Quatschmacher Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) Finalised the specs (aside from the exact shade of blue of the body) of my Shuker P bass on Tuesday; here they are: 34" scale 20 frets 38.5mm nut width 19mm string spacing 21.5mm neck depth at 1st fret 23.5mm at 12th shallow C carve Mastergrade roasted flame maple neck rosewood fretboard Rolled fingerboard edges 9.5" radius board 2 way truss rod carbon fibre reinforcement medium jumbo stainless steel fretwire bone nut 2mm cream side dots 6mm cream face dots satin finish on the neck Schaller BM clover leaf tuners chrome Hipshot triple string tree chrome. traditional P shape alder usual contours reduced heel with recessed fixings (no plate) polyester basecoat Blue - exact shade to be decided (Pantone 15-4333 TSX / 16-4529 TCX / 16-4529 TPG / 16-4535 TCX were close) Mint/Black/Mint 3-ply pick guard (traditional P shape) ABM 3704c19 bridge Fralin (stock) pickup vol / tone (chrome, with small, discreet dot marker if possible) shuker/hiscox hardcase String with either Labella 760FM (49-109) or D'Addario ECB82 Medium Chromes (50-105). Already picked out the neck woods last year: I chose the one on the left. Jon has already begun work on it. I’ll post pictures as I get them. Edited January 28, 2022 by Quatschmacher 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Colour decided (though looks a bit different and much nicer in person compared to this image). Edited January 28, 2022 by Quatschmacher 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 As for strings, I have LaBellas on my Shoulder 5 fretless P and Chrome's on my fretted bitsa 4 P. I'm going to put Chrome's on the Shuker when I start playing in anger again - really like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 Body is almost ready to be sanded. I’ll post pictures when I get them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petecarlton Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I've just ordered a JJB Pbass Lite from Jon. It'll be the classic black, with a neck sort of nearer a J than a P at 40mm. I'm going to start a new thread when I get the first pictures but, in the meantime, I'm enjoying your early posts! Can't wait to see more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 minute ago, petecarlton said: I've just ordered a JJB Pbass Lite from Jon. It'll be the classic black, with a neck sort of nearer a J than a P at 40mm. I'm going to start a new thread when I get the first pictures but, in the meantime, I'm enjoying your early posts! Can't wait to see more. Should be getting some pics of the body in the next couple of days, which I’ll post. 40mm sounds like a good compromise. I am wondering if I should’ve gone a bit wider. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just had a few pictures of the neck from Jon. He forgot to send body shots, but should send them tomorrow. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petecarlton Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 That's a beautiful piece of wood - well chosen! If I were you, I'd be getting very excited by the way this has started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, petecarlton said: That's a beautiful piece of wood - well chosen! If I were you, I'd be getting very excited by the way this has started. I am. It looks even better in person, the flaming is like one of those 3D holograms when you move it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holty Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) The grain pattern on that fretboard is fantastic. Very well chosen. How much choice with different wood options does Jon give you with builds? Edited March 8, 2022 by holty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, holty said: The grain pattern on that fretboard is fantastic. Very well chosen. How much choice with different wood options does Jon give you with builds? You can pick from whatever he has in the wood store at the time (prices vary depending on the grade of the wood). Basically he’ll pretty much build whatever you want. Check out his website for some of the past builds. There are some amazing fretboard woods. I was hoping he had a slice of this one left when I finalised mine but sadly not: Edited March 9, 2022 by Quatschmacher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 Body shots: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petecarlton Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 That is such great craftsmanship and the grain is gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Lovely honest piece of wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 1 hour ago, petecarlton said: That is such great craftsmanship and the grain is gorgeous. It is indeed. Getting covered in paint though. Slightly regretting not getting it done clear but had it been intended to be plain then I would’ve chosen a specific slab; I left this particular choice to Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Lovely grain pattern in that body. Could you stick with the original colour but in a translucent finish which allows the grain to show a bit? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 13 minutes ago, Velarian said: Lovely grain pattern in that body. Could you stick with the original colour but in a translucent finish which allows the grain to show a bit? Probably could. I actually prefer a wider grain though. Also, there’s a lot going on grain-wise in the neck so it might be overkill to have it showing in the body too. Thinking of getting a Jazz built by Jon though and that would be a natural finish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petecarlton Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 13 hours ago, Quatschmacher said: Thinking of getting a Jazz built by Jon though After he's done mine!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 I’ve also seen that he has done a Stingray style build for someone so that’s another possibility! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 Some neck progress: 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) Base coat is done now. Dropped off my colour sample at the weekend so, all being well, the body will be sprayed in the next few weeks. Edited August 10, 2022 by Quatschmacher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 Went over on Wednesday to take another colour sample for the paint mixing as I’d changed my mind on the exact colour. Now got tuner holes in the neck too. Should get to check out the mixed paint in the next couple of weeks and then it’ll be sprayed. Looks like Fralin is experiencing long delays on getting pickups made and sent so Jon will source them elsewhere (BD). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 The Nordstrand Jon put in mine is great if you are having to consider alternatives. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Mykesbass said: The Nordstrand Jon put in mine is great if you are having to consider alternatives. He says he can get the pickup from Bass Direct as they have it in stock, so should be OK. I’m getting Nordstrand PJs in my MIDIbass though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simisker Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 (edited) On 06/08/2022 at 10:39, Quatschmacher said: Looks like Fralin is experiencing long delays on getting pickups made and sent so Jon will source them elsewhere (BD). Did he not suggest a set of Oz's custom pickups [like the ones he uses in the JJB sig]? I would have thought Oz would wind them to your spec/requirements. (And if you've been to the workshop, you'll know that supply/delivery wouldn't be a problem ) Edited August 7, 2022 by simisker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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