VitalyGanja Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) [size=4][font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif]Hello everyone, I would like to share with you custom bass made for me by Latvian luthier Andrew Schultz from [url=https://www.facebook.com/BrutalGuitars][i]Brutal Guitars[/i][/url]. Bass was made by my specifications, and together we came up to this design. This is first bass project of this luthier and must admit, that result is more than great. Will make demos of this instruments in near future. Now I'm using this in my prog/avant-garde project [url=https://www.facebook.com/TheatrumBand][i]Theatrum[/i][/url]! Specs for bass:[/font][/size][list] [*][size=4][font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][b]Neck: [/b]Wenge, Bolt-on;[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][b]Fingerboard: [/b]Flamed Maple, 34", 24 jumbo frets;[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][b]Body: [/b]Swamp Ash;[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][b]Top: [/b]Quilted Maple;[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][b]Hardware: [/b]Gotoh, black color;[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][b]Pickups: [/b]Delano MC 5 FE (bridge), JMVC 5 FE (neck);[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][b]Electronics: [/b]Delano Sonar 2[/font][/size] [/list] [size=4][font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif]Hi-res photos (clickable): [url="http://content3-foto.inbox.lv/albums/b/brutal/Egregore-5/IMG-9300.jpg"][/url][url="http://content3-foto.inbox.lv/albums/b/brutal/Egregore-5/IMG-9321.jpg"][/url] [url="http://content3-foto.inbox.lv/albums/b/brutal/Egregore-5/IMG-9362.jpg"][/url] [url="http://content3-foto.inbox.lv/albums/b/brutal/Egregore-5/IMG-9378.jpg"][/url] [url="http://content3-foto.inbox.lv/albums/b/brutal/Egregore-5/IMG-9466.jpg"][/url] [url="http://content3-foto.inbox.lv/albums/b/brutal/Egregore-5/IMG-9492.jpg"][/url] [url="http://content3-foto.inbox.lv/albums/b/brutal/Egregore-5/IMG-9532.jpg"][/url] [url="http://content3-foto.inbox.lv/albums/b/brutal/Egregore-5/IMG-9449.jpg"][/url] More photos can be found [url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.447367212079379.1073741833.122047637944673&type=3][i]here[/i][/url] Feel free to comment [/font][/size] Edited March 22, 2015 by VitalyGanja Quote
alyctes Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Not really my thing (I'm not very metal at all, and I don't like the colour), but the headstock is elegant and the whole thing looks well done. Quote
Bigwan Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Beautiful! Health to enjoy! Edited March 23, 2015 by Bigwan Quote
Number6 Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 That is lovely the headstock design is superb! Quote
synthaside Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 that's a real looker . While , im not very metal , my partner is a and shes also Latvian ;-) thus i approve of this bass ;-) .. FYI dont go to their facebook page at work ... its NSFW Quote
sifi2112 Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 That's fab ! Would never normally consider purple but love this model esp that neck / headstock Quote
CamdenRob Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Yes that's a very aesthetically pleasing headstock... Quote
Truckstop Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Wow, that looks great! Again, not a fan of the purple, but the aesthetic is very pleasing indeed. Thank you for sharing! Quote
PlungerModerno Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Seriously sweet. Very nice woods - the flaming on the fretboard is gorgeous. Personally I'd prefer a less ostentatious 12th fret marker, and the reverse of the headstock, but that's just me. Lovely colour scheme, Looks like top quality work. Quote
charic Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Headstock sort of reminds me of : But better Quote
Rikki1984 Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Not a fan of the marker on the 12th fret but that is an amazing bass. I love the colour, shape and the neck. Congrats! Quote
VitalyGanja Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Thank you for kind words, everyone! [quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1427124276' post='2726037'] Personally I'd prefer a less ostentatious 12th fret marker, and the reverse of the headstock, but that's just me. Lovely colour scheme, Looks like top quality work. [/quote] [quote name='Rikki1984' timestamp='1427136977' post='2726305'] Not a fan of the marker on the 12th fret but that is an amazing bass. [/quote] It's actually my [color=#252525][font=sans-serif]abbreviation of my name and surname - V G made in this kind of shape.[/font][/color] [quote name='charic' timestamp='1427124368' post='2726038'] Headstock sort of reminds me of : But better [/quote] To be honest, I'd say it's closer to this Edited March 23, 2015 by VitalyGanja Quote
cocco Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 That's a cracking looking bass! Love the headstock. Quote
inate_hex Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 That is a cool looking bass it looks like a beast! I think the colour is great too. I've always wanted a purple bass. I'm not overly keen on the reverse headstock though. Congrats! Quote
PlungerModerno Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 [quote name='VitalyGanja' timestamp='1427139270' post='2726359'] Thank you for kind words, everyone! It's actually my [color=#252525][font=sans-serif]abbreviation of my name and surname - V G made in this kind of shape.[/font][/color] ... [/quote] That's actually pretty metal - I assumed it was just a stylized pentagram - but it's clearly VG when you know what to look for. I'd like it a bit smaller if it were mine, but what I'd like isn't exactly important on your bass! Overall, the response is no doubt very positive, and I'd wager it looks even better in the flesh. That translucent purple body top is exquisite. Quote
VitalyGanja Posted April 19, 2015 Author Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) Short sample recorded with this bass. Description is added to track, just follow the link below: [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,][MEDIA=soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/vitalyganja/brutal-egregore-v-element-strings-darkglass-b7k-test[/MEDIA][/font][/color] Edited April 19, 2015 by VitalyGanja Quote
Wooks79 Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 This bass is not nomally the type of thing I would like at all, but it's actually really really nice! The purple is gorgeous. Congrats! Quote
VitalyGanja Posted September 23, 2015 Author Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Finally, c[color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]heck out me playing through song "Contemptible" of my band's [/font][/color][url="https://www.facebook.com/TheatrumBand"]Theatrum[/url][color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] on this custom bass.[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]What do you think about the tone in a mix?[/font][/color] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIDgYvGeu0Q Edited September 23, 2015 by VitalyGanja Quote
lowhand_mike Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 love myself a bit of prog metal, this is very good, tone is nice and sit quite nicely in the mix, nice bit of bite love the bass too first time i have seen it Quote
HazBeen Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Very nice, is the neck finished? Quite shiny. Edited September 23, 2015 by HazBeen Quote
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