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[quote name='owen' timestamp='1416523676' post='2611258'] And then I saw a Rosewood (I think) neck in the Alpher Instruments build thread in the Affiliates Forum and being a wood grain junkie have decided that I have to have a rosewood/rosewood neck/fingerboard. The thread is here http://basschat.co.uk/topic/248992-alpher-builds-in-progress-15-off-until-2015/. I will not link to the individual picture cos I think everyone should look at the whole thread. There is some truly scrumptious woodwork going on there and it is well worth a few minutes of your time. [/quote] That body looks great! What a cracking piece of wood! I'll be following this! Best of luck with the build and thanks for sharing our work

Hi everyone! The plan for this has changed slightly.... It's not just the bass that is going on tour! It's us!! The two of us will be planning a trip (in a camper van) around the UK visting jam nights. gigs, guitar shops, even visiting you personally if you like!! This way you get to try more instruments and chat with us personally whilst having a brew or a beer! The dates and destinations still need to be worked out but we're really looking forward to it!! See you all soon! Cheers Chris

It was a pleasure to work with you Antonio! I'm so glad you're so happy with it! All the best Chris

Hey all I may have mentioned this before but i'd like to welcome any of you to come and try out a couple of our basses that share identical construction, hardware, fret wire, pickups (From the same batch, made at the same time, so as close as possible to identical) , preamp, nut, strings etc and only differ in wood spec. The first bass spec is: Alder body Maple top Indian rosewood neck Madagascan rosewood fingerboard The second bass spec is: Swamp ash body Ebony top One piece ebony neck Ebony fingerboard The difference is very noticable before you even plug them in. For me this shows the affect that different woods have. It would be an interesting experiment having a few of you try them to see what you think

This is great news!!

Hi Over the years i have found that Fedex have been the most reliable. They're a little more expensive than some but i think the service is worth it Good luck

Hey Just thought i'd add these more recent photos [URL=http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/940E0CBD-26A3-4B5D-8133-EA6785C28ACE_zpspujxpfbz.jpg.html][IMG]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/chrisdabass/940E0CBD-26A3-4B5D-8133-EA6785C28ACE_zpspujxpfbz.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/FFE27DC0-501F-4E45-BE99-EE3F9B314956_zpsontvhkab.jpg.html][IMG]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/chrisdabass/FFE27DC0-501F-4E45-BE99-EE3F9B314956_zpsontvhkab.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/010076FC-1B2E-44B3-BA63-F9869556592E_zpsjqrkepei.jpg.html][IMG]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/chrisdabass/010076FC-1B2E-44B3-BA63-F9869556592E_zpsjqrkepei.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/6247D494-E973-4B17-963A-81933C2C3D87_zpshwkzsq4d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/chrisdabass/6247D494-E973-4B17-963A-81933C2C3D87_zpshwkzsq4d.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

We really enjoyed our first ever bash! It was great to meet you all Thanks to alan for organising it and thanks to everyone who came to meet us and try our basses! I have a few photos that i'll add later! Cheers Chris Alpher instruments

This is a tough one!! Hmmmm I'm thinking the middle one currently....

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1393333599' post='2378797'] What's the deal with gold hardware... It looks awful. There are two lovely sixers in the marketplace at the moment that are both ruined by a gold bridge and tuners, making a £2K bass look like it came out of a kinder egg. It's got to be in serious competition with the single cut as the worst crime against bass aesthetics. I know I could just change them but thats a faff and extra expense... [/quote] I have to agree about the gold hardware! Just can't get on with it visually no matter what wood / colour combo i try with it, gold just doesn't work for me.

Just a quick update! We'll be bringing a few extra basses with us thatbwe have managed to borrow back from our very kind customers Here they are [URL=http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/2E1C1179-7DA6-46DF-85AE-A0BF922AC967_zpsdfwgcslm.jpg.html][IMG]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/chrisdabass/2E1C1179-7DA6-46DF-85AE-A0BF922AC967_zpsdfwgcslm.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/A4B4B8CE-6412-4D2C-8B6B-B65CC80975AE_zps6ccdhjej.png.html][IMG]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/chrisdabass/A4B4B8CE-6412-4D2C-8B6B-B65CC80975AE_zps6ccdhjej.png[/IMG][/URL]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1392880989' post='2373700'] I would be interested in having a try on the bass. But, I feel that don't want it shipped to me. Firstly because the chance that I will actually ever shell out for an instrument of this class is small, and I'd feel that I was taking advantage of CHRISDABASS's generosity in hogging the bass for a while before sending it on. But mostly because of what happened to me on the Harmony Central Effects thread. The box of effects that was being passed around was sent to me, but I never received it. I wasn't blamed for it or accused of stealing the effects, but that was personally a horrible experience, and I swore to NEVER EVER get involved in a gear relay again. But, if there is someone east midlandy who will be involved in the relay, then I'd like to try the bass if possible/appropriate. [/quote] i"m sure there will be someone willing to meet up and let you have a go. This isn't about if you would ever buy one or not by the way, this is just about giving everyone the chance to try something a little different and gather thoughts /opinions We're really excited about the basses we're building for this! i'll post more photos soon!

all the instruments on our site have wizard pickups! (apart from the bass with dual humbuckers) does that count? http://alpher.co.uk/ i have two sets of 5 strings "64s" left in stock! pretty rare these days

just a quick update guys! We've become very busy lately so initially there was a delay in starting this build. Rest assured though that we have now started! We are actually going to make two, yes TWO basses and let you guys vote for the one that you'd like to see On Tour. Both have very different wood specs etc so i'm sure the voting will be interesting. Thanks to all who have shown interest so far! more update photos to come. cheers chris

I hope you're enjoying your day of bass. Great to see you yesterday!

A big thanks to Alan for the invite!!

Hey We're really looking forward to this! We'll be coming along with Drew from Manchester Bass Lounge so we'll have his stock of Alpher basses (including the one that's just been reviewed in the latest issue of BGM) and hopefully a few more. Can't wait to meet you all! Cheers Chris Alpher Instruments

I'd be happy to make you a new neck