ezbass Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1476374173' post='3153775'] Not seeing many Maruszczyk Jazz basses on this thread. ?? [/quote]Once the £ hopefully regains some of its losses against the € I'll be ordering an Elwood L with standard arrangement J pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1476374350' post='3153780'] Once the £ hopefully regains some of its losses against the € I'll be ordering an Elwood L with standard arrangement J pickups. [/quote] Edited October 13, 2016 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1476374350' post='3153780'] Once the £ hopefully regains some of its losses against the € I'll be ordering an Elwood L with standard arrangement J pickups. [/quote] Will be getting some cash soon. Would love to order an Elwood5, like mine, but with 70,s spacing, a flame maple top with maple FB, black head stock, and pearl blocks. Ok not the same spec at all. Basically my Elwood but different. Ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Because WoodInBlack had suggested it, I have paid the rest of my Mensinger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1476375115' post='3153796'] Will be getting some cash soon. Would love to order an Elwood5, like mine, but with 70,s spacing, a flame maple top with maple FB, black head stock, and pearl blocks. Ok not the same spec at all. Basically my Elwood but different. Ha ha [/quote]Sweet! I look forward to seeing the finished article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 [quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1476379016' post='3153841'] Because WoodInBlack had suggested it, I have paid the rest of my Mensinger. [/quote] I would point out I am no expert in finance - I just found it stressing worrying about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 [quote name='scrumpymike' timestamp='1476371740' post='3153744'] Too right! My feeling would be to wait until they're 'open to the public' in Poland. As it happens, it was the Polish connection that sparked the visit idea in the first place (my wife's suggestion would you believe!!). My dad came over from Poland in WW2 and she thought it would be great to kill 2 birds with one stone: factory visit and holiday in 'the land of my fathers'. She doesn't know much about basses but she's fallen in love with my new 'Cazzie' - yep, she's even given her a name. [/quote] Sounds good to me. My girlfriend is Polish so we travel in that direction from time to time anyway. Adding a bass-related reason would be perfect. She also plays bass, so she might even join! Did I say the beer is great too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1476375000' post='3153795'] [/quote] What a beauty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1476374173' post='3153775'] Not seeing many Maruszczyk Jazz basses on this thread. ?? [/quote] Well, mine would be there but it still has.. ooh, just less than 10 weeks now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1476375000' post='3153795'] [/quote] That's real class - 5er sounds good too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1476393621' post='3154007'] Sounds good to me. My girlfriend is Polish so we travel in that direction from time to time anyway. Adding a bass-related reason would be perfect. She also plays bass, so she might even join! Did I say the beer is great too? [/quote] Neat! This trip could finally motivate me to take some Polish lessons - been meaning to do it for years but never got round to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 [quote name='scrumpymike' timestamp='1476435990' post='3154221'] Neat! This trip could finally motivate me to take some Polish lessons - been meaning to do it for years but never got round to it. [/quote] I have a "Polish for Dummies" book my gf gave me when I expressed an interest... but I'm enjoying the "Duolingo" app on my phone right now. I'm using it for Polish and to improve my Italian as I barely use it these days. Just 5-10 minutes a day, slowly... it starts with just a few words, and little by little things fall in place and they start making sense. The trick is to use it every day, just a few minutes will do. For people like me who lack the discipline to sit down and follow proper lessons seriously it's great. You will not become fluent overnight, but it's amazing how quick you pick up things, and it doesn't seem like work at all. Then I use the book as reference to check verbal tenses and when I have 'proper' questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Essential Polish: [color=#212121]Topem z klonu płomienistego, korpus jesion i klon szyjka z palisandrową pokładzie palec (courtesy of Google). [/color][/font][/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1476439831' post='3154288'] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Essential Polish: [color=#212121]Topem z klonu płomienistego, korpus jesion i klon szyjka z palisandrową pokładzie palec (courtesy of Google). [/color][/font][/size] [/quote] nah, not a fan of rosewood fingerboards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1476446827' post='3154387'] nah, not a fan of rosewood fingerboards [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1476447820' post='3154396'] [/quote] I confess I had to use google translate, my level is nowhere near enough to understand that... but the 'korpus' and 'palisandrowa' gave me a very good indication of what it was about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1476449413' post='3154416'] I confess I had to use google translate, my level is nowhere near enough to understand that... but the 'korpus' and 'palisandrowa' gave me a very good indication of what it was about [/quote]You're a smarter man than I, Jose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1476449717' post='3154421'] You're a smarter man than I, Jose. [/quote] I don't know smart has anything to do with it the reason I knew was that those words are similar in Spanish so they stood out to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1476452157' post='3154455'] I don't know smart has anything to do with it the reason I knew was that those words are similar in Spanish so they stood out to me. [/quote]I stand by my original quote, I wouldn't have had a clue no matter what language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1476439831' post='3154288'] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Essential Polish: [color=#212121]Topem z klonu płomienistego, korpus jesion i klon szyjka z palisandrową pokładzie palec (courtesy of Google). [/color][/font][/size] [/quote] You can't beat a nice flamed-maple top though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 A couple of beauties in Bass Direct when I popped over earlier today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 [quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1476380450' post='3153855'] I would point out I am no expert in finance - I just found it stressing worrying about it [/quote] I had the money anyway, so I thought rather pay it now and not get stressed. To be honest, it was the best call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 My payments were 3 weeks apart and during that time the rate fell from an already low 1.19 to 1.15. For anyone who voted to stay in the EU, all this stuff is a bit hard to take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Gassing for a Jake with a Rosewood board... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierreganseman Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 [quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1476644393' post='3155952'] Gassing for a Jake with a Rosewood board... [/quote] and i'm gassing for a blue sparkle ElwoodL 5 ... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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