wateroftyne Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Hello everyone Look what landed on my doorstep this morning More later... Quote
eude Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 That is gorgeous mate, congratulations! Would be interested to have a listen to the differences in the basses, in your own time of course Quote
Conan Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) Lovely! That looks like a very wide neck... although it may all be down to colour and perspective! Did you get it for Mr Potatohead? He looks like he's missing one... Edited November 30, 2015 by Conan Quote
CamdenRob Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) Been a hell of a lot of Maruszczyk action round these parts recently... and I can see why it looks like they are on to a good thing with custom builds at a decent price and short build time Edited November 30, 2015 by CamdenRob Quote
mal2404 Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Gorgeous WoT!! Is that a split coil humbucker? Happy playing Quote
Fisheth Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Looks lovely. Doesn't make the wait for mine any easier! Quote
Sibob Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Is the new bass chambered like the sunburst? If not, much weight difference? Cheers Si Quote
Matt P Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 that's one gorgeous looking bass! I keep looking at these and I'm very tempted (but completely broke!) I'm waiting for Ian (Dodge) to take delivery of his 5 string Jake (a 5 string version of your sunburst Jake I believe) if that's as good as i'm imagining then I think I might have to find some money to order my own. it must be time for another bash soon so we can see these in the flesh! Matt Quote
wateroftyne Posted November 30, 2015 Author Posted November 30, 2015 Cheers, all! I'm doing gigs with different bands at the mo, and there's a bit of a flats / rounds clash going on. This sorts it... It's a stock model, not a custom, but I liked the look of it, the weight is fab (7.5lbs-ish!) and the price was amazing, so... I thought I'd go for it. The neck is their standard width - 40mm - which is actually narrower than I'm used to, but I'll get over that pretty quick. Initial thoughts - the action was insanely low, so I've given the truss a tweak and it's spot-on for my ham fists now. It's passive with standard Maruszczyk pickups which I have no previous experience of (the Haussels in my 'burst are to die for) and at this early stage it feels like it's going to be more of a rock monster than my 'burst. Loads of growl. The 'bucket can be set to buck or single-coil mode by pulling the tone knob. There's a significant difference when you do, but so far I've not noticed any hum. Which was a nice surprise. Like my last one, it came with a nice gig bag, and a high-quality strap - Adrian was kind enough to let m choose an antique brown one this time. So far, so very good :-) Quote
wateroftyne Posted November 30, 2015 Author Posted November 30, 2015 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1448896143' post='2918938'] Is the new bass chambered like the sunburst? If not, much weight difference? Cheers Si [/quote] It's insanely light - only slightly heavier than my 'burst - so I guess it has to be chambered. Still no neck-dive, despite it not having Ultralites... Quote
wateroftyne Posted November 30, 2015 Author Posted November 30, 2015 Oh, and I'm thinking 'possible neck swap'... Quote
pete.young Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 This is going to be a severe test for the 3 bass rule! Quote
Subbeh Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Congrats! that is stunning, I just love that. One of my favourite colour combinations and the maple board looks so nice. I'll be looking for something new soon, P/J would be nice and Maruszczyk are getting near the top of the list. The more I see of their gear the more I want one! Quote
wateroftyne Posted November 30, 2015 Author Posted November 30, 2015 [quote name='Subbeh' timestamp='1448900765' post='2919006'] Congrats! that is stunning, I just love that. One of my favourite colour combinations and the maple board looks so nice. I'll be looking for something new soon, P/J would be nice and Maruszczyk are getting near the top of the list. The more I see of their gear the more I want one! [/quote] Cheers! All for £700 including shipping. When I look around and see what else is on offer for that sort of money, it blows my mind. Quote
CamdenRob Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1448901241' post='2919016'] All for £700 including shipping. When I look around and see what else is on offer for that sort of money, it blows my mind. [/quote] That really is a good deal Quote
Bigwan Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Both fantastic looking instruments WoT! Health to enjoy! Quote
howdenspur Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Been admiring your 'burst for a while and the white is also fab. I think I need a P/J in my life...that price is very nice too! Quote
JamesBass Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 I've been GASing for a new P for a while, been through a few incarnations of what I want as well! Lately I've settled on a Lull P4, but the more and more I see about the Jake's on here the more I can't help but think perhaps I should go for one of those instead! The price is just obscenely low, and the quality sounds like it's right up there with the finest! WOT you really know how to make a bloke envious! Those two Jakes are absolutely beautiful! I might have to fire Adrian an email asking if he can match the shade of red I want, and find out what hardware, pick up, and neck options there are... Quote
Marvin Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 That is absolutely lovely. And for £700 is equally stunning. Happy new bass day Quote
Bobthedog Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 If a small boy arrived on my doorstep, I would be concerned! Congrats on the bass. V cool. Quote
wateroftyne Posted November 30, 2015 Author Posted November 30, 2015 It's got flats on it (for now), straplocks and... I've taken the plastic off the pickguard. I love NBD :-) Quote
cocco Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 I love the look of these. What's the output of them like? Are they fairly hot? Quote
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