October 25th, 2004

It is getting darker outside and we spend more time at home and maybe on the computer. It think that´s the reason to get so much support from lefties.

So please welcome Jean-Pierre Fortin / Canada, Carlos Henrique Máximo / Brazil, Andreas Sinth / Germany, Kevin Hamilton / Scotland, Morgan Blin / France and Jürgen Steffen / Germany. Thank you all for your support!

Please watch out the updated sites of Peter Jordan / Ireland and Peter Van der Linden / Netherlands as well.

I´m glad to be in touch with you all.

The cover of our 3rd project (and maybe the last ever) is finished now. Jack Frisch, a wellknown designer for jazz CD covers (and lefty bassplayer) did a great job.

Jack Frisch.com
CD Packaging Websites Print Advertising Photography Merchandising
Specializing in designs for the Jazz music industry

I´m gald to tell you that there are a few copies of our 2nd CD available!!

I like to invite you at the second edition of EuroBassDay.com in Verona / Italy. The expo opens Sunday 31, at 02 p.m., Monday 01, at 10 a.m.

For further informations please check out: http://www.eurobassday.com

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I have a question to all Fender freaks out there.

I have to different Fender Precision cover and I can´t find answers for that.

In front is a "normal" Fender Precision pickup cover. Who can tell me some details to that cover in the back?

In the back you will the a "normal" Fender Precision bridge cover. This one in front has a bigger opening than the other. What´s that??

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Thank you very much for your help and please let me know if you can solve that mystery!
ArniBi@gmx.net

Have a nice time with your basses!

Arni

September 15th, 2004

It seems the time is running and I often don´t know what to do at first. But now I have the opportunity to presend you a new update.

Nicolas Queiroz from Brazil is joining our lefty list of lefthand bassists. Thank you very much for your cooperation, Nicolas!

I get a lot of mails from left handed bassists from all over the world. But some don´t like to be listed in our international lefty list with a picture and detailed informations. That´s OK! I´m thinking about a second list with informations about the name and the country for lefty bassists. If you like to send me detailed informations later, no problem! I will create your personal site than. What do you think?

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The tracks of our 3rd (and probably last!) CD of lefty bassits is complete. It´s a double CD again!

Now it´s time to create a cover for it and I need your help for that. If you have any idea, please get in touch with me!

Wotan Basses!?!?

Some weeks before I saw an offer about a lefty Wotan bass in the internet.

I didn´t know this manufacturer and checked out all my books to find some informations. Nothing!

After that I was looking into the internet and tried to get some informations. Nothing!

Kai Barling from Germany is a owner of a Wotan bass from the 80´ and he know some more bassplayers who are useing this kind of bass. But he couldn´t tell me details.

So here is my question:

Who can tell us something about Wotan basses (and guitars?)

Information from Thorsten (Germany): Build in late 70´s till mid 80´s. Made in Japan!

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The personal sites of Tom Morrison and Daniel Arnecke got an update too.

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Thanks for all! Stay in touch!

Arni

July 20th, 2004

What´s up?

It´s still quiet in the scene of lefty bassplayers. I think the reason is the welldeserved holidaytime and most are out of home right now.
So I´m very thankfull for each information for the left handed bassplayer!

At first I like to welcome the american lefthanded bassists Rick Fertal and Ronn Roberts. I met both lefties years before and I´m really glad to get their support after this long time.

I got news from Dominik Merz and Francesco Gabbanini. So please pay attention to their updated websites!

I´m sorry to tell you that lefty Lakland project is cancelled. The reason is the low number of orders for this Lakland Skyline Holowbody bass. As you know, we tried to get 30 bookings for it, but we didn´t reach this high number not nearly.

But don´t be sad! For those of you who are dreamling of a lefthand hollowbody bass, and for those who will find some dimes in his piggy bank, I like to point you to Fokus guitars, a Czech Republic firm, who offers a hollowbody bass available in a lefhand version (made in Korea). This bass costs 14200 CZK (433 USD) and needs 3 month for delivery.
If you are really interested in this bass, let me know. I think my Czech friend Zdenek tries to help us to get more informations.

Dominik Merz told me about a luthier from Poland: Witkowski guitars.
He just got his lefty Witkowski Bass and he´s very satisfied with the quality, price, sound and handling of this basses.

Thanks for all these informations and let me know if there is something intresting for us!

For those of you who will travel during the holidays, I wish a nice time. Those who want/must stay at home, you can reach me all the time.

Talk to you soon!

