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[CameronJ]

Plain vintage cream then 😉

[dmckee]

I just fancied a black one. Understated. 🙂

[pierreganseman]

just sharing that my last order was built in 12 weeks. Happy customer ... and happy me ..

[EmmettC]

Just picked up an Elwood 5A-24 in a trade, it's very nice, I wasn't expecting a tilt-back headstock on a Jazz style bass, it works well and looks fine from the front, but it's a little odd when playing. Are they all tilt-back heads, or is it an option when ordering.

Not too sure I'll keep this, but it will work a bit better for my Industrial band than my other shell pink jazz bass.

[pierreganseman]

1 hour ago, EmmettC said:

Just picked up an Elwood 5A-24 in a trade, it's very nice, I wasn't expecting a tilt-back headstock on a Jazz style bass, it works well and looks fine from the front, but it's a little odd when playing. Are they all tilt-back heads, or is it an option when ordering.

Not too sure I'll keep this, but it will work a bit better for my Industrial band than my other shell pink jazz bass.

 

standard issue there. I think you can order a "normal head" when ordering if you wish too. I've noticed some basses with "birdeye" or "flame" neck as custom do have a straight head too .... other than that 99% of standard basses ill have angled back head

[CameronJ]

2 hours ago, EmmettC said:

Just picked up an Elwood 5A-24 in a trade, it's very nice, I wasn't expecting a tilt-back headstock on a Jazz style bass, it works well and looks fine from the front, but it's a little odd when playing. Are they all tilt-back heads, or is it an option when ordering.

Not too sure I'll keep this, but it will work a bit better for my Industrial band than my other shell pink jazz bass.

Pictures or it never happened 😬

[EmmettC]

No interesting shots yet, but here it is.

[Woodinblack]

8 hours ago, EmmettC said:

I wasn't expecting a tilt-back headstock on a Jazz style bass, it works well and looks fine from the front, but it's a little odd when playing. Are they all tilt-back heads, or is it an option when ordering.

No, mine came as a normal flat head unfortunately, would have preferred a tilt, didn't know it was an option! 

[wateroftyne]

FWIW, flame headstocks are flat.

Edited September 9, 2018 by wateroftyne

[Woodinblack]

Probably that then!

[Aidan63]

My '17 Quilt matching headstock Jake is tilt back no tree

[mcnach]

3 hours ago, Aidan63 said:

My '17 Quilt matching headstock Jake is tilt back no tree

 

Isn't the quilt a veneer?

[Aidan63]

6 hours ago, mcnach said:

 

Isn't the quilt a veneer?

yes, and on mine the fretboard is flame but neck isn't

[wateroftyne]

My ‘flatty’ Is flame all the way through.

[Woodinblack]

My neck is flame, no angle, no string tree

[fretmeister]

What are the 5 string necks like? 

Slim or chunky? 

[Woodinblack]

14 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

What are the 5 string necks like? 

Slim or chunky? 

Yes.

ie - they are exactly what you ask for. Mine is the same as an ibanez 5 string, as that is what it is measured from. I suspect most are a lot bigger, depending on what you want.

[mcnach]

37 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

What are the 5 string necks like? 

Slim or chunky? 

 

If you order them, they'll be whatever you choose. I specified the profile in the 3 basses I ordered by giving measurements at different points (width and depth). The ability to do that was what first attracted me to them, plus all the possible customisations for little extra.

[fretmeister]

I wonder if they could do a ray 5 profile.

 

Mmmmm....

[pierreganseman]

1 minute ago, fretmeister said:

I wonder if they could do a ray 5 profile.

 

Mmmmm....

 

as far as i know they can do just. about anything you'll ask ,

 

 

[CameronJ]

3 minutes ago, pierreganseman said:

 

as far as i know they can do just. about anything you'll ask ,

 

 

Asymmetric neck? Like my MTD? If they could do that I’d be very interested.

[ead]

On 02/08/2018 at 14:17, miles'tone said:

Oof. 

I have been getting a bit excited about ordering a Jake 5 to my own specs, drooling over the website.

In order to fund it I will have to sell my Fender Custom Shop P,  which is the best 4 string I've ever played.. After reading the last few pages of this thread I've really gone off the idea! 

I can't afford a Shuker unfortunately but does anyone know of another builder that makes quality custom P5 style basses on these shores for, say, a grand and a half?

Wishful thinking?

Have you considered a Sandberg.  I got a custom VS (P bass) made for around £1,375 (including custom colour and painted h/stock.  So you could get one for close to your budget.  A quick play on the Sandberg Configurator produced a standard spec 5-string VS for €1,500.

[CameronJ]

2 hours ago, ead said:

Have you considered a Sandberg.  I got a custom VS (P bass) made for around £1,375 (including custom colour and painted h/stock.  So you could get one for close to your budget.  A quick play on the Sandberg Configurator produced a standard spec 5-string VS for €1,500.

+1000. Their customer service is fantastic too.

[miles'tone]

3 hours ago, ead said:

Have you considered a Sandberg.  I got a custom VS (P bass) made for around £1,375 (including custom colour and painted h/stock.  So you could get one for close to your budget.  A quick play on the Sandberg Configurator produced a standard spec 5-string VS for €1,500.

Forgot about Sandberg! Thanks, I'll check it out tonight!

[ead]

1 hour ago, miles'tone said:

Forgot about Sandberg! Thanks, I'll check it out tonight!

I got mine through Classic & Cool Guitars (agents for Sandberg).  Mark is very competitive on price as I think he takes a smaller cut than most.