Author Topic: Loewenherz Bass? (Read 315 times)

tmoney61092 · « **on:** August 19, 2009, 08:36:09 PM »

has anyone ever played/bought one of these basses? they look...interesting

http://www.loewenherzbass.com/english/manual.html

~Taylor Watterson

darkstar01 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2009, 08:59:28 PM »

i know stanley clarke endorsed them at some point. i've never played one, though.

(Message edited by darkstar01 on August 19, 2009)

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:11:08 PM »

yea, i noticed that also, i listened to the sound clips and for me, they don't sound as good as one would have to spill out to buy one

~Taylor Watterson

ajdover · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:41:34 PM »

To me, that tailpiece makes it look like someone took a golden crap on the bass. Just sayin' ....

Alan

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2009, 10:39:17 PM »

i'm going to agree with that, i guess it looked alot better on paper...

~Taylor Watterson

terryc · « **Reply #5 on:** August 20, 2009, 03:54:52 AM »

well I agree on the tail piece, looks like something from Hellboy II.
And another point...to much going on with the tonal options for me personally.
That would be a sound engineers nighmare to get a decent sound out front if the player kept switching all the time.
Nice woods and construction but just over the top for me.

senmen · « **Reply #6 on:** August 20, 2009, 12:38:37 PM »

Guys,
I played two of them but they are not my thing. You have 6 or more pickups and all tonal possibilities. As I played the first one the only position I liked was the Alembic setting... :-)
And as for the tailpiece....
He tried to sell me a bass for a longer time but I said to him that I could think about it if he would change his trademark lion tailpiece to a spider tailpiece... :-)
Oliver (Spyderman)

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 20, 2009, 12:43:16 PM »

hahaha, good try Oliver. if i may ask(i've never seen a price on one of these), how much was he trying to sell it to you for?

~Taylor Watterson

P.S.- what was his response to the spider tailpiece idea?

senmen · « **Reply #8 on:** August 20, 2009, 12:48:01 PM »

Taylor,
the german retail two years ago was around 8500 Euros means around 12000 USD.
As for the tailpiece, no, as he insists that this is his trademark.
Oliver (Spyderman)

lbpesq · « **Reply #9 on:** August 20, 2009, 03:34:03 PM »

The tailpiece looks like someone super-glued a brass door knocker on the bass. Downright fugly IMHO.

Bill, tgo

elwoodblue · « **Reply #10 on:** August 20, 2009, 03:54:06 PM »

Maybe I could get a job there,

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 20, 2009, 05:32:36 PM »

About as much as I want to play a loewenherz bass, is about as much as I want to someday eat at the Heart Attack Grill for a triple by-pass burger and a side order of flat-line fries, (fried in lard).

Go figure... (Meaning, I have absolutely no curiosity of experiencing or purchasing the burger, the bass, or the flat-line fries.) But, I am not knocking others who wish to have at it...

For now, my Alembic; a cup of coffee; and toast will do the trick for me.

(Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 20, 2009)

terryc · « **Reply #12 on:** August 21, 2009, 02:14:35 AM »

Err what is that in the picture??
Maybe I should replace my beautiful engineered Alembic bridge and tail piece with a brass door handle taken from one of my interior doors.
I know innovation can be a great idea but that just doesn't do it for me.

elwoodblue · « **Reply #13 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:53:22 AM »

Terry,
That's a Frankensitar I put together one day,
I should add a doorbell button for a coil tap switch : )
The 'bridge' sounds alot better than those Gotoh buzz bridges.

I'd stick with the Alembic brass.

terryc · « **Reply #14 on:** August 21, 2009, 10:38:32 AM »

elwoodblue..takes experimentation to a new level!!!
So where did you get the idea??