pluckedout

Massive thanks to Paul (deepbass5) for his generous hospitality and letting me try his Shuker (as well as his other basses) - pretty much convinced me that it's the way to go. Will post build diary if I take the plunge! Thanks to everyone else for their opinions.

[quote name='pluckedout' post='1240313' date='May 22 2011, 01:33 PM']Am in Salisbury - if anyone is nearby with one then I'd love to try it out.[/quote] Someone not too far has kindly offered to let me try theirs. Will decide after that!

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' post='1240263' date='May 22 2011, 12:47 PM']Well that seems to make a fair bit of sense (except where you used the word "quicker" for a Shuker build). Where are you based? I'm sure someone nearby will have a Shuker you can have a play on. They don't all play the same obviously but it would give you a rough idea.[/quote] Am in Salisbury - if anyone is nearby with one then I'd love to try it out.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1240271' date='May 22 2011, 12:55 PM']Look in the FS section. Edit: Some pro players use Shuker but many more pro players use Overwater. I'd start looking there.[/quote] Thanks, yep I have been. Not found anything suitable so far.

Thanks for all the responses guys; in answer to a few questions: 1. I am considering getting one made without have played one, but I will be being very specific about what I want, in terms of measurements, neck profile, etc etc. Only because I don't get up to the North very much anymore, despite having grown up in that area. I'm planning to order one then if I like it I may order another :-) 2. I'm very happy with my current basses but am now playing 5 strings almost exclusively. What I'm planning to order (first) is a semi hollow fretless P bass with Dimarzio P + Graphtech Ghost pickups so I can get both a double bass-ish sound and a classic fretless P sound. I was originally going to order a Status Electro having been a Status fan for a long time but they're not building them at the moment and their new model is unlikely to be ready this year. Having heard good things about Jon I thought I priced some options up with him and it will actually be cheaper and quicker to get something that is exactly built to my specs. Is virtually impossible to find some thing similar off the peg - closest I've come is a SpectorCore but they all seem to be lined fretlesses, and seem massively overpriced in the UK. 3. I don't intend to ever sell a custom order bass, but then I never intended to sell some of my other basses - my 2nd Status was a custom order and I'm now selling that as it's a 4 string. As I can't predict the future (yet) I need to at least consider resale value. The sensible part of me says "buy something off the peg just in case (and probably second hand to start with)" whereas another part of me says "get what the hell you want". Also, shifting the existing custom order bass makes me feel like I deserve to have another in its place. 4. Shuker prices seem to be relatively reasonable when compared with other manufacturers 5. I've hankered after a few custom ideas based on Fender basses - Fender's custom shop prices are completely unjustifiable so if I can get the look I'm after for a third of the price then it makes sense to do so. Having said all that if I can find a decent fretless 5 second hand first then I may go for that instead!

Hi all I'm just about to take the plunge and order a Shuker custom build (maybe 2 actually if I can't make my mind up!) and wanted to get some feedback from you guys; are they as good as I hear they are? Also what's the resale value like? I realise the more non-standard it is the less it will probably be worth but just in case I ever do need to sell it be interested to hear feedback on how other people have got on selling them. I was originally going to go for another Status after playing them fairly exclusively for 16 years but have changed my mind for various reasons and have heard great things about Jon's work. Cheers Joe