{"id":1551,"date":"2019-07-25T17:08:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T17:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2021-06-05T18:43:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T18:43:59","slug":"exploratory-flight-with-anora-the-new-7-string-prat-original-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/?p=1551","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Exploratory Flight&#8221; with Anora, the new 7 String Prat Original II  7"},"content":{"rendered":"\nThis is my original tune, &#8220;Exploratory Flight&#8221;. But this is the first time I\u2019ve used a bass other than the mighty Blue Spector Euro6LX to perform it. This was the first gig with Anora, the first \u201cExploratory Flight\u201d of that bass. This Prat 7 Original II was built for solo bassist Edo Castro, and it was completed (as best as I can determine) around June 2016. From Edo Castro, the Prat 7 then resided with bassist Chris Cardonne for some time. After a visit to Colorado in 2018, I became the bassist who plays the instrument now named Anora. <br><br>\n\nAnora is a Prat Original II with ebony top, swamp ash body, ebony fingerboard on curly maple neck, 18v system and Nordstrand pickups. Anora has an ebony ramp, knobs and pickup covers. The intention upon construction was to create an instrument that echoed the aesthetic of some high-end sports cars; uninterrupted lines of slick gloss black that hint at both stealth and speed. Anora means &#8220;grace&#8221;; perhaps more applicable in my case, divine grace&#8230;&#8221; divine influence which operates in humans to regenerate and sanctify&#8221;. Anora is currently strung with GHS Progressives, tuned low B to high F. (Big thanks to GHS for working with me on all my string needs!) <br><br>\n\nThis performance happened at Douglas Corner Cafe in Nashville at the Thunder Row Bass Invitational, a yearly benefit for the students of Belmont that happens during the NAMM show. Many thanks to Roy Vogt for hosting the Ginger Bass Mafia, and many thanks to Robert Harsen for being our special guest drummer for our set. Regarding Mr. Harsen; wow. We had never shared a stage together before this performance; this all came together on the fly. I\u2019m still hearing those drum grooves in my head, days later. And it makes me smile. <br><br>\n\nAnd as most of you probably know by now, Mr. Chris Welborn is the other half of the Ginger Bass Mafia. He&#8217;s playing a left handed Warwick Custom Corvette $$, strung with GHS Super Steels. You can find out more about his instrument in the Warwick gallery <a href=\"http:\/\/www.warwickbass.com\/en\/Warwick---Products--Instruments--Customshop---Masterbuilt--Basic-Bass-Models--Corvette--Corvette-DB--Corvette-DB-7-String--Corvette-DB---14-2547--7-string--Pictures.html?fbclid=IwAR1CVa_R9LtHwWDHpGX3FHEgGJ5ojIBCrAtTO6TPcB636xktsrhRkk3YbuM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. <br><br>\n\nThanks to Scott Montague (and his impressive arm strength) for filming our set with my phone. He was double fisting the phones for 35 minutes (get your minds out of the gutter folks&#8230;holding a phone in each hand!) He was live streaming our show on his phone, while filming our set with my phone. &#x1f4aa;&#x1f3fb; Thanks to Scott and Seth Hill for helping us load in at Douglas Corner.<br><br>\nAnd many thanks to Edo Castro Woodhouse and Christopher Cardone for making owning Anora possible. The bass community is a mind blowingly wonderful place. <br><br>\n<p><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Ginger Bass Mafia - \u201cExploratory Flight\u201d\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aON6KZUnep4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\nThis video from Roy Vogt&#8217;s live stream on Facebook:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"fb-video\" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/royvogt\/videos\/10219199837088264\/\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block;\"><\/div><\/p>\nStay tuned for a video from this show of a new song I teased earlier this week on social media, \u201cOracle Rising\u201d. <br><br>\n<p>#ghs #ghsstrings #prat #summernamm #summernamm2019 #douglascorner #thunderrow #warwick <br><br>\n<p><!-- Default Statcounter code for Lady Bass Music\nhttp:\/\/www.ladybassmusic.net --><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><br \/>\nvar sc_project=1496529;<br \/>\nvar sc_invisible=0;<br \/>\nvar sc_security=\"ec215b54\";<br \/>\nvar sc_https=1;<br \/>\nvar scJsHost = \"https:\/\/\";<br \/>\ndocument.write(\"<sc\"+\"ript type='text\/javascript' src='\" +\nscJsHost+\n\"statcounter.com\/counter\/counter.js'><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is my original tune, &#8220;Exploratory Flight&#8221;. But this is the first time I\u2019ve used a bass other than the mighty Blue Spector Euro6LX to perform it. This was the first gig with Anora, the first \u201cExploratory Flight\u201d of that bass. 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