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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 by kr111s
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Swamp Ash body:
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Picture of the main pieces together:
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[attachment=158586:alltogether.jpeg]

Ebony fingerboard:

[attachment=158587:ebony fingerboard.jpeg]

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And to get up to date, some building pictures:

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[attachment=158589:build.JPG][attachment=158590:build 3.JPG]

Pickups, 2&7 o clock

[attachment=158591:pickups.jpeg]

Enjoy

  • 8 months later...
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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!

Posted

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.

Posted (edited)

Here are some more photos in a slightly larger format :)

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