Dazed Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Love the headless versions but not a fan of the head stocks. Spent hours drooling over them when they were reviewed in some guitar mag years n years ago. A singlecut.headless would definitely float my boat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodacademy Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Guys Please expand on the stringers in the neck, why carbon?? Strength or twisting or both? Does it play with the sound too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 [quote name='rodacademy' timestamp='1408183546' post='2527858'] Guys Please expand on the stringers in the neck, why carbon?? Strength or twisting or both? Does it play with the sound too? [/quote] Strength mainly. A lot of Martin's customers tend to want quite slim necks. When I went to see him to spec up my Sei Bass I found the necks on most of the instruments currently in production far to shallow for my tastes and had him beef mine up to dimensions closer to that of my Gus and Overwater basses, and consequently mine doesn't have any re-enfrocement in the neck besides the truss rod. The stringers in the neck will make it more rigid which in turn affects the envelope of the string and therefore it does make some difference to the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodacademy Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Oh man! You think you have an idea of what u want but the possibilities are endless! I'm sure the guys will guide me through! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 [quote name='rodacademy' timestamp='1408192999' post='2527982'] Oh man! You think you have an idea of what u want but the possibilities are endless! I'm sure the guys will guide me through! [/quote] Just talk to Martin. It's all you need to do. Plus he's in a shop full of basses that you can try to see what you like and don't like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 My only criticism of the offset flamboyant is that it doesn't sit on the lap well - in fact it easily slips of the leg because the lower horn is too small. I did ask Martin if he would consider curving the horn outwards (like a CT or F bass) but he was very reluctant to change any aspect of the design. It's good on the strap, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierreganseman Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 i've had 3 made..... all i can say is they are the dudes at that place..... only basses i'd never ever ever part with .... sorry ziggy man... i've chosen to trust Martin as for neck shape and things like that... could not be happier... you won't regret it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) Here's my 2 Seis. [URL=http://s62.photobucket.com/user/sevenstringbassist/media/imagejpg1_zpse4b22f88.jpg.html][IMG]http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h89/sevenstringbassist/imagejpg1_zpse4b22f88.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The 7, nicknamed "Jezebel" was made for me. The 6 fretless, nicknamed "Wimpy" came from The Gallery. I wanted a Sei for 12 years before I ordered one. Just amazing basses. The whole process was great, but getting to the end was really nerve-wracking. I just wanted to see the darn thing! No doubt you'll be overjoyed with your bass. Edited August 19, 2014 by 7string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggydolphinboy Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 wow AWESOME fretless . i nearly had her !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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