Maruszczyk Jake Classic

[Romeo2]

It's Adrian's take on a p bass, and I am thinking of ordering one.

Does anyone on here have one? Your honest opinions regarding the instrument please, thank you!

[BassmanMatthias]

I do not have one, but a Mr. Tee with PJ pickups. Its pretty good!

[Romeo2]

Thanks man, appreciate it.

So there is no opinionated BCer with a Jake Classic? Guess I'll have to be the first one ...

But I am also wondering how much love there is for these Maruszczyk basses. Handmade customs in Europe, dream up a spec and it will still cost you less than a mass produced big brand one - surprised that there is not that much attention devoted to them on here.

So perhaps people could share their opinions on whatever Maruszczyk bass they have. I already know Adrian is a great guy to deal with, what about the basses? Tones, finishes, body/neck shapes, etc. - let's hear it. Thanks.

[BassmanMatthias]

Here is something to start with (in case you haven't seen it yet).

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/242805-nbd-not-so-common-bass/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/242805-nbd-not-so-common-bass/[/url]

[tom5string]

Mornin,

not a Jake, but an Elwood. And this baby is the (current) end-point of a long search for a perfect 5-string fretless. It's the instrument I have been playing most for the last 3 years. Best compliment for an instrument, I think.

So, in short: Elwood 5L-24
- fretless, 2 octave neck with an impressive ebony board
- alder body with bright maple facings, maple neck
- extremely light (3.7 kg)
- unexpected, massive neck (not what you'd expect on a j-bass clone), but real good handling
- punchy, mid-focused fretless tone, somewhere between Jaco and Pino

A well built instrument, simple, without any "schnickschnack" like active electronics and the like. Serves perfectly to express my musical ideas.

sounds like:
[url="https://soundcloud.com/tom-63-1/wir-waren-indie-ideales"]http://soundcloud.com/tom-63-1/wir-waren-indie-ideales[/url] (sorry, german lyrics ;-))
[url="https://soundcloud.com/tom-63-1/slapped-fretless"]http://soundcloud.com/tom-63-1/slapped-fretless[/url]

Add on top of this - as you already stated - that Adrian is a nice guy, very responsive and helpful ... -> place an order :-)

Cheers, Tom

[Romeo2]

Thanks guys.

BassmanMathias - of course I have seen this before, what a beauty. In fact, one of the reasons I am considering getting one

Tom - awesome stuff, thanks for the sound clips too! (Don't mind German lyrics at all, love the language!)

[tom5string]

Thx :-)

now, if you don't mind language training, here's a full review and some pics:
[url="http://www.musiker-board.de/reviews-bass/468658-bass-maruszczyk-elwood-l5-24-fretless.html"]http://www.musiker-board.de/reviews-bass/468658-bass-maruszczyk-elwood-l5-24-fretless.html[/url]

[Romeo2]

Tom, amazing - a proper player's review! I can get the gist (my German skills are a bit rusty these days) but will use a dictionary when I get stuck.

But it seems only the Germans and Poles are buying Maruszczyks - the Germans trust their German brand, and only Poles can pronounce the name

[terryj]

Does anyone know of a Maruszczyk Jake5p for sale, there was one on basschat but the guy didn't want to post it (understandable) and I'm too far away to collect.

[LukeFRC]

12 hours ago, terryj said:

Does anyone know of a Maruszczyk Jake5p for sale, there was one on basschat but the guy didn't want to post it (understandable) and I'm too far away to collect.

Bass gallery have one 

[terryj]

18 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

Bass gallery have one 

Cheers, it's the same one that was on basschat just£30 more.

[jrixn1]

3 hours ago, terryj said:

Cheers, it's the same one that was on basschat just£30 more.

 

Message the seller directly and see if he'll accept £1075 via The Gallery. He'll still get the £900 he was after privately after their 15% commission. You should move on this bass if you want it, as Jake 5p will not come up very often on the used market. I had to wait a couple of years before the one I now own came up for sale.

[terryj]

Thanks jrixn1 I'll give it a go, nothing to loose.