Stofferson Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Last July I bit the bullet and ordered a custom built Alpher bass. Just had the latest pics through of the nearly finished item Behold! My new Hammerhead! Sassafras body Wenge neck and board Nordy pickups John east pre Gone for a roadworn purple finish! Can't wait to play it 13 Quote
LeftyJ Posted January 9 Posted January 9 I'm not into the relic thing, especially on basses that haven't been on the market long enough to gather more than some minor playwear or bumps, but I have to admit: the Hammerhead has a really cool modern classic thing going on, and they made it work! Best of luck with the final bit of waiting! 1 Quote
Stofferson Posted January 9 Author Posted January 9 5 minutes ago, LeftyJ said: I'm not into the relic thing, especially on basses that haven't been on the market long enough to gather more than some minor playwear or bumps, but I have to admit: the Hammerhead has a really cool modern classic thing going on, and they made it work! Best of luck with the final bit of waiting! Thanks I'm not normally either! but knowing it was in good hands I couldn't help myself! 1 Quote
MichaelDean Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Oooof. I saw that on Instagram the other day. Looks right up my street! Enjoy it when it arrives! 1 Quote
sifi2112 Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Nice 👍 .. Chris was kind enough to show me around their workshop a few years ago & I also got to play a couple basses .. lovely instruments ! Enjoy 1 Quote
Merton Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Looks ace! What’s Sassafras like in terms of other tone woods? (Is it like alder, ash, limbs, mahogany etc…?) Quote
Stofferson Posted January 9 Author Posted January 9 1 hour ago, Merton said: Looks ace! What’s Sassafras like in terms of other tone woods? (Is it like alder, ash, limbs, mahogany etc…?) Yo dude, thanks man, sassafras was recommended by Chris at Alpher, similar to swamp ash but better, we shall see! 1 Quote
Killerfridge Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Man those Alphers look so cool, I fully expect some recordings once you've got it! 1 Quote
Geek99 Posted January 9 Posted January 9 2 hours ago, Merton said: Looks ace! What’s Sassafras like in terms of other tone woods? (Is it like alder, ash, limbs, mahogany etc…?) Isn’t sassafras what rooting tooting sam said in some bugs bunny cartoons? I had no idea it was an actual thing nice relic job 👍 1 Quote
squire5 Posted January 9 Posted January 9 29 minutes ago, Geek99 said: Isn’t sassafras what rooting tooting sam said in some bugs bunny cartoons? I had no idea it was an actual thing nice relic job 👍 'Sufferin' sukatash' was a favourite utterance of Yosimite Sam IIRC. 1 1 Quote
Stofferson Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 6 hours ago, squire5 said: 'Sufferin' sukatash' was a favourite utterance of Yosimite Sam IIRC. And also a tasty side dish 😋 Quote
Stofferson Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 7 hours ago, Killerfridge said: Man those Alphers look so cool, I fully expect some recordings once you've got it! If it arrives by the end of the month then it'll appear on my bands next album 😁, but yeah I'll try and get some vids and sound clips 1 Quote
beanydc Posted January 10 Posted January 10 Love the basses they produce. Awesome congrats and enjoy 1 Quote
Stofferson Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 It has arrived, great timing too, I'm in the studio this week. It's bloody light, feels amazing and I can't wait to plug it in! 17 Quote
Beedster Posted February 4 Posted February 4 4 minutes ago, Stofferson said: It has arrived, great timing too, I'm in the studio this week. It's bloody light, feels amazing and I can't wait to plug it in! A man at one with his bass 👍 PS I have that PUP combination in a similarly unique bass, albeit fretless, very very nice indeed 1 Quote
Hellzero Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Sassafras is just between ash and alder tone wise, but way lighter, for those knowing that wood is important, for the others it's just another wood with a fancy name. It's a wood used by Fender in the very early days and, for example, Eric Johnson's favourite Stratocaster, Virginia, from 1954, has a body made out of this excellent wood. https://www.fender.com/en-US/electric-guitars/stratocaster/stories-collection-eric-johnson-1954-virginia-stratocaster/0117442803.html I had a Jazz Bass made by luthier with this wood for the body and it sounded amazingly good, but I had too many Jazz Basses back then. 2 Quote
Stofferson Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 28 minutes ago, Hellzero said: Sassafras is just between ash and alder tone wise, but way lighter, for those knowing that wood is important, for the others it's just another wood with a fancy name. It's a wood used by Fender in the very early days and, for example, Eric Johnson's favourite Stratocaster, Virginia, from 1954, has a body made out of this excellent wood. https://www.fender.com/en-US/electric-guitars/stratocaster/stories-collection-eric-johnson-1954-virginia-stratocaster/0117442803.html I had a Jazz Bass made by luthier with this wood for the body and it sounded amazingly good, but I had too many Jazz Basses back then. It's damn light, I mean I was surprised how light it was, I thought the box was empty at first! 1 hour ago, Beedster said: A man at one with his bass 👍 PS I have that PUP combination in a similarly unique bass, albeit fretless, very very nice indeed The sound! Got a John east pre amp too. It basically does everything! I imagine some of my basses will be redundant now! Much like my bank balance 1 Quote
ped Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Love that. It just looks like it sounds awesome. Sometimes you can just tell by looking! 1 1 Quote
Stofferson Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 3 minutes ago, ped said: Love that. It just looks like it sounds awesome. Sometimes you can just tell by looking! It does, thank you, it's sounds like everything! 1 Quote
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