Arni

June 06, 2004

The list of members for our 3 lefty CD project is complete. If you are intrsted in this list, please take a look here.

I´m glad to introduce you new lefty bassplayers from Europe: Please wellcome Matt Winsel / Germany, Stefan Weyermann / Switzerland and Sam Manise / Belgium!

The personal websites of Sebastien Brun, Flavio Mangione, Baris Kiratli and Michael Kraffzik got a new Update.

On May 31, 2004 I got a visit from the lefty bassist Michael Klahn. On this day we made a trade of lefthanded basses. I will post a description
of my "new" Warwick Thumb bolt on 8string bass next time.

Take care, lefties!

Arni

April 15th, 2004

It took a long time for this bigger update. The past days and weeks we got more support from lefties all over the world.

I´m proud to welcome Ralf Bopp / Germany, Gerard Kotlowy-Brown / Australia, Oya Erkaya / Turkey, Ralf Kemler / Germany, Ken Weingold / USA and Michael Klahn / Germany!

The websites of Kerem Tüzün, Brian Price and Todd Banks got a new update.

The German music magazine "Bass Professor" has given us a big help for our CD and Lakland project. In their latest magazine you will find a report about this.

The deadline for the 3rd CD of lefthanded bassplayers is comming near. I didn´t made a lot of publicity for this CD, so everybody who is in doubt in participation will please get in touch with me.

On April 10th, 2004 I´ve got a visit from Jörg Neugebauer (Munich). Jörg is a graphic artist and he´s creating the CD cover for our Lefty Bassplayer CD. We talked this afternoon about the layout for it and of course all things around the bass.

See you later alligator!

Arni

March, 2nd,2004

The 'flu will kill me these days, but gives me time to check out the internet for lefty things. So I could find the following link: www.leftybasses.com!

Maybe the lefties were recognize for a intresting upcomming market! We will se what happens there!

Hey! I´m glad to introduce you more lefty bassists form all over the world!

Please wellcome to Rob Griffith/USA, Baris Kiratli/Turkey, Chris Kerley/USA, Frank Bartels/Germany and Vincent Brongers/Netherlands for sending informations and the nice contact. Thank you very much!

The sites of Ricky Spangle and Flavio Mangione got an update.

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What for a crasy time! For each bass I am looking for a long time, and now I wish I am a millionaire!

(Ebay items March 2004 -thanks Bart and Oz!)

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+++++++INFORMATION FROM BART BRUNO+++++++++++++

"Arni,
I found another site in Japan, www.yuumusic.com. They apparently don't sell outside of Japan, but they have two very interesting items nonetheless. One is a pre '57 P Bass lefty, can't tell if it's original or reissuue, the other is a combination Stratocaster,-P Bass, double body, double neck, the works> Have seen a few of these right handed before, but never lefty."

"Both basses you asked are copied instrument made by the shop and have been already sold. But I think the doublenecked one is a custum-made article. It may be possible make it again. Unfortunately, the shop says that sending are limited in Japan.

Best regards from Japan

Nob."

CU next Update / Email!

Your´s in music

Arni

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Feb., 7th, 2004

In the meantime we got reinforcement from further lefty bassists! I like to thank Hince (Markus Heinz) / Germany, Thomas Morrison / France, Daniel Arnecke / Germany (I´m very proud of this!), Oz Osborne / England and Frits Jochems / Belgium!

The preparations for our 3rd CD-porject will go on. If you like to take part on it, please let me know!

Responsibility for the CD-design is Jörg Neugebauer.

Yours in bass!

Arni

Jan., 5th, 2004

5 years of Arnis Lefthand basses! 1999-2004

I wish all the visitors of my website a happy new year! May all your dreams come true!! (*)

I´m proud to resent another lefty from the Netherlands! Please wellcome Gerben Wedekind.

For those of you who are intresting in the 3rd lefty CD-project, please check out the list of lefty bassplayers. It´s getting longer and longer each week! Click here!

My website for the lefty bassplayer exists now in the 5th year! Without your support this website would be closed after a short time. Thank your very much your your help and support

If you are intresting in the beginnings of this lefty websites, please take a look at my first updates: The beginning

In the meantime the list of the "registrated" lefty bassplayers is growing up to 162 lefthanders! It contains 327 websites and more than 1200 pics. I hope you like it!

(*) 5 years of Arnis Lefthand Basses! Maybe this bassguitar project come true as an "anniversary bass"....

Lakland "Skyline" (Hallowbody)

Righthand?

Of course!!!!!!!

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Lefthand?

No! Never!

....watch out my next update!

CU!

Arni

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