Tinman

So where are the pics then? It's no good using that lame excuse that you were playing it/polishing it/drooling over it. Priorities young man, priorities

[quote name='OldGit' post='89472' date='Nov 16 2007, 03:50 PM']Yeah but it's AGES![/quote] Oh dear! odearodearodear. *thinks, someone once told me to be patient, it's worth the wait blah blah* So do and it is, so there

[quote name='OldGit' post='89428' date='Nov 16 2007, 02:37 PM']Picking up on Tuesday 27th .. haven't even seen a pic yet That Jon, eh?[/quote] That's great Si, really good news mate.

Everyone know I'm going to say this, so here goes - Jon Shuker www.shukerguitars.co.uk

Excellent!!!

[quote name='OldGit' post='86053' date='Nov 9 2007, 05:02 PM']Oh tricky ... Takes me a few goes to sus anew bass or amp.. You'll get there Ok ...[/quote] Thanks mate. Not knowing your kit doesn't help the nerves does it?

[quote name='wotnwhy' post='86028' date='Nov 9 2007, 04:28 PM']ha ha! no your not! it's gonna sit in the sound as comfortably as my grandad on his trusty old armchair [/quote] Thanks mate, that's reassuring, I think It would have been nice to have had the chance of getting at least a vague idea of how the onboard eq reacts and stuff but hey ho.

So tomorrow night I shall be gigging with my new bass, trouble is last night's practise had to be called off so I didn't get chance to see how it's going to sound with in the band set-up With not much time for a sound check I'm going to have to wing it, wish me luck people, I'm going to need it.

[quote name='Rumple' post='85151' date='Nov 7 2007, 10:06 PM']What a looker![/quote] Thanks mate. I just wish the camera results were the same as I see it.

[quote name='dood' post='85177' date='Nov 7 2007, 11:21 PM']Ok Pete, you have a few days with your wonderful bass.. how you getting on mate?[/quote] Hey Dan Unfortunately I haven't had chance to put it through my gig rig or to play it with the band (that all happens tonight) However, I've used it with my Tascam at home, so all I can comment on is it's playability: This has to be the easiest bass I've ever played (easier than my jazz and the Aria that the neck was based on) I had Jon set it up with a nice low action, so it's fast, really fast. I've found that I'm able to move around the neck quicker than I've ever to be able to. The build quality is as you'd expect - spot on, with no sign of fragility (fragility???) It's solid as a rock. It's also very comfortable both sitting and standing. As you mentioned in Largo's thread, I don't think I'll ever get bored with opening the case and just looking at it, it is stunning. Obviously I'm biased, I was built for me but when I picked the facings etc, I never imagined it would ever turn out like it has. The wait is forgotten. Jon is not the only manufacturer that has quoted a build time only for it to double. Works of art take time and are an inexact science. (This comment isn't aimed at you Dan) I guess if you want a bass now, you go and buy one. If you want a custom then you should be prepared to wait. I'll tell you about it's sound when I've had the chance to use it properly. Cheers Pete

[quote name='OldGit' post='84934' date='Nov 7 2007, 02:40 PM']Don't worry, 48 hours after you have your basses this will all be forgotten ....[/quote] + an awful lot. In fact I'd say 10 minutes after you get them

[quote name='OldGit' post='84753' date='Nov 7 2007, 08:37 AM']Thanks Mark .. I hope so .. Jon's got his stall at Bass Day to attend to this week but he managed to gloss the body yesterday [/quote] Pics, Pics and more pics please

Does the M+S policy cover your gear if it's damaged in a road accident or if it's stolen from a vehicle? Just interested. Also mechanical breakdown is another point along with public liability.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='83635' date='Nov 4 2007, 07:09 PM']lovely apples mate. [/quote] Apples? [quote name='Bassmonster' post='83638' date='Nov 4 2007, 07:14 PM']congrats pete, very nice indeedy, bet all that endless waiting now seems like a distant memory....it did for me anyway[/quote] You're right you know, it's gone. I'm not even giving it a thought [quote name='Alun' post='83641' date='Nov 4 2007, 07:16 PM']He's right about the Fimble being there you know Lovely bass, well worth the wait I'm sure. Cheers, Alun[/quote] The Wife thinks it's a springer Spaniel, in fact, she's spotted some other stuff but I'll let her tell you about that. :wacko: [quote name='OldGit' post='83755' date='Nov 4 2007, 11:26 PM']Oh wow. Pete, man, looks every bit as good as we expected .. Fabulous . I hope to hear it live at some point. Great stuff![/quote] I does Si and then some. Thanks for your help with Pics and stuff mate, much appreciated. I may have to take a trip to Cardiff at some point to introduce you properly.

