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Our French model basses are patterned after the famous turn-of-the-century Charles Quenoil solo model bass. Our French solo model was created after requests from a number of players and dealers for a professional quality solo bass in a modest price range. These 3/4 basses exhibit highly sloped shoulders and narrow upper-bout ribs to facilitate high-position playing while preserving overall body volume to allow for a clear, penetrating solo timbre. Eastman Strings makes French pattern basses in two levels: model 305-FR and model 605-FR. Both are patterned after Quenoil, and have the material and craftsmanship specifications of the other model 305 and 605 basses. (The model 305-FR is pictured above.) While genuine Charles Quenoil basses are rare and expensive, they (and master copies of them) are popular world-wide with bass soloists. Eastman Strings’ French model basses are the first to make the unique playing and tonal properties of this pattern available at relatively modest prices.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Top:
Back & Ribs (305-FR):
Custom Alternative to above:
Back & Ribs (605-FR):
Fingerboard:
Tuning Machines:
Back Length:
Width at Upper Bout:
Width at Center Bout:
Width at Lower bout:
Stop Length:
Rib Depth at Shoulder:
Rib Depth at C bout:
Rib Depth at Endpin:
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