SICbass Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) I payed a brief visit to Maruszczyk's shop a few weeks back. It's just outside Aachen which is miles away from where I live, but we had a day off, on tour, nearby. I only had a limited amount of time, but made the best of it. The shop is in an old converted tudor-style complex (OK not really Tudor 'cos it's in Germany, but you know what I mean) in a tiny village. The man himself wasn't there unfortunately, but a young assitant was very helpful, offering me tea and biscuits and information if I wanted it. Otherwise, he just left me alone to noodle on as many basses as I felt like. Fun , but also purgatory, if you know what I mean... After 45 minutes I couldn't remember anymore which bass I liked more, or less, or was it the neck-profile, or the sound, or, or, or...that way lies madness. Anyway, the reason that I'm boring you with all this, is because of one thing that really caught my [s]eye[/s] ear. They had a number of basses with a j-p-j configuration (yes, you read right, 3-pick-ups). Aesthetically appalling, I must admit, but what a range of sounds, and fully passive. I was really surprised. Being someone who's not a big fan of active electronics, this seemed a nice way to have a broader range of sonic possibilities within a passive instrument. Fugly, I'll grant you, but some cracking sounds. Oddly, I can't seem to find any of these basses on the Public Peace website. Edited April 8, 2016 by SICbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Here y'are... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KprsqMRb0wY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) C-3PU EDIT: After watching the vid - it's pretty impressive sounding - unsurpisingly it reminds me of the old fender urge Stu Hamm sig basses. Edited April 8, 2016 by PlungerModerno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project_c Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I really want to try his short scale precisions, I wish there was a place to demo his stuff in the uk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Thanks for the video Wateroftyne! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 The Elwood 5's will keep up easily with Sadowsky Metros. My Elwood 5 is so playable. They leave Fender in there wake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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