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[pierreganseman]

On 21/11/2021 at 05:16, TK4261 said:

 

I was fairly lucky that I received my couch pic for my Jake 30" exactly at the 8 week mark a week ago. It is currently on its way to me here in Las Vegas. My last build for my Elwood was right at 10 weeks.

 

this is a very cool build .... well done 

[funkle]

@pierregansemanis there a benefit to ordering through a dealer as opposed to ordering direct from Adrian? Price, etc?

[pierreganseman]

1 hour ago, funkle said:

@pierregansemanis there a benefit to ordering through a dealer as opposed to ordering direct from Adrian? Price, etc?

 

depends how you see it I guess 

 

price wise : through me no , as I apply strictly his prices , how other dealers do I don't know , I personally disagree with dealers doing price wars (general statement, not speaking about public peace dealers) to get orders .... if every body applied list , life would be beautiful 

 

I've seen some ppl overpricing from direct price too , so all in all who knows and who's to say 

 

probably easier to have a fluent person in English , I guess that could be a benefit ? 

 

dunno 

[Merton]

Apologies if this has already been asked - skim read but couldn’t see an answer.

on the Public Peace shop the prices include 19% tax; therefore UK landed price will be remarkably similar I presume. What about customs duty etc - how much have people paid on top of that price since B-xit?

[Dazed]

I haven’t read the whole of this thread, but had a quick look, and searched through Bass Direct’s stock and sold list. I didn’t come across a 30” or 32” 5 string, specifically a Jake or Elwood. 
Anyone experienced one?

Usual questions regarding a low b string etc

[rasher80]

@whynot had a lefty 5er for sale a while back

On 29/11/2021 at 12:41, Dazed said:

I haven’t read the whole of this thread, but had a quick look, and searched through Bass Direct’s stock and sold list. I didn’t come across a 30” or 32” 5 string, specifically a Jake or Elwood. 
Anyone experienced one?

Usual questions regarding a low b string etc

 

[Dazed]

4 hours ago, rasher80 said:

@whynot had a lefty 5er for sale a while back

 

Thanks just searched for it. Looked nice (flipped the pics as lefty’s always mess with my head) 

[pierreganseman]

On 29/11/2021 at 08:24, Merton said:

Apologies if this has already been asked - skim read but couldn’t see an answer.

on the Public Peace shop the prices include 19% tax; therefore UK landed price will be remarkably similar I presume. What about customs duty etc - how much have people paid on top of that price since B-xit?

 

I shipped 3/4 times to UK since that , seems to be UK VAT + a sort of processing fee. 

 

If you want to deal direct with Adrian , you'll have to pay that 

 

if you want a UK dealer , they'll pay all import duties and retroactively charge it to you but at least you'll get a price "delivered to your door" 

 

same stuff overall generally speaking , doesn't change much 

[pierreganseman]

On 29/11/2021 at 13:41, Dazed said:

I haven’t read the whole of this thread, but had a quick look, and searched through Bass Direct’s stock and sold list. I didn’t come across a 30” or 32” 5 string, specifically a Jake or Elwood. 
Anyone experienced one?

Usual questions regarding a low b string etc

 

hey , B on a 32 actually works fine to me , should you hope to play metal music and down tune it , answer is probably not 

 

but standard tuning ... I dare anybody listening to your or your band to be able to say it's a 32 inch bass , it's fine.... 

[eude]

2 hours ago, pierreganseman said:

 

hey , B on a 32 actually works fine to me , should you hope to play metal music and down tune it , answer is probably not 

 

but standard tuning ... I dare anybody listening to your or your band to be able to say it's a 32 inch bass , it's fine.... 

+1,000,000 here.

 

I play 31.5" basses and the low B works just fine! A well designed, well made bass will always surpass limited expectations set by instruments built on a factory line.

 

Cheers,

Eude

[TK4261]

Received my 30" Jake P recently and I am extremely happy with it. Swamp Ash body with Koa top and flamed Maple neck & fretboard. It is nice and light at 3.08kg 😎

 

 

Edited December 7, 2021 by TK4261
added info

[uk_lefty]

I saw this on their Facebook today and am tempted to make an enquiry. I don't need it, it probably wouldn't work so well with my band, but it's so tempting. What sort of lead times are people getting from order to UK delivery?

