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Awesome news mate!

Got an email from Jon last night. Just need to finalise the control layout and "knob choice", by email this weekend and then the bass should be with me within a week or so! I'm an excited little Eude!

Ah, still sounds like a very powerful lightweight solution I've had my eye on one of those ToneBones too, pretty pricey though, but the ability to blend wet and dry would be great for when I use distortion. What's the ETA on the bass, sorry the beast, now? Cheers, Eude

[quote name='7string' post='344307' date='Dec 3 2008, 04:28 PM']It's good fun isn't it I don't have a rig as I can't play live. I do have an ART SGX Nightbass which has like a gazillion things on it The real advantage is that this bass has the ACG-01 preamp which goes down to 20Hz already, so even the low notes can be shaped.[/quote] Ah right, very nice. So what do you run your Nightbass through? I have to admit, I was just waiting for you to make a thread for a new Accugroove rig with one of those 21" speakers... All that aside, this is going to be one incredible instrument! Cheers, Eude

Any ideas what the UK list is on these bad boys? Very very interested... Cheers, Eude

That's clearly unsane! Alan showed me that string last time I popped round. Are you going to be upgrading your rig in order to reproduce the low notes? Eude

[quote name='alexclaber' post='342941' date='Dec 2 2008, 12:51 PM']The downside of the upright bass cab I'm working on will be the sensitivity and power handling and thus the max SPL - it will not be a loud cab but if you put a loud cab next to a double bass you just get feedback! It could work very nicely with other acoustic instruments buts I'd be very wary of using it with an electric bass unless there are no drummers present... Alex[/quote] Well currently, I use a single Aguilar 12 with a LittleMark 250 (the weedy one), it works fine, even with a drummer at small gigs and rehearsals, and for louder gigs I use it as a monitor using the PA for the front of house sound. I'd still be interested in seeing what it's like, but I undertsand your concerns now. Cheers, Eude

Thanks for your response mate. I really like the sound of 12s, and love the portability of them. [quote name='alexclaber' post='342876' date='Dec 2 2008, 11:52 AM']I'm also working on a very small and light design for upright bassists as there's a lot of lightweight amps out there but not a lot of choice when it comes to reasonably priced cabs with the kind of polar response an upright needs. Initial investigations are proving promising![/quote] Now this does sound interesting. I play mainly acoustic stuff at the moment, a cab like that might be just the ticket... Cheers, Eude

Hey Alex, love the sound, pardon the pun, of your cabs. Do you have any intention of doing anything a little smaller, say based on 10 or 12 inch drivers in the future? Cheers, Eude

I'd hit it Eude

That looks awesome! Gorgeous bit of wood right there. This bass was probably the final nail in the coffin for my headless GAS, and that's just from looking at the "in progress" photos! I'll be ordering a headless 6er hopefully next year, there's probably a few folks on the forum I might invoice to help with the deposit, it's all the peer group pressure, honestly... Eude

Got another pic of the body from Jon. Should 'ave it by the end of the month hopefully! [attachment=15999:bassBody.jpg] Nice

[quote name='peted' post='329449' date='Nov 14 2008, 10:34 PM']Got my first photo today. The 7 piece wenge and maple neck: [attachment=15988:DSCN5063.jpg] That'll be wenge then! w00t!![/quote] Very tasty dude! I think I've gone wrong, wrong in my mind tank. I've started reacting to wood like I going to actually eat it!... Better get some breakfast me thinks. Eude

Very tasty dude! Gonna be a nice contrast with the Ebony top! Eude

[quote name='jonthebass' post='325921' date='Nov 10 2008, 01:57 PM']Looking good Eude. I tried most of those stock basses out when I collected my bass...they are all very nice![/quote] Cheers mate, I'd been real patient up till now, but now I know it's only a matter of weeks away, it's becoming unbearable! How you getting on with your J Bass? Eude

[quote name='OldGit' post='325693' date='Nov 10 2008, 09:05 AM']Your other kidney? [/quote] I don't think any of my vital organs would be worth anything given the sustained alcoholism they've subjected to throughout my adult years. On the other hand though, they'd be well marinaded, might be quite the delicacy in some parts...

[quote name='peted' post='324051' date='Nov 7 2008, 10:38 AM']I have left the wood choices to Jon as he's definitely the expert on this subject! I gave the example of the sound I'm after as a Warwick Thumb and hinted that I've heard good sounds come from Wenge necks. He has agreed, and we're using a Maple/Wenge neck which he already had glued up ready for a 6 string. I have no idea whether it's majority Maple or Wenge. Guess I'll find out when I get the first photos [/quote] Hey man, I went with more maple than wenge, and it certainly gets the sound I want. I still prefer the look of more wenge, but that's purely cosmetic. Went for mahogany/wenge on my coming bass, for a bit of a darker sound. Is the single cut shape being tweaked at all to accommodate the skewed bridge arrangement? Eude

Awesome spec dude! I think you're going to be real happy with this, particularly soundwise. When I ordered my Shuker, part of the spec was to match the grunt and punch of my Thumb Bass (which I've since sold), so Jon picked wood and pickups accordingly - White Ash and EMG DCs - it's a stonker of a combo! Is the neck going to be more wenge than maple? Eude

[quote name='OldGit' post='323826' date='Nov 6 2008, 11:05 PM']Your neck looks good .. Yeah there's a few new basses on Jon's site.. I daren't look, specially at this headless SC ... [/quote] Don't start dude, my GAS for a headless right now is just stupid! Thinking of what I can sell to scrape up a deposit... Cheers, Eude

[quote name='Bassmonster' post='323795' date='Nov 6 2008, 10:30 PM']just got an email from Jon, all things going well should have it a couple weeks.....just in time for my bday[/quote] Good news man, it's gonna be a peach of a bass! Eude

[quote name='Bassmonster' post='323805' date='Nov 6 2008, 10:38 PM']Excellent news Mr Eude, the long awaited pics of the neck.....looking good[/quote] Hey bud, yeah, I'm pretty chuffed with it, the Mahogany looks nice Not long now... Eude

Awesome, finally got some pics of the neck! Got word from Jon, he reckons the bass will be ready to rock towards the end of the month. It's been a while, but I know the wait will be worth it when I get my filthy mitts on it. Now, here's the pics >> [attachment=15669:DSCN5054.jpg] [attachment=15670:DSCN5053.jpg] [attachment=15671:DSCN5055.jpg] I reckon the Mahogany/Wenge neck looks right tasty. Anyone see the stock J Bass on the Shuker site? It's got me all excited... Cheers, Eude