kr111s Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) Hello! Like a lot of bass players, i have always wanted a custom bass built and about a month ago decided that i would commission a bass to be built in the UK. I went with Alpher due to customer testimonials, the stunning beauty of the basses and after speaking with Chris, i was very happy for him to be building the bass. So far i can only say that its been an incredible experience, and the help hes offered me with achieving the perfect bass has been outstanding, especially considering this is my first time with this. The specs: 5 String Elite Bass Swamp Ash body Pau Ferro neck Ebony fingerboard Specialist grade maple, which is flamed, quilted and spalted - and looks ridiculous! Wenge veneer Aguilar PJ, reverse P pickups 2 band John East Active/Passive switch 34'' Scale 19mm spacing Will also likely get wooden pickup covers and knob covers I've got all the pictures up to this point to put up also! Edited November 26, 2014 by kr111s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kr111s Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 This is the top: [attachment=158583:top.jpeg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kr111s Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Swamp Ash body: [attachment=158584:body wood.jpeg] Picture of the main pieces together: [attachment=158585:all2.jpeg] [attachment=158586:alltogether.jpeg] Ebony fingerboard: [attachment=158587:ebony fingerboard.jpeg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kr111s Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 And to get up to date, some building pictures: [attachment=158588:build4.jpeg] [attachment=158589:build.JPG][attachment=158590:build 3.JPG] Pickups, 2&7 o clock [attachment=158591:pickups.jpeg] Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kr111s Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 [attachment=177227:bass1.jpeg] [attachment=177228:bass2.jpeg] [attachment=177229:bass3.jpeg] [attachment=177230:bass4.jpeg] [attachment=177231:bass5.jpeg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kr111s Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 The bass is complete now. I went to pick it up a couple of weeks ago and its fantastic. Obviously it looks amazing, but it also feels amazing and sounds fantastic. The build quality and the frequent communication with Chris from Alpher have been top notch. I would highly recommend them to anyone considering buying a UK custom, I will definitely be adding another Alpher to the collection when i decide to buy a new bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Great looking bass, love the figuring with the growth rings (?) seeming to radiate out from the end of the fingerboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rk7 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Nice bass, great workmanship! Congrats RK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Beaut ! You must be well pleased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Ooh very nice! I'm not normally a fan of single-cuts but thats one of the nicest I've seen for a long while. Congrats on a stunning bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISDABASS Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) Here are some more photos in a slightly larger format [url="http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/Alpher153602_zpsdd7979d0.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/Alpher153569_zps96622dd7.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/Alpher153535_zps0f03c451.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/Alpher153539_zpsac784362.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/Alpher153558_zpscb64b3c0.jpg.html"][/url] [URL=http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/Alpher153552_zps5e3805f0.jpg.html][IMG]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/chrisdabass/Alpher153552_zps5e3805f0.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [url="http://s169.photobucket.com/user/chrisdabass/media/Alpher153547_zps53f4156f.jpg.html"][/url] Edited November 28, 2014 by CHRISDABASS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudi8 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 stunning!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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