I was there, but did not take any pictures. Arni did, however, and I'm sure they'll be on his website soon.
It was fun, I had a good time talking to other lefties, but I mostly spoke to the other Dutch guys over there (who I already knew: Sef Coppens and PP van Kouteren). Not as many visitors as last year, quite possibly because not as much effort was put in promotion of the event. Arni and CMS Music do seem to have plans for a 3rd issue next year though, and more attention will be paid to the promotion in different bass player media like magazines, websites and forums.
As for basses, there was still a lot of interesting stuff! The stock of lefty basses at CMS is still very impressive (not much change since last year). I especially had a lot of fun with the '81 Ibanez RS924 that belongs to Stephanie Weidner, the daughter of the owner of CMS, and a Sandberg California MM5.
The most notable instruments that were brought along by Arni and visitors: Arni had brought his Fender Mustang (maple board!), pre-EB MM Stingray, '82 Rickenbacker 4003, '72 Fender Telecaster Bass and his custom Waja bass. Sef, who is also a member here, had also brought a Mustang (his lake placid blue Competition Mustang that aged to a beautiful dark green), and a Musicmaster and his custom Mosrite copy by Dutch luthier Gun Guitars (with some original Mosrite parts, but most hardware and the pickup were custom made for this specific instrument. Awesome bass!). I had brought my two Ibanez Musicians, my '08 Rickenbacker 4003 (I liked the playability of Arni's '82 better, the neck width and stringspacing were a bit narrower at the nut), my MIJ '75 Jazz reissue with Audere and my Stingray 5. And there was a display of German bass builder Marleaux, which were very impressive instruments with exceptional attention to detail. Very nice!
So I had a good time, despite the very low amount of visitors
. That amp amazed me last year, and this year again. Wow!
