instruments currently made in the USA or other parts of the world. Just how do Canadian basses rank among others? Of course I’m curious as I am a Canadian!


And although Jacques Gagnon no longer lives in Canada, it seems that his basses are among our most known. And yes Kai Avri is among our most known/popular as well.

How much experience do you have with Canadian basses?

Thx

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by carlopetro

Yes, I have made my inquiry a little too broad I realize now.

Concerning current Canadian makers then; it seems that Canadians are creating very elaborate basses. With the adjustable necks of Jim Ham and Brock Radelet or the magifisicant scrolls of Mario Lamarre. I have never heard or played any of these basses but wondering how then would compare to instruments currently made in the USA or other parts of the world. Just how do Canadian basses rank among others? Of course I’m curious as I am a Canadian!


And although Jacques Gagnon no longer lives in Canada, it seems that his basses are among our most known. And yes Kai Avri is among our most known/popular as well.

How much experience do you have with Canadian basses?

Thx

Well, I have heard/seen (maybe played one of them briefly) 2 Arvi basses and they were nice for a new sounding Bass, better than average. I also saw one of Hamm's basses at the VSA here in PA 2 years ago. A guy performed a solo on it in a small room. The Bass did not have a very big sound but was beautifully made. Maybe the sound was the room or the Bass or a bit of both.

My experience is limited to that unless others have slipped my mind, sorry.