Bass of the Week: Convolution Bass
When longtime friends Edwin Paanakker and Frans Haarmeijer decided to join forces to build basses, they knew they wanted to make something different. Enter the Convolution Bass: a lightweight, handmade bass that shares mechanical properties of an upright bass.
Built with a red cedar body topped by Zebrano wood, the fretless bass has a gorgeous ebony bridge with piezos in it. The fingerboard is also ebony, mimicking that of an upright, and has offset luminous, blue inlays for position markers. In keeping the design lightweight yet balanced, it has a lightweight carbon fiber reinforced neck and lightweight Schaller tuners.
Check out this demo video of Paanakker playing the bass (Haarmeijer is on drums):
For more info, check out the Convolution Instruments Facebook page.
Convolution Bass Photo Gallery:
Convolution Bass Specs:
- Scale: 35?
- Body: Red Cedar
- Top: Zebrano
- Neck: Carbon Fiber
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Inlays: Luminous, Blue
- Headstock: Rosewood
- Bridge: Ebony
- Tuners: Schaller Lightweight
- Pickups: Piezo
Thanks for making this bass “Bass of the week” guys! Much appreciated!
very cool bro, congrats to you and Frans! (y)
Congratzzzz!
MASTAAAAH !!
You should try one Hans! This one leaves home soon, but there will be others to follow…
Very smooth… Price?
Stand up base….don’t fret.
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Visit our facebook page if you like this bass…
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Convolution-Instruments/149260701807548
Interesting concept. I’m surprised it hasn’t been done before.
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Fabrice Gouji a french luthier made the same thing 10 years ago.
That can’t be. Maybe such an instrument, but you need extra hardware with software to get the sound. Back then it didn’t exist.
Maybe I was wrong by saying “the same thing” , I should have sayed a similar instrument. Here you used the same type of pickups that guitar players use to make an electric sound like an acoustic right ? In the gougi I think the pickups are inside the wood. Anyway the instruments you make are great ;).
There are many luthiers who use piezos nowadays. The very old acoustic guitars of Ovation had them too. They were one the first to start with it. Also hybrid systems using piezos and regular pickups you see more often nowadays.
But nobody thought about doing with it what we do now. And that’s the new thing about it.
I cannot wait to play a Convolution!
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You know you can Stew! ;-)
I can only hope it is soon!
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beautifull tone, nice and simple design. me gusta! thanks for sharing
Edwin’s Convulsion!!
Watch out Erik, or i’ll call your husband @[1195770936:2048:Marie]!
What for word is that? convulsion…it doesn’t even exist..
Lost your marbles in the bar Erik? Should i warn your husband Marie!
I give up….Erik’s beyond help… o_O
You have a gift for understatement, Edwin!
hahaha!! I KNOW you’re right Stew!!
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GIMME…A left handed version ;-).
That’s possible ;-)
amazing sound, how do I get one?
Just go to the Convolution Instruments facebook page Ron. The link is here above on the No Treble site.
I think someone said this already… but the E string does sound pretty dead. Is there any reason for this?
That’s a very interesting instrument, do you know what’s with the XLR jack? Does it have a balanced output?
It’s my palying which does this Alex. I heared a good upright player play on it. (It’s his now), and the E sounded far from dead. It’s the way i pull the string what causes the poor sound on the E. Within a few weeks Tom will make a demo of it which will show all the possibilities, including s upright slapping.
palying=playing of course!
Bill Crossland It’s phantom powered balanced out.
God, that is gorgeous, I like it with the spalted maple. Just need a price.
, your cheating on me with that….. crap
babe haha, its gorgeous for a bass, you compared to this… your the Deae! (Deae: Goddess of Beauty in Latin)
@[100002239037822:2048:Genny] babe haha, its gorgeous for a bass, you compared to this… your the Deae! (Deae: Goddess of Beauty in Latin)
Just give us a PM on our facebook account and we’ll give you the details Jesse.
Edwin,
I wonder if you are still producing this C-Bass. If so, what is the wait time and the price….. to ship to Canada?
Howard.
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Hi Howard. I just now read your comment. If you want to know more email me at [email protected]
Here another demo of it. Recorded with the microphone of the camera. Still the instruments character comes through.
This is a teaser for more better recorded songs with the bass.
http://youtu.be/3tQCiefUXzA