Rick05 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 NBD! I’m now the very proud owner of this Overload Achilles bass. Absolutely in love with how it sounds, really nice deep tone and lovely to play. Matteo at Overload was awesome, helping me decide the final spec and walking me through the process. I had a lot questions about ordering a custom bass, such as woods and shipping that I posed on this site, so a huge thank you to everyone who answered them and patience on follow up questions. It great to have such a responsive and lovely community here that helped so much in choosing what to do. For any one interested in spec: 5 string Achilles Bass 34-37’’ Multiscale Body wood: Swamp Ash Top Wood: Poplar Burl with Wenge layer Neck: Wenge and Bubinga Fretboard: Birdseye Maple Pickups: Nordstrand Big Blade Preamp: Aguilar OBP-3 Schaller Straplock Gator hard case Gruv gear Neo Solo Strap 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Nice bass - looks very much like an ACG. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Interesting pickup placement - not following the fan pattern, so the lower strings will presumably be more bassy and the upper strings more trebly, the opposite to a Warwick Thumb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick05 Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 9 hours ago, TheGreek said: Nice bass - looks very much like an ACG. Thanks, I love the shape so much. Feels really great to play too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick05 Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 8 hours ago, tauzero said: Interesting pickup placement - not following the fan pattern, so the lower strings will presumably be more bassy and the upper strings more trebly, the opposite to a Warwick Thumb. I think it really works, though the only reference I really have in terms of fanned fretted basses is my Dingwall combustion. Tap far this feels like it has more low end punch to it. Really enjoying playing with the tone too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Lovely looking bass. I love the way the string clamps are staggered along with the angled headstock to blend in with the multiscale design. Are they individual clamps or part of the head end? Any chance of a close up photo of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 I don't usually like the look of fan fret basses... Until now! Looks amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick05 Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Ralf1e said: Lovely looking bass. I love the way the string clamps are staggered along with the angled headstock to blend in with the multiscale design. Are they individual clamps or part of the head end? Any chance of a close up photo of them. Sure, here you go. It does finish the top of the neck really nicely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick05 Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 1 hour ago, uk_lefty said: I don't usually like the look of fan fret basses... Until now! Looks amazing. Thanks. I have two multiscale basses now and I don’t think I’ll go back. The clarity of the b string is just amazing, plus I just love the look 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Oh yes! They are brass and set back into the neck Absolute class. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 That looks stunning, and I love the shape! It looks very ergonomical and well-thought out, and it's absolutely beautiful. It's also not as tiny as many headless designs thanks to that 37" scale B! I look like a giant with my 34" headless Status basses 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick05 Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 22 minutes ago, Ralf1e said: Oh yes! They are brass and set back into the neck Absolute class. Thanks so much! This is my first headless so still getting to grips and always finding new little details to admire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick05 Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 22 minutes ago, LeftyJ said: That looks stunning, and I love the shape! It looks very ergonomical and well-thought out, and it's absolutely beautiful. It's also not as tiny as many headless designs thanks to that 37" scale B! I look like a giant with my 34" headless Status basses Thanks, it is a bit of beast but really wanted to have the maximum scale as I use the b a lot. Bet your status is lovely to play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swaff Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Absolutely beautiful! I've been a fan of these since getting into Jinjer and Eugene Abdukhanov's signature bass, glad to know they deliver on tone as well as looks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick05 Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 On 12/05/2023 at 23:19, Swaff said: Absolutely beautiful! I've been a fan of these since getting into Jinjer and Eugene Abdukhanov's signature bass, glad to know they deliver on tone as well as looks. I discovered them the same way and so glad I took the risk on getting one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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