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dnburgess
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Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 543
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 5:22 pm:   Edit Post

I thought you might like to see some shots of our new store - and in prime position, the Alembic department.
dnburgess
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Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 544
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 5:32 pm:   Edit Post

dnburgess
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Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 545
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 5:38 pm:   Edit Post

olieoliver
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Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 1842
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 5:42 pm:   Edit Post

Very cool. I love the Logo too. It would make a great T-shirt.

I'd buy one.

OO
ampeglb100
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Username: ampeglb100

Post Number: 158
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 5:53 pm:   Edit Post

Man, if I lived down under that black Rogue would be mine!

Andy
artswork99
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Username: artswork99

Post Number: 347
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 7:12 pm:   Edit Post

David,
Nice looking store.
Great Alembic offering!
Best of things with your new venture.

Those pictures are incredible, great optimizing!
Obtaining that height and width while staying under 150KB and real nice clean shots.

Best,
Art
tbrannon
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Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 729
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 7:52 pm:   Edit Post

Andy,

I agree with you on that black Rogue- I had to physically restrain myself several times when I was living in NZ. I came *this* close to calling David, but was looking for a 5 at the time.
dnburgess
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Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 546
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 8:03 pm:   Edit Post

OO - how about this.


Just go to www.cafepress.com/basspeople
dnburgess
Senior Member
Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 547
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 8:06 pm:   Edit Post

Art - thanks for the kind words.

I can't claim to be an optimisation guru - I just use "Save for web" in Photoshop Elements - max compression, then dial down the image size until its under 150k. The shots were, however, taken by a professional photographer.
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 1742
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 4:12 am:   Edit Post

Nice looking store david. Need any more assistants?

I like the look of the T shirts too. Think I'll be ordering shortly ;-)

Graeme
dnburgess
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Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 548
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 4:42 am:   Edit Post

Graeme - the commute could be a killer for you.
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 1743
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 4:46 am:   Edit Post

I certainly wouldn't manage it on my pushbike ;-)
eligilam
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Username: eligilam

Post Number: 104
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 5:10 am:   Edit Post

My two favorites are the Excel and the Ric in the window.
3rd_ray
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Username: 3rd_ray

Post Number: 26
Registered: 2-2008
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 5:34 am:   Edit Post

I like that Excel too... is that Wenge on top?
dannobasso
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Username: dannobasso

Post Number: 736
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 5:46 am:   Edit Post

Wish we had a store like that in Joisey! May you have every success.
dnburgess
Senior Member
Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 549
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 5:47 am:   Edit Post

No - the Excel is coco bolo.
dnburgess
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Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 550
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 5:59 am:   Edit Post



(Message edited by dnburgess on April 25, 2008)
dnburgess
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Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 551
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 6:11 am:   Edit Post

Here's a better shot of the Excel.
bracheen
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Username: bracheen

Post Number: 1352
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 6:11 am:   Edit Post

I call dibs on the Fender VI! What's the exchange rate on Australian vs. US dollars these days?
dnburgess
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Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 552
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 6:19 am:   Edit Post

Since you insist...a couple more photos

dnburgess
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Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 553
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 6:23 am:   Edit Post

jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 1745
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 6:26 am:   Edit Post

Your store looks like a bass players heaven David. All the right gear that we can only dream of trying out up here. Please move it to Edinburgh. I could spend weeks in there;-)

graeme
pauldo
Junior
Username: pauldo

Post Number: 47
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 3:25 pm:   Edit Post

cool stuff - the 8-string spider bass would be my first grab!

Last time I was in Sydney I bought a digiridoo from Digi Beat(?) right close to where the ferry runs up to Manly. Real nice lady there gave me tips on the circular breathing,,,, took tons of practice - then finally I stopped 'thinking' about it and it came!

Got some John Butler Trio, Yothu Yindi and David Hudson cd's from a shop in Manly,,, best trip I ever made was Down Under. Got engaged in the Cairns night market, snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef, went up to Darwin (went to Twin Falls), then down to Sydney... I want to go back and do Ayers Rock.

