Pasco Jacorius Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 Hi there , I just wanted to share some pictures of my next bass which is being built by french luthier Tom Marceau who made a signature guitar for Lucky Peterson , a partnership with Hadrien Feraud , and who built Alan Stivell's new harp (to name a few) . Here are the specs : Body : Mahogany Neck : 9 pièces maple/rosewood stripes and ebony fingerboard (24 frets, 31") Top/back(full) : Quilted/flamed/spalted maple Electronics : Marceau pickups / john east preamp Tuners/brigde : hipshot (black) [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/543/gzje.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/543/gzje.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/20/j5ef.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/20/j5ef.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/96/agm8.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/96/agm8.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/826/4mpg.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/826/4mpg.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/203/cy7j.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/203/cy7j.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/70p6.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/577/70p6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 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kevin_lindsay Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 Great! I love seeing instruments take shape. Quote
Pasco Jacorius Posted September 26, 2013 Author Posted September 26, 2013 I agree ! And now , no more CNC for the neck , pure craftmanship : [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/692/r2ny.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/689/flbh.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/202/dc9w.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/27/qqvg.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/854/7h0i.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/571/8b7j.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/22/ui3o.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/27/irgm.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/689/4xwc.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/138/yduf.jpg/"][/url] Quote
captainhaddock Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 Absolutely beautiful bass can't wait to see more pictures Quote
mixingwithtom Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 Looks great! Will this be tuned low B > high C ? Quote
eude Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 Gorgeous! Love to see shorter scale 6ers too Quote
Pasco Jacorius Posted September 28, 2013 Author Posted September 28, 2013 Hi guys ! I've got some news here : [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/94/s72g.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/593/mrfh.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/94/dz3t.jpg/"][/url] And with her big sister (maple body , vavona top) : Quote
Pasco Jacorius Posted September 30, 2013 Author Posted September 30, 2013 Hi there , I've got a few more pics there . [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/580/2ngt.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/12/x7s4.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/809/ikhc.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/43/dnzu.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/593/7q9i.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/69/t36u.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/23/54oz.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/34/49qo.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/842/ufzi.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/jmwh.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/7/3knc.jpg/"][/url] Quote
Pasco Jacorius Posted October 5, 2013 Author Posted October 5, 2013 (edited) Hi there , I've got some pics of the pickups that will go into that beauty ! Tom made them a bit like the duncan/fodera concept (alnico 2), with some secret ingredient ) ! The CNC is set up to mimmic hand winding and the coils are wound asymmetrically to reach a wider frequency range. [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/443/or6h.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/849/j7my.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/27/dw3a.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/266/v84v.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/31/qyqq.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/4/vg1r.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/203/a5kc.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/692/xtba.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/268/0fyv.jpg/"][/url] Edited October 5, 2013 by Pasco Jacorius Quote
Pasco Jacorius Posted October 5, 2013 Author Posted October 5, 2013 Maybe a video could help ? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep0M-lzFTNs&feature=youtu.be"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep0M-lzFTNs&feature=youtu.be[/url] Quote
Kiwi Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 Stunning from scratch build! I'm slightly in awe of the fact that he has access to a CNC machine, laser engraver and pickup winder... Quote
Pasco Jacorius Posted October 5, 2013 Author Posted October 5, 2013 Well , when you want the best investment is mandatory...I guess. Quote
JimBobTTD Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 Excellent work and excellent pictures too. Score! Quote
Pasco Jacorius Posted October 7, 2013 Author Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) Yup ! A bit of history , fingerboard shaping : [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucjgPek-KKw&feature=youtu.be"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucjgPek-KKw&feature=youtu.be[/url] Edited October 7, 2013 by Pasco Jacorius Quote
Pasco Jacorius Posted October 10, 2013 Author Posted October 10, 2013 Pickups placement : [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/59/pobx.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/59/pobx.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote
Pasco Jacorius Posted October 21, 2013 Author Posted October 21, 2013 By the way , his new website is available in english now . [url="http://www.marceauguitars.com/en"]http://www.marceauguitars.com/en[/url] Quote
Pasco Jacorius Posted October 25, 2013 Author Posted October 25, 2013 Hi guys !! I've got some new pics here !!! I can't wait anymore !!! She's too beautiful !!! [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/13/65i9.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/xkxz.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/czxf.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/qkpe.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/34/z318.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/51/y6kp.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/194/55hr.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/268/lot9.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/585/cbtb.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/819/fckf.jpg/"][/url] Quote
Myke Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) That is looking magnificent! Edited October 25, 2013 by Myke Quote
Pasco Jacorius Posted October 26, 2013 Author Posted October 26, 2013 Yes sir !! Matching pickups cover is also quite magnificient ! [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/201/8n5m.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/201/8n5m.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/201/nbr0.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/201/nbr0.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/21/1ri2.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/21/1ri2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/826/m1vl.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/826/m1vl.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/843/miwb.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/843/miwb.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote
sprocket123 Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 Top work mate , just looked at your website , great instruments ! Well equiped shop . Quote
sprocket123 Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 You make your own pikups also ! Do you guys make your own preamps also ! Quote
Pasco Jacorius Posted October 26, 2013 Author Posted October 26, 2013 OOps , I'm not the builder , just the customer my friend. This is the bass Tom Marceau is making for me . For the moment he puts John East preamps in the basses , but I think he'll soon have his own preamp . Quote
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