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Evening All After an evening dash in the recent thunderstorm monsoon season with 2 EBS cabinets swathed in bin liners does anyone know where you can get reasonably priced shower proof covers for cabinets/amps etc? Cheers Mick

I meant to put it in the porn section but didn't realise it would end up here. If an admin person could move the post or tell me how I can? I was always dreadful at keeping diaries plus looking at the raw materials uinder selection and being worked is a bit like watching a butterfly pupa develop. It looks beautiful when it emerges but the shots of necks being glued etc along the way are a bit underwhelming. Even the wood for the top was a bit of a gamble as I wasn't sure how the finished article would look. It has a really beautiful detailed grain. I'll try and do some decent pics. Also the quality of build and finish surpassed my expectations. But then you Shuker owners out there already know that.

Yet another one from Mr Shuker. Apologies for the photo quality, they don't do the finish justice but are probably a fair reflection on my photography capabilities. The spec is: 5 string bolt on neck Standard Shuker body shape with thinner body (36mm) Kingwood top with black veneer Headless with chrome ABM hardware 34" scale 24 frets 5 piece laminated neck (maple/ black sycamore pinstripes) Birds eye maple fretboard Two way truss rod Carbon fibre reinforcement White ash body Delano SBC pickups Shuker 3 band preamp Switches are: Active/active bypass (if the PP3s go in a hurry) Both pickups humbucking/both single coil/bridge humbucking + neck single coil [attachment=6057:P1020337.JPG] [attachment=6058:P1020338.JPG] Sounds better than it looks and that's saying something. From order to delivery took about 5 months but that was over Christmas and I dithered on some of the spec so I felt that was reasonable turnaround. Got pictures fairly regularly during the build process although nothing prepares you for the finished product and while Jon clearly doesn't keep his hand hovering over the phone I found him to be as contactable as needed given you want him actually building the thing and not doing photoshoots. I'll post some photos taken in daylight when I get a chance. I must get back to my drooling now...

I had an Eden Metro which cut out once or twice but this seemed to get resolved when I took out the fuse and reinserted it. Maybe the fuse contacts can be a bit iffy? I had an attenuator go on an Eden cabinet once and took it to the Bass Centre wher it was fixed by their very helpful repair man called Chris. Not handy for you but you could extract the amp from the combo to reduce the bulk for shipping. If it needs technical expertise he seems to know his stuff. Hope you get it going - its so frustrating when these things go wrong.

Surely there must be someone who has tried to resolve this question beforehand in a systematic way? Maybe a luthier as suggested by CrazyKiwi? If you look at the main visible source of sound - a string visibly vibrating in a magnetic field of the pickup effectively secured at both ends against the metal of the fret and the bridge versus the miniscule flex/resonance of the wood then I find it hard to see how the wood can make much difference to the sound in comparison. Surely minor variations in pickup configuration, maybe even the electrics variation from bass to bass may make a difference, and that could be attributed to the more visible 'wood' attribute in otherwise identical instruments. That said I am perfectly willing to be convinced otherwise! I find it quite surprising the emotional investment people put into these discussions. One way way or another basses do vary significantly and we all enjoy exploring the differences...

Calling any GB Rumour and/or Spitfire owners past or present, I was just wondering if I could get feedback on your experiences informally on these instruments. They look to be very well built and capable instruments but I was curious how they work out in everyday use. Like any boutique bass thay aren't cheap so I want to get as much information as possible before I make my mind up.

Anyone seen T Bone Wolk who plays for Hall and Oates? He's a very impressive bass player and general all round musician.