NBD: Tom Clement Fretless 4 string

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bhunt1
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NBD: Tom Clement Fretless 4 string

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I ordered this a few months ago and it arrived today. It is fabulous! Specs: alder body, claro walnut top, 5 piece maple neck with padauk strings, and an unlined katalox fingerboard. Norstrand Np4a and Big Split pickups. Passive electonics VVT. It is very responsive to touch, dynamic and articulate. It is going to expose all the flaws in my technique :) Pics:
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Fantastic! Congrats!
I have always liked Clements designs.
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Wow! Just wow!
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That's a real artist's tool right there :o
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Looks good enough to eat. Congrats on that beautiful bass.
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Oooooowhee, that is something! I dig that out of the way control layout.
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Thanks everyone. A quality instrument makes you want to play more and then hopefully better :)
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Beautiful! Very tasty and understated. I love it! :)
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Made a brief vid of this bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHvzNFfkV0k
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Beautiful. I can almost feel the mwah vibrating off of it.
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Thanks it is so comfortable and fun to play :)
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bhunt1 wrote:Made a brief vid of this bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHvzNFfkV0k


Sounds great! And, you're grooving, Man - well done! :)
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Sounds and looks wunnerful! Congrats!!
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