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Building a Bee: I'm a vintage kinda guy but with a need for uniqueness, I was set for life with my fretless 6 & fretted 5 Benavente P basses. They can cover most any situation I need/want. Vintage style with modern features...
In talking with Fred Bolton of Bee Basses about Stew McKinnsey's new bass I really got caught up in the look and vibe of Fred's creations. I'd also been listening to a lot of what the ERB cats were doing and I was searching for a bass that I could use as not only a replacement for my guitar skillz while recording but also have a massive tone for deep groove stuff. Something strung with light stainless rounds, tuned like a 7 string guitar but an octave lower... something fun. (I'd also been thinking of converting one of my other basses to picolo, but that thought didn't really thrill me) Anyway, I started running ideas and specs past Fred (and Larry of Gallery Hardwoods) in Jan 2006 and here is where the line was drawn.
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