[quote name='King of Loss' post='83596' date='Nov 4 2007, 05:33 PM']+1870387141 [/quote] That's about the plus figure I thought of when I first saw it.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='83568' date='Nov 4 2007, 04:26 PM']Hey Pete... Looks fabulous! Well worth the wait? Will have to pop down to Boston to give it a blast sometime Rich.[/quote] More than worth it Rich. If you come to Baileys in Grimsby on the 18th you'll be able to see it in action (no jazz tho )

[quote name='misrule' post='83588' date='Nov 4 2007, 05:22 PM']A children's TV character. Here's the adult's guide: [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2312321.stm"]Fimbles guide[/url] Hope that helps Cheers Mark[/quote] Thanks Mark, I see what you mean, I think

[quote name='wotnwhy' post='83570' date='Nov 4 2007, 04:30 PM']fan-bloody-tastic! and i see the fimble too! oh, and do we get any sound clips? and update your avatar!! [/quote] ...and what, pray tell, is a fimble? Sound clips? Mmmm, I haven't got a clue how they're done I'm afraid Tom and I don't know if I've got the equipment for it anyway. Avatar, now that is something I can do

[quote name='Johngh' post='83518' date='Nov 4 2007, 02:03 PM']Congrats Pete, she's turned out to be a gem, not unlike the original "Lady T" no doudt ! [/quote] She has hasn't she. And Mrs Tinman is made up that I named it after her (I'm a big softy really)

Well she finally got here. Ithankyou

[quote name='simontdo' post='83452' date='Nov 4 2007, 11:28 AM']cool [/quote] [quote name='eude' post='83467' date='Nov 4 2007, 12:21 PM']Congrats Tinman! That bass is gorgeous! Eude[/quote] [quote name='Buzz' post='83475' date='Nov 4 2007, 12:37 PM']Woah, that's beautiful.[/quote] Thanks guys. I'm over the moon with the way it turned out, Jon has an artists mind, I'm sure of it.

[quote name='mikeh' post='83436' date='Nov 4 2007, 11:04 AM']The first thing I said when I saw the first pic was f**k me!!! Thats a stunning looking bass, and one of JS's finest builds I'd say. If it plays and sounds half as good as it looks it'd be hard to beat!! Very nice[/quote] The sound is amazing! I've never heard a bass with so much prescence.

C'm ere there's more Final specs were: 4 string bolt on elite 34" scale 24 fret buckeye burl front and rear facings black walnut core white sycamore veneers between front and rear facings rear control covers cut from rear facing wood polyester basecoat wet look topcoat buckeye front and rear headstock facings decal on rear of headstock 7 piece laminated neck (maple / black walnut / wenge) birdseye board abalone f/b dots in usual place blue side leds (adjustable brightness) medium fretwire satin lacquer composite / brass / graphite nut EMG pickups (P and DC) 3 band eq mid freq adjustable from rear internal gain p/p switch for LED individual bridge units, 19mm spacing dunlop straplocks 39.5mm nut 53.5mm width at 12th 60mm at 24th 1st fret 20mm deep 12th 22.5mm

Here ya go then

[quote name='OldGit' post='83212' date='Nov 3 2007, 06:08 PM']".......As I was leaving with the bass between my teeth, Jon asked - "so how are you going to play it with no arms?" "Thought control sez I, thought control"." Thought it cost an arm and a leg rather than two arms [/quote] I see my new sig is going to cause problems. If you remember my old sig where I was talking about chewing my arms off for 14 weeks - it's a reference to that and the fact that I have no arms left after 23 weeks.