[pierreganseman]

42 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

I saw this on their Facebook today and am tempted to make an enquiry. I don't need it, it probably wouldn't work so well with my band, but it's so tempting. What sort of lead times are people getting from order to UK delivery?

 

generally speaking any order is about 4/5 month. 

[scrumpymike]

6 hours ago, pierreganseman said:

 

generally speaking any order is about 4/5 month. 

Wow, that's a bit longer than for my orders a few years ago!  Adrian's obviously doing something right 🙂

[wateroftyne]

1 hour ago, scrumpymike said:

Wow, that's a bit longer than for my orders a few years ago!  Adrian's obviously doing something right 🙂

 

I think I was one of the early adopters, certainly from a BC perspective. I ordered my first in 2015 and it was around 7 weeks...!

[scrumpymike]

5 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

 

I think I was one of the early adopters, certainly from a BC perspective. I ordered my first in 2015 and it was around 7 weeks...!

Mine were around 10 weeks.

[rasher80]

10 weeks for mine

[Woodinblack]

Mine was about 12 weeks 100 pages ago!

[simisker]

18 weeks and counting for mine.

 

Each "10 !" or "12 lol" is an icy arrow to my heart 😛

Edited December 11, 2021 by simisker

[ezbass]

Those of us quoting our old build times (mine were 10 & 12 weeks I think) are pre the B word, Suez and Covid. Sadly, it’s a different world now.

[simisker]

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

Those of us quoting our old build times (mine were 10 & 12 weeks I think) are pre the B word, Suez and Covid. Sadly, it’s a different world now.

On the one hand: Yeah, of course. Everyone else in this thread ordered their Frogs and Elwoods from atop their radium-powered velocipedes while holding back Wat Tyler and his pangolins. I get it.

 

On the other hand: TK in Vegas' Jake - as seen on this very page! - was ordered in September, and he's currently spanking the derrière off it[*] as we speak.

 

Frankly, I'd quite like my sofa shot just to stop daydreaming about the bloody thing 😛

 

EDIT: Anyway, point is... Like Pierre says, assume 20 weeks. That way, you'll be delighted if/when it probably turns up earlier

 

 

[*] I imagine. It's hard to tell, given Vegas' famously tight reins on local happenstance.

 

 

Edited December 11, 2021 by simisker

[pierreganseman]

13 hours ago, simisker said:

On the one hand: Yeah, of course. Everyone else in this thread ordered their Frogs and Elwoods from atop their radium-powered velocipedes while holding back Wat Tyler and his pangolins. I get it.

 

On the other hand: TK in Vegas' Jake - as seen on this very page! - was ordered in September, and he's currently spanking the derrière off it[*] as we speak.

 

Frankly, I'd quite like my sofa shot just to stop daydreaming about the bloody thing 😛

 

EDIT: Anyway, point is... Like Pierre says, assume 20 weeks. That way, you'll be delighted if/when it probably turns up earlier

 

 

[*] I imagine. It's hard to tell, given Vegas' famously tight reins on local happenstance.

 

 

dunno , generally I'd advise to assume 3/5 month and hope for the best 

 

in case goal is not met , please be patient , I know that all supply chains have been savaged , sometimes badly (not speaking about Adrian , generally brands I work with) 

 

just remember that every body is doing their best 

[simisker]

2 hours ago, pierreganseman said:

just remember that every body is doing their best 

 

Sorry - I didn't mean to imply that I'm blaming anyone, or getting poor service!

 

I've emailed Adrian twice asking for updates, and each time he's replied quickly and with explanation

[pierreganseman]

2 hours ago, simisker said:

 

Sorry - I didn't mean to imply that I'm blaming anyone, or getting poor service!

 

I've emailed Adrian twice asking for updates, and each time he's replied quickly and with explanation

no problem 

[AREA]

Adrian made a Video of my Bass. I got the bass in feb 21, but the video came a week ago. The luminlays are green of course and not as mentioned blue. I've changed the Strings to Adrians Nickel Rounds, which i like much better on that bass.

 

 

Edited December 12, 2021 by AREA