Sorry about the ramblin', its Friday and I feel good!
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 6484
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 5:43 pm:   Edit Post

Let's see; you went to Sydney and got a flute, went to a shop in Manly and got some CD's, went to a market in Cairns and got engaged, went to Darwin and .. whoa, back up, they have a market where you can get engaged?

Great store David!!
pauldo
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Username: pauldo

Post Number: 48
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 6:52 am:   Edit Post

:-D
Actually you could do just about anything at the market.
fish
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Username: fish

Post Number: 63
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 11:37 am:   Edit Post

As fate will have it, I was in David's store about 3 weeks ago. Great store!!!!

I don't know if you recall me, but I was the obnoxious American fellow. : )
briant
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Username: briant

Post Number: 172
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 7:07 pm:   Edit Post

You've got at least 2 Ritters in there as well... *drool*
mike13
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Username: mike13

Post Number: 13
Registered: 11-2007
Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 5:36 pm:   Edit Post

Well done Dave,looks great I'll drop in nrxt time I'm down
dnburgess
Senior Member
Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 555
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 4:59 am:   Edit Post

Thanks for all the good vibes everyone. We've really tried hard to create "bass heaven".
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364

Post Number: 2248
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 5:59 am:   Edit Post

Very nice, David! Looks like a hi-fi store more than a music store (that's a compliment, Mate!).

Cheers,

Kevin
dnburgess
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Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 556
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 2:36 pm:   Edit Post

Kevin - well spotted. I worked in a hifi store while in high school and university. So it always struck me how much better most good hifi stores were at presenting their products than most music stores.

That was also the inspiration for the patch bay in our amp room. There is over 600 metres of hifi grade speaker cable running through the walls and ceiling, which connects every amp and speaker to a patch bay. So you can try any combination without having to rearrange the store.
kmh364
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Username: kmh364

Post Number: 2249
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 4:31 am:   Edit Post

David,

No worries, Mate! You should be very proud. I spent a lot of my youth (and adulthood) in many a hi-fi den of inequity as well, LOL!

My only problem with your fine establishment is that it's a H*ll of a drive from New Jersey to Sydney, LOL! I could certainly use a nice place like that to shop instead of Garbage Center or Sam's A**. The little guys just can't compete, and most of the few that are still around survive on giving lessons and/or performing repairs. The stores themselves more resemble a thrift (second-hand) store more than a hi-fi shop, unfortunately. I usually end up buying on the web just to avoid the unpleasantness of the "music supermarket" chains, and the local little guys that used to get all my dosh have all but dried-up or have no stock to speak of (only $100-$400 Asian-made stuff).

Bets of luck...looks like you have a real winner there!

Cheers,

Kevin
jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 1171
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 11:54 am:   Edit Post

I've always been curious about Ritter basses but never seen on in the flesh nor consciously heard one.
What are they like?

I think they look pretty fantastic.
Jazzyvee
dnburgess
Senior Member
Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 557
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 2:39 pm:   Edit Post

Kevin - we are certainly trying to give people reasons to come to us rather than a big chain or via the net. Hopefully there are enough people like you in Sydney to make the concept viable.

Jazzy - Ritters look, play and sound great - kind of like Alembic but different. Very versatile electronics - all bolt on necks. But a key reason I committed to Ritter was Jens Ritter himself. His passion is reminiscent of our friends in Santa Rosa. He is also an Alembic fan.
richardloz
Junior
Username: richardloz

Post Number: 31
Registered: 1-2008
Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 5:55 am:   Edit Post

I am coming to Sydney from Perth this Thursday, and I sure hope I find the time to come and pay your shop a visit. I know I am going to be busy right across the weekend, but will really have to try to squeeze a little cab trip in from the city I think.

Cheers

Richard
dnburgess
Senior Member
Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 558
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 6:59 am:   Edit Post

Hope you can make it in. We just got a huge shipment of Epifani, Schroeder, Acme.

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