custom bass?

[Shadow_Corps]

hi sorry if im wasting anyones time, but do any of you know a really good custom bass company in the uk that deliver?
because ive been looking around and i cant really find any, i like BEE BASS but im not sure if they deliver to the UK

so can anyone point me in the right way thanks ^_^

EDIT: im looking for a cutsom 7 string thanks

Edited August 8, 2008 by Shadow_Corps

[bass_ferret]

I am pretty sure they will all deliver. Why would they not?

[charic]

Just browse the build diaries in here. You'll find something which will catch your fancy im sure

[Shadow_Corps]

im not sure i thought most were in store pick up.

alright thanks ill have a look around ^_^

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Shadow_Corps' post='258338' date='Aug 8 2008, 05:26 PM']hi sorry if im wasting anyones time, but do any of you know a really good custom bass company in the uk that deliver?
because ive been looking around and i cant really find any, i like BEE BASS but im not sure if they deliver to the UK

so can anyone point me in the right way thanks ^_^

EDIT: im looking for a cutsom 7 string thanks[/quote]

Wouldn't you wanna meet the guy who is making your bass?

[Shadow_Corps]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='258381' date='Aug 8 2008, 06:28 PM']Wouldn't you wanna meet the guy who is making your bass?[/quote]

id love to but i dont really have that many custom bass shops or anyone that builds them near me

[ARGH]

Jim Fleeting,builds the weird and wonderful,just about to start his first set of headless instruments,and will finish his 2nd 9 string in about 3 weeks,nice guy...Loves Col U,and wood.

www.jimfleetingguitars.com

Bit of a Bee fan,like myself,Ive contacted Fred Bolton (Bee luthier) 4 years back,he can send to the UK,but there is a massive waiting time atm,if Im right,in thinking...You also might like Listerud (Odd Helge,from Norway)

Where are you living Shadow Corps?

[Dood]

[quote name='Shadow_Corps' post='258383' date='Aug 8 2008, 06:32 PM']id love to but i dont really have that many custom bass shops or anyone that builds them near me [/quote]

Where are you based?

{edit.. What Argh said! lol lol}

[Dood]

[quote name='dood' post='258436' date='Aug 8 2008, 07:45 PM']Where are you based?[/quote]


HAve a look at this thread for Luthiers nearer to you! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=253"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=253[/url]

[Shadow_Corps]

[quote name='ARGH' post='258434' date='Aug 8 2008, 07:42 PM']Jim Fleeting,builds the weird and wonderful,just about to start his first set of headless instruments,and will finish his 2nd 9 string in about 3 weeks,nice guy...Loves Col U,and wood.

www.jimfleetingguitars.com

Bit of a Bee fan,like myself,Ive contacted Fred Bolton (Bee luthier) 4 years back,he can send to the UK,but there is a massive waiting time atm,if Im right,in thinking...You also might like Listerud (Odd Helge,from Norway)

Where are you living Shadow Corps?[/quote]


sweet yeah i love bee ill check out listerud, im not to bothered about waiting times lol cause i wont be getting it till feb next year

im from southwest england and there isnt that many if any custom bass shops or anyone that builds bass's

[Russ]

Mansons? They're in Exeter and are best known for making basses for John Paul Jones and guitars for Matt Bellamy from Muse...

[url="http://www.mansonguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.mansonguitars.co.uk/[/url]

[BigRedX]

Custom bass builders in the UK - by no means exhaustive...

[url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/index.php"]ACG[/url]

[url="http://www.johnbirchguitars.com/index2.html"]John Birch[/url]

[url="http://www.freewebs.com/ebasses/"]E Basses[/url]

[url="http://www.jimfleetingguitars.com/"]Jim Fleeting[/url]

[url="http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/"]GB[/url]

[url="http://www.gusguitars.com/"]Gus[/url]

[url="http://JayDee%20bass"]Jaydee[/url]

[url="http://www.overwaterbasses.com/"]Overwater[/url]

[url="http://www.rimcustombasses.co.uk/"]RIM[/url]

[url="http://www.freewebs.com/rpbasses/"]RP Basses[/url]

[url="http://www.rimcustombasses.co.uk/"]Sei[/url]

[url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/index.htm"]Shuker[/url]

[url="http://www.status-graphite.com/"]Status[/url]

Not all of them will do 7-strings but many of them will and I'm sure that other BassChatters will chime in with the names of any luthiers I've missed out.

[Shadow_Corps]

thanks you guys really helped ^_^

[ARGH]

[quote name='Shadow_Corps' post='258458' date='Aug 8 2008, 08:06 PM']thanks you guys really helped ^_^[/quote]
Are you in Devon,Somerset,or Cornwall?

[bass_ferret]

I think Clifton are in the west country as well.

[Shadow_Corps]

[quote name='ARGH' post='258500' date='Aug 8 2008, 09:08 PM']Are you in Devon,Somerset,or Cornwall?[/quote]


somerset