mcnach Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 8-week milestone just passed. Time goes sooooo slooooooooooow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I had the Jake in the studio for the first time yesterday, DI with a Grace preamp and through a miked Fender BXR 1x15. The artist and producer wouldn't stop banging on about the sound, it was exactly how I hoped it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 [quote name='NickD' timestamp='1484650023' post='3217103'] I had the Jake in the studio for the first time yesterday, DI with a Grace preamp and through a miked Fender BXR 1x15. The artist and producer wouldn't stop banging on about the sound, it was exactly how I hoped it would be. [/quote] Result!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierreganseman Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 ah , They're at Namm , i should go one day haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 [quote name='scrumpymike' timestamp='1484673200' post='3217394'] Result!! [/quote] Indeed! To be fair though, it was a country project so expectations might not have been that high! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 If I get a second (so so busy) at NAMM I'll pop by and say Hi to Adrian Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='NickD' timestamp='1484728002' post='3217752'] Indeed! To be fair though, it was a country project so expectations might not have been that high! [/quote] Steady on now! As William Shakespeare often said: "Country matters." (I think he had something else in mind though.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I think I've finally settled on the colour/look of what I'm hoping will be my next build. Elwood L, Delano JSBC p/ups, passive, drop D tuner, 33" scale, 21 vintage-medium frets. I'll wait until NAMM is over and then drop Adrian a line. Here's a mock up I put together with a stock picture and a bit of editing... [URL=http://s308.photobucket.com/user/ezbass/media/elw160287_zpsnvca1pui.jpg.html][IMG]http://i308.photobucket.com/albums/kk344/ezbass/elw160287_zpsnvca1pui.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 That looks really classy - and you know it's gonna play well and sound good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1485003031' post='3220286'] I think I've finally settled on the colour/look of what I'm hoping will be my next build. Elwood L, Delano JSBC p/ups, passive, drop D tuner, 33" scale, 21 vintage-medium frets. I'll wait until NAMM is over and then drop Adrian a line. Here's a mock up I put together with a stock picture and a bit of editing... [url="http://s308.photobucket.com/user/ezbass/media/elw160287_zpsnvca1pui.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] That's seriously sexy... if it had a maple fingerboard I'd have to steal it from you I'm about to start week 9 of my wait... not long to go now, maybe another 4 weeks or so Although mine is not going to be as 'wow' as yours. Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I got THE email with the picture!!! 9 weeks and a half even with NAMM in the middle... not bad! Here's the new Jake: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1485432735' post='3223908'] I got THE email with the picture!!! 9 weeks and a half even with NAMM in the middle... not bad! Here's the new Jake: [/quote] Looks awesome! Cracking grain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchWoolham Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 What a great finish. It looks almost sandblasted. Is it dyed and oiled, or what's going on here exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Love that finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 [quote name='Bass_Guardian' timestamp='1485435557' post='3223944'] Looks awesome! Cracking grain [/quote] We need close-ups of that grain when it arrives, looks lush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1485432735' post='3223908'] I got THE email with the picture!!! 9 weeks and a half even with NAMM in the middle... not bad! Here's the new Jake: [/quote] That's handsome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 That looks great. I am so glad I have mine with the grain, it is the thing I love most about mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1485432735' post='3223908'] I got THE email with the picture!!! [/quote]There are no two ways about it, the sofa shot is a very integral part of the Maruszczyk custom experience. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1485458188' post='3224149'] There are no two ways about it, the sofa shot is a very integral part of the Maruszczyk custom experience. Congrats. [/quote] ha ha! it is indeed. "The sofa shot". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 [quote name='ZilchWoolham' timestamp='1485439723' post='3223980'] What a great finish. It looks almost sandblasted. Is it dyed and oiled, or what's going on here exactly? [/quote] I asked about it when I was designing my order. Initially I was going for a metallic sparkle finish But I decided I wanted to see some wood, and they do get some nice pieces of ash those guys... I asked if it was an oil finish, and he said no, it was polyurethane, satin finish. Looking forward to seeing it up close. I actually wanted the colour a bit different. I described it and sent some pictures as examples, and he sent me a picture of one of their basses. The colour was nearly right, a dark purple/violet, but a bit too blue. I asked for it to be redder and sent an image of a plain coloured filled square. When I saw the sofa shot I thought "That's not what I expected... although... I think I like it". I went back to my original email... and I noticed that if you looked at the colour example perpendicularly to the screen, it looks just like what I wanted... if you look from above however it looks very much like what I got. And then I noticed that the colour changes a fair bit between my work monitors and my laptop (we're not into graphic design exactly so these monitors are never calibrated for colour)... So... if you want a particular colour, make sure it's understood. Maybe send a physical example? That's what I did when I had my 75RI Jazz refinished by David Wilson, and he nailed it. I doubt he'd have got that close if I had just emailed a picture. I initially thought about asking Adrian about refinishing it, or maybe if they were able to sell that one and I get another in the 'right' colour... but the more I looked at it the more I liked it, and finally my gf expressed such enthusiasm for the colour, that it just has to stay. I should have it in my hands some time next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Yeah - colour is tricky, because it's so contextual. I got lucky with my old LPB - it's exactly what I wanted. Strangely, I see it as blue, but Adrian insists it's green :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1485468804' post='3224266'] Yeah - colour is tricky, because it's so contextual. I got lucky with my old LPB - it's exactly what I wanted. Strangely, I see it as blue, but Adrian insists it's green :-) [/quote] He must be like my dad, who sees all colours, but the RGB balance is not quite right. A few years ago I hired a Citroen Xsara in Madrid to go up north and visit family. It was some kind of greyish/brownish strange kind of colour. You could say it was grey and I would not argue. I was meeting my uncle on a little car park off the main road and he was expecting a GREEN Xsara. I parked right next to him and watched him for a few minutes as he was watching every car getting into the car park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 OK, I've sent Adrian a spec for a quote, let's see if I can actually afford my design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 It's been delivered!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (at work... big box... and I'm too busy to even just open it to have a look... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1486040463' post='3228681'] It's been delivered!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (at work... big box... and I'm too busy to even just open it to have a look... ) [/quote] Oh, harsh! Still, anticipation can be fun... no... really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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