FEATURING "VADIM CUSTOM" BASS GUITARS Hand Made instruments by Luthier "Vadim Rubstov" AND "KINAL" CUSTOM BASS GUITARS Hand Made instruments by Luthier "Mike Kinal" Basslife also offers the incredible "Rittenhouse" Relic Bass Guitars!
CUSTOM RELIC GUITARS
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Charlie Dean has left us but his Vadim Basses the 4 String and the 5 String Fretless are offered for sale here by Charlie's family. Click on and read "What's Happening News" for details!
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Charlie Dean's Vadim 4 String is SOLD!!! Now owned by Bass Player Ken Smith!
Charlie Dean's Vadim fretless 5 string
ANOTHER GORGEOUS WALNUT 5 STRING!!
FEAST YOUR EYES!!
THE NEW "VADIM" BOLT ON NECK OPTION!! CHECK IT OUT
NEW BODY AND NECK OPTION!!
NEW BODY WITH DEEP SET NECK
"VADIM 4 STRING in WALNUT!!
"VADIM" 9pc Neck W/Bloodwood Back
Gorgeous "NEW" Vadim 4 String!!!
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This is an incredible Bass!!!
Call 201-452-4491 for "Fast Quote" on all Bass Guitars
"THE VADIM BASS" SHOWN HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENTS CREATED BY MASTER LUTHIER VADIM RUBSTOV. FOR DISCRIMINATING BASSISTS SEARCHING FOR THAT SPECIAL INSTRUMENT THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO EXPLORE ONE OF A KIND CREATIONS OF ARTWORK IN WOOD AND ELECTRONICS COMING TOGETHER IN A MASTERPIECE OF SOUND EXPRESSION. VADIM BASSES ARE AVAILABLE IN ANY NUMBER OF WOOD COMBINATIONS AND WE ARE NOW OFFERING OUR NEW 4 BAND EQ TO BASS PLAYERS LOOKING FOR MORE MID RANGE CONTROL. THE STANDARD THREE BAND EQ HAS BEEN RENOWNED FOR IT'S WIDE RANGE OF TONE CAPABILITIES AND HAS A REPUTATION WHEN COMBINED WITH THE VADIM PICKUPS AS ONE OF THE WORLDS BEST BASSES FOR JAZZ, FUNK AND FUSION. OF COURSE THE VADIM CAN SOUND OLD SCHOOL ALSO BUT IT IS TRULY A BASS THAT CAN COVER ANY MUSICAL SITUATION. YOU WILL NOT FIND YOURSELF HAVING TO SWITCH INSTUMENTS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET "THAT SOUND" IT IS ALL THERE AND MORE!THE VADIM BASS IS OFFERED IN FRETTED AND FRETLESS FOUR, FIVE, OR SIX STRING MODELS IN SET NECK OR NECK THROUGH DESIGNS FOR MAXIMUM SUSTAIN AND CLARITY. VADIM BASSES COME IN 34 OR 35 INCH SCALE NECKS AND FRETLESS BASSES MAY BE LINED OR UNLINED AT THE CUSTOMER CHOICE. THE FEEL AND PLAYABILITY OF A VADIM BASS ARE WHAT LEGENDS ARE MADE OF. HIS BASS CREATIONS HAVE AN ELEGANCE AND BEAUTY THAT WILL NEVER BE OUT OF STYLE AND FOREVER TIMELESS. BASSLIFE IS STOCKING SOME VADIM BASSES TO OFFER THEM TO CUSTOMERS WHO DO NOT WANT TO WAIT TO HAVE A SPECIAL ORDER INSTRUMENT BUILT. WE ARE OFFERING SOME OF OUR MOST POPULAR COMBINATIONS OF WOODS AND ELECTRONIC PACKAGES WHILE AVAILABLE. INQUIRE ABOUT HAVING YOUR OWN VADIM BUILT FOR YOU. WE MAKE YOUR VISION A REALITY. PLEASE CLICK ON ALL SMALL PHOTOS TO EXPAND VIEW.
Kinal handmade guitars and basses are made with the working musician in mind.
Mike Kinal has been building fine guitars and basses for over 30 years in his hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia. A trained cabinetmaker and skilled craftsman, Mike has successfully operated a repair and refinishing shop, doing hundreds of refretting jobs, refinishing instruments by other makers, and finally building a few instruments to custom order. Through this time he has also taught woodwork and industrial education at the high school level. Mike is a true expert when it comes to working with exotic hardwoods. He personally selects beautiful woods from importers around the world, material that is rare and well suited to musical instrument construction. Mike works with cocobolo, bubinga, wenge, purpleheart, kata, pau ferro, Macassar ebony, and Brazilian rosewood. Mike blends these tropical woods with the more indigenous woods from North America, such as Eastern flame maple, curly and figured maple, sitka spruce, alder, and swamp ash.
Kinal instruments are created by hand, every step of the way. Each piece of wood is carefully chosen by Mike, each cut is his own, and every scrap of sandpaper, nut, bolt, and screw reflect Mike's dedication to quality.
Mike, along with his wife and two loyal employees have maintained this high level of craftsmanship, honing and perfecting instruments in the tradition of old-world excellence. Kinal products, instruments, and services are now gaining the respect and admiration of musicians and builders around the world. I AM VERY EXCITED TO OFFER KINAL BASS GUITARS TO ALL OF THE BASSLIFE VIEWERS AND MY FELLOW BASS PLAYERS. SOME OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS INCREDIBLE LUTHIER AND TO OTHERS HE WILL SOON BE A NAME YOU WILL RECOGNIZE AS ONE OF THE TOP LUTHIERS IN THE WORLD. I HAVE PERSONALLY OWNED QUITE A FEW OF HIS CREATIONS AND ALL WERE EXCEPTIONAL IN QUALITY, PLAYABILITY AND SOUND. I AM PLEASED TO OFFER THE FIRST "NEW" KINAL BASS SENT TO BASSLIFE FROM MIKE KINAL AND DIRECT FROM THE RECENT NAMM SHOW! TAKE A LOOK AND FEAST YOUR EYES ON THIS ONE. MORE WILL FOLLOW AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE NEXT ONE! ANYONE INTERESTED IN A CUSTOM ORDER MAY CONTACT MIKE KINAL DIRECTLY AT WWW.KINAL.COM BASSLIFE WILL OFFER SOME OF MIKE'S INSTRUMENTS ALREADY BUILT TO ASSIST IN ELIMINATING THE WAIT TIME FOR CUSTOM ORDERS. CLICK ON THE KINAL TAB OR THE PICTURE BELOW
