EBS_freak Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Ah. Not so perfect fit. The next one will be cool I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 Freeboard now unclamped and headstock well underway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIM Basses Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Chris bud, Congrats on getting married! Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 [quote name='RIM Basses' post='918946' date='Aug 8 2010, 06:59 PM']Chris bud, Congrats on getting married! Robbie.[/quote] Thanks Robbie! Appreciate it bud. Was an awesome day. Wedding disco was very popular, Primus, Tool & Faith No More for the first 3 tracks! Having a chill out day today, finish packing tomorrow and then off to Dubai on Tuesday! Thanks for you super hard work on the Marseer thus far! This last update really shows how quick you're moving and the extreme high quality you're producing! Shep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Another update from Robbie… looks as though he's been hard at work… New bridge arrived and the pickup cavities routed… Some shots of the rear with the neck screw holes all drilled… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 (edited) And more updates!!!! Headstock drilled for machine heads/sperzels and the RIM logo cut out (but not fitted)... Control section all drilled and pots fitted... I am truly impressed with Robbies workmanship & dedication to the project. Seriously great. Edited August 29, 2010 by pantherairsoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deksawyer Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Looking good. And I still think that headstock design is the best in the business!! D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted August 30, 2010 Author Share Posted August 30, 2010 [quote name='deksawyer' post='939802' date='Aug 30 2010, 09:50 AM']Looking good. And I still think that headstock design is the best in the business!! D.[/quote] I had that very conversation last night with a friend of mine. Amazing how a boring headstock 'can' ruin the overall look of a bass. He is a long time Stingray player and wouldn't play anything else... But we both agreed on the RIM shape being the coolest headstock on the Market, followed by the LeFay shape (the curvy one on the Remington Steele)... We couldn't decide on a 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 Fishtail routed and looking sweeeeeeeeet! Am off to RIM HQ on Sunday to have a closer look at bits and bobs... Really looking forward to it! Shep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 i'm loving the look of this bass even more every time you post your new photos man. I love Robbies fishtail bridge design! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted September 5, 2010 Author Share Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) Hi people. Just back from a morning at Robbies. First off, what a top bloke. Friendly, professional and an impeccable taste in music. I was also more than delighted to be greeted with a cup of tea and a bacon sandwich. Now THAT'S customer service! Took a few pics on the trusty iPhone, most of which are nothing you haven't already seen, but it's so stunning you can't have too many pictures of the Marseer. Robbie offers plenty of flexibility in the build process, an wile I have been pretty specific already about components, he found a few other things for me to make a decision over. Size & Colour of side dots - Robbie had a few options on offer and a million more option he could lay his hands on. We settled on 2.38mm brass tube, with the centre filled in black. Guna' look killer! RIM logo - Robbie had a good choice of pre-prepared 'R' logo's for the headstock in all manner of woods. Pic of my choice... Pickup switching - The Delano's come with option switching for series/single coil/parallel and a few other options as well. As the Aguilar pre has plenty of EQ on tap as well as a switch to select mid frequency, adding another 2 switches seemed overkill. Plus, having sampled the pickups and pre before, I felt they offer me everything I need. As such they will be wired in series with no switching options. Pics of the body with the lovely pickups in place... And for good measure another pic of the awesome fishtail and the current state of the (somewhat square) neck, being lovingly watched over by Boba Fett... Edited September 5, 2010 by pantherairsoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Looks fantastic. ....and pickups without exposed polepieces (hurrah). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 [quote name='7string' post='947784' date='Sep 6 2010, 11:11 PM']Looks fantastic. ....and pickups without exposed polepieces (hurrah).[/quote] Ha! Yeah, I'm not a big fan of the look of exposed polepieces. Always looks a little to 'guitary' for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilmour Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Awesome, I'm so jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 I'm already considering an unlined fretless singlecut version of the Marseer as well…. oh dear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='947865' date='Sep 7 2010, 02:03 AM']I'm already considering an unlined fretless singlecut version of the Marseer as well…. oh dear...[/quote] Always cool when you have a matching pair of something. I hear socks are a popular choice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Ha! Cheers Russ. Thats certainly a better option financially! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 Side dots going in... (middle of the tube still to be filled with black filler). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 And the neck shaping begins.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 More neck shaping going on. Profile starting to look lice and slim, just like the brief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 looking really nice Shep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) Fretboard radiused and looking very sweet! Edited September 19, 2010 by pantherairsoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 Yet another update from RIM HQ... Side dots filled in black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Are the fingerboard edges radiused? Looking awesome by the way. Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) They are indeed. It was an unforeseen addition, but required due to the radius of the fingerboard clipping into the side dots due to the massive width of the board... Thankfully Robbies eye for detail has chamfered the board edges off in a way that looks great and feels very natural. I'm actually glad the situation came up as I really do love the way it looks. Edited September 20, 2010 by pantherairsoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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