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benson_murrensun
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Username: benson_murrensun

Post Number: 302
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 1:18 pm:   Edit Post

One-piece instruments apparently made out of Unobtainium. Or maybe Sustainium.
http://www.aristidesinstruments.com/home

(Message edited by Benson_Murrensun on July 08, 2010)
elwoodblue
Senior Member
Username: elwoodblue

Post Number: 1067
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 1:41 pm:   Edit Post

Interesting designs and Aruim might sound good.


Did you see the video?
...I was waiting for the romantic background music , the guy REALLY loves this guitar:
Arium
bigredbass
Senior Member
Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 1425
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 10:21 pm:   Edit Post

Developed a proprietary material to develop perfect acoustic properties . . . . . . OK, perfect for who?

Seymour Basslines, Hiphot bridge, rosewood fingerboard (I guess they haven't yet developed an acoustically 'perfect' fingerboard material
yet), GraphTech nut. Gee, this sounds like about 20 other 'boutique' basses I can think of, as they all parts-shop at the same place. And a lot of them are around 3500 Euros, too.

This 'molded-as-one-piece' thing comes up every so often. I've yet to 'get it' as to why this makes any difference.

If you're gonna be really different, do it all. Put on your big boy pants and come up with that 'changes everything' blast, like the Fender Precision, the Alembic Series axes, or Ned Steinberger's Spector or headless basses. I know things like this come along rarely, but all these specialist basses with the same hardware and pickups just run together in my mind, and it's hard to tell them apart.

J o e y
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2529
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, July 09, 2010 - 1:14 am:   Edit Post

IIRC it's the second "all plastic" instrument to hail from the Netherlands. The previous one didn't really sell like hotcakes ... and this one has these airvents that do not appear to serve any meaningful purpose.
harald_rost
Intermediate Member
Username: harald_rost

Post Number: 197
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, July 09, 2010 - 5:00 am:   Edit Post

Maybe similar to that?

http://www.basslab.de/
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 2014
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, July 09, 2010 - 5:40 am:   Edit Post

The air vents on the side are reminiscent of the side vents on an aston martin and I know which i would prefer.
But the proof is in the pudding. I'd still like to hear one as they are quite good looking although I do take what you say Joey it seems like another parts shop.

Jazzyvee
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2530
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, July 09, 2010 - 5:43 am:   Edit Post

The previous one I referred to was called Catalyst, and it was actually from the same builder. New investors, new model ...
terryc
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Username: terryc

Post Number: 1277
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Friday, July 09, 2010 - 7:13 am:   Edit Post

It's all bollocks...I think the nearest I can recall to anything new along with the aforementioned makers is Status.
Fender P...a classic that is universally renowned..good for all music
Alembic...the bass taken into the elite class, cannot be copied(although many have tried and failed!)
Steinberger...plastic at it's best, sold zillions in the 80's
Call me a traditionalist(or anything you wish) but Arium is another word for plastic.
Maybe wood doesn't give constant results but this is why every wood built bass sound different to tuned ears.
Someone once quoted 'the wood is the voice, the pick ups are the microphones'
If every singer had the same voice how boring would that be!
benson_murrensun
Advanced Member
Username: benson_murrensun

Post Number: 303
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Friday, July 09, 2010 - 10:06 am:   Edit Post

I would like to hear one and play one, although I am not going to go far out of my way to do so. (On the other hand, a trip to Holland would be fun...)
After all, you can't tell what it would be like to ride a Buell just by reading the spec sheet.

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