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Aug., 19th, 2005 Hi Folks! Like each year before, it´s very quite in the lefty bass player scene during the summer times. Okay, we have better things to do as sitting in fornt of your computers. But summer time ends and step by step the lefties come home and we get in contact again. Since my latest update I got new contacts to lefty bassists I´m glad to introduce to you: Udo Hans Pannekeet / Netherlands Andrei Gorodetsky / Russia Frans Papp / Netherands Pierre Corval / France Thank you very much! Frans Papp´s profession is to create (lefthand) basses as well. Here are some examples:
Each lefty bassplayer who´s intrestested in his own website I like to say: Send me your informations and I will do the rest for you! No matter if you are a beginner, amateur or a professional! Not inactive were my friends Frans Vollink and Julian Michel. Their websites got a update. |
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. Clover XP15.5 lefthand
I have introduced Jörg Neugebauer form Clover a whil ago. He´s a luthier and a lefty too. He told me, to produce lefty basses and he kept his promise. Some lefty Clover basses are getting ready and waiting for checking out. Here is for example the Clover XP15.5 (walnut) bass (price: 1.390 Euro) Clover will produce 2 or 3 lefty basses of each model without order. Jörg said, by this way you have the chance to check my basses out. If you are intrested, please get in touch with Clover Basses. |
. The Jerzy Drozd Legend X
Yves Carbonne is a wellknown bassplayer from France and a he likes to play "Monster Basses" (sorry Yves!). This is a 10string fretless bass in work, made by Jerzy Drozd. Yves, please let us know how this bass sounds and how it is playable. |
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. That´s it for now, friends. If you have some news for us, please let me know. Stay tuned and have a nice time! Arni |
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June 24th, 2005 Because of so many inquiries I will pay your attention to this Ebay offer: RARE LEFTY LEFT EPIPHONE / GIBSON THUNDERBIRD IV BASS!!
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June 20th, 2005 When Fender stops the US production of lefty basses, a great protest was going through the scene of the southpaw bass players. In the meantime, Fender obviously changed their attitude and offers now lefthand US made basses. Two lefty Fender basses are available now. But this can only be a beginnig!
American Fender Precision S1 lefthand already distributed in Europe,.
American Fender Jazz Bass Deluxe distributed in America (aktiv 18 Volt elektronic) Thanks, Tom Morrison, for this information Well, the authorised Fender dealers in Europe
can ship the Am. Std. Precision, but the Am. Dlx. Jazz Bass too... During the last weeks, I got new contacts to lefty bassplayers. I´m gald to introduce you southpaw bassists, who gave me their OK and their informaytions: Please welcome David Power / England, Eric Persson / Sweden, Paul Simpson / England and Niels Broekema / Netherlands and Günter Heimlich / Germany. The German manufacturer of high quality guitars, Clover Basses, Munich, got a new owner: Jörg Neugebauer! We can be lucky, because Jörg is a lefty bassist as well and he´s pleased about your questions and you intresting in his basses. . |
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I hope I die before I get old..... (The Who / My Generation)
No! I think in a different way! But if we get older, a few small defects must repaird. My left knee was operate a few days before and my life will be a little bit quieter next days. I will use this time to find out intresting informations for you. See you later! I wish you a great summer time and those lucky guys, who can go on holiday, enjoy it! Arni |
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Please make a big cross into your calender for the European Bass Days in Viersen / Germany!
I hope to presend you much more news next update! But I need your help! Have a nice time! Arni |
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Feb. 27, 2005 Hello bassplayer! A lot of snow outside permit me to do some work for a new update. The kaminfire is blazing and a cup of "Glühwein" (mulled wine) is standing near beside me. That´s the right atmosphere for a new update. Right? OK! Let´s start! What´s up? The Internet offers these times a lot of very intresting lefty basses! I´m sad about the great inquiry for these basses, so I have only to dream for such "lefty dreams". :=(
A new year means for me, spending my money for insurance companies and keep money for holidays. We want to make a trip to the mountains of Italy this year. I´m very glad to feature you new lefties: Øivind Petersen from Danmark, Diego Saralegui from England and Edward Schultheiss from Russia (!!!) Thanks for making this website more intresting! Harry Duns from England send me news about him. So his website became a update. Ali Kulhia from Finland told me about plannings to organize rock happening: "Festival for Left-handeds" (Vasenkätisten Vestivaali) If this came true, it will be in Viiala / Finland. Hey Ali, I wish you good luck for this and let me know if I can help. I think veryone of us is dreaming for a one of a kind bass. Creating a bass by myself, the own design and useing exotic woods. The German company Holz-Faszination offers a lot of wonderful woods. Thanks for the intrest in our 3rd CD! With your orders I send some hundreds of Euros for donation to Unicef! Thanks to H.H. Babe and Helge Kleinz for your generous donaton! Stay in touch! Arni |
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Jan. 22, 2005 Hi Lefties! I hope you have a great start in 2005. I wish you all the best and I would be glad, if I can help you to find the dreambass you are looking for. It wolzd be a great pleasure for me. 2005 starts with a great surprise! Seven lefty bassplayers for the USA and Europe give me their trust and support for our lefty website. I´m proud to introduce you David Wilson / USA, Chris Q / USA, aNDREmu / Austria, Michael Budds / England, Jim Fink / USA, Sylvain Boquel / France and Marco Bruggeman / Netherlands. The personal sites of Flavio Mangione, Frederik Lubitz, Sam Manise and Oliver Hinderle got a new update. Thanks guys for keeping in touch! . This update I will show you 3 rare lefthanded bass guitars. Two of them are for sale. Take a look a the rubic "Secondhand".
Our 3rd Lefty Bassplayer CD is a great success. I try to ship out the copies as soon as possible. CU! Arni |
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Dec. 03, 2004
Hi friends! The review about my meeting with Jürgen Steffen is complete. You can see
it here. I also got a email from Chris Q. His Pedulla bass was stolen in New York City. Each one of us know what it mean to lose a coustom made bass. So please watch out for this instrument and let us know if you know where it is! That´s it for now. Take care of yourself! Arni |
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Hi Arni, My name is Wallace Culver and I am a left hand bass player and
a professional luthier. After 20 years of being employed by a couple of prominent manufacturers,
I have decided to venture on my own.
Wallace Culver, 2004 Mara prototype 5 string Website (is comming soon) |
Stolen! Hi Arni, you have a great site for us lefty bassists! My name is Chris Q, I live in the US. I had a lefty 5 string Pedulla which was custom built for me by Mike P. himself. It was recently stolen out of our tour bus in New York City. It's the best bass I've ever owned and is irreplacable. Could you post a picture of it with my email just in case anybody sees it? It's is a dark brown curly maple neck through, strung upside down. It doesn't say Pedulla on the headstock, but MVP 2xxx stamped in the back. There is an alien on the headstock. Thanks for your help and keep up the great work with the site! Chris Q USA
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