Over the past 20 years of playing, I have owned numerous very high end bass guitars. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING comes close to the comfortable ergonomics, feel, sound and playability of my Artisan Classic True Tone bass. I can sit/stand and play my Aritsan bass for hours at a time. I have noticed a huge improvement in my playing over the past few weeks that I have owned this bass, it is so much more fluid and natural. I no longer have to concentrate on getting the bass into a comfortable position to play, comfort is built right in. All I have to do is play and let myself go. The craftsmanship and attention to detail is second to none. I would put my Artisan up against Fender's custom shop offerings any day! The neck on my Artisan is arrow straight, rock solid yet buttery smooth and feels like it was custom tailored for my hands. To top it off, Artisan Bass Works' customer service is the best I have ever experienced. They went above and beyond to make sure I was completely satisfied in my purchase. All the big name cookie cutter manufacturers can learn a thing or ten from Artisan. These guys are passionate about their art.
I have quite the collection of bass guitars at the moment, and they are all going up for sale. They simply feel awkward and cumbersome in comparison to my Artisan. My Artisan will stay with me for life. My current fleet of basses that no longer see the light of day include: Status Graphite S3, Rick Turner Renaissance, Lado Medallion, Spector Euro, Fender Stu Hamm Urge II, Warwick Streamer Standard, Warwick Thumb Standard, Fender American Deluxe Jazz, Fender Elite II P-Bass, Fender American Jazz Bass Plus, Kubicki Factor, US Masters EP4, US Masters Magnus, Fernandes Gravity Deluxe, Ibanez Prestige.
I am sold on Artisan basses, and already looking at buying a few more instruments from them. Do yourselves a favor and try out these impeccable instruments. You will know exactly what I mean.
