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nnnnnnnngggggggggghhhhhhhhhh oh dear, that's never happened before. NURSE!!! Congrats Mike. See that, that's your bass that is.

Wicked!

[quote name='OldGit' post='75167' date='Oct 16 2007, 05:30 PM']12 weeks? What kind of a wait is that?? I've waited almost as long to get served in Sound Control![/quote] +1

Thank's for the comments guys, it's nice to know that I haven't made duff choices in what I picked [quote name='7string' post='75103' date='Oct 16 2007, 03:46 PM']I bet the waiting for the bass to be finished just got a whole lot harder.. [/quote] You betcha. MikeB, nice one mate. Hopefully mine won't be long after yours.

Some more body pics, thanks to Johngh. Marvellous. Pete

[quote name='OldGit' post='74123' date='Oct 14 2007, 01:08 PM']+1 on all of that. Post those pics Pete! [/quote] As soon as I get them, I'll post them. John hasn't sent them yet, I guess he's getting used to his new arrival

Stunning, just stunning A total work of art. if mine looks half as good I'll be in heaven.

[quote name='thedontcarebear' post='73234' date='Oct 12 2007, 10:49 AM']To tell the truth, all the shuker build threads here and the delays, lack of contact, him not doing what he said he would etc put me off ever buying Shuker unless it's one already built and in stock.[/quote] That's a shame mate. What you've got to remember is that Jon is a one man outfit and a very busy one at that. I also think you'll find that all manufacturers suffer from delays for one reason or another. Certainly nothing can be done about suppliers dieing, floods, break ins etc etc. I've never once complained about the way he does things. He's a family man with other demands on his time. I think a little patience and understanding wouldn't go amiss, considering the standard of his work. One thing I will say however, is that when accepting a commission, Jon should give a longer lead time. I knew straight away that mine would not be ready in the time he stated but I wasn't bothered, I'd seen the quality of those posted on here and I tried several of the stock items he has in his workshop, I'm willing to wait. And finally, lets face it, you won't be waiting as long as some who are having basses made by other Luthiers. Pete

Great news John. I'm now trying to control my envy. :wacko:

[quote name='Mike' post='73155' date='Oct 12 2007, 07:29 AM']Nice stuff, take some valium and relax! Re. your question in the other thread: as far as I know, it's finished, Jon was just hanging on to it for a few days to make sure it settled in okay. I was meant to receive a photo from him about a week ago, but not arrived, of course. Emailed last night to see what's going on. Still the same old story. It's all bought and paid for too.[/quote] That's the thing with Jon, he won't release an instrument until it's right and to be honest with you, I'm glad about that. Frustrating I know but I'm sure it will be worth it. To quote you: relax!

Spoke to Jon yesterday and he said that he'd finished laquering my fretboard. Hope to have pis of that soon. This is driving me nuts! :wacko:

Here goes and BTW I didn't choose most of these right. You're all I have - Snow Patrol Chasin' cars - Snow Patrol Holiday - Green Day Wake me up when September ends - Green Day Yellow - Coldplay Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams Teenage Kicks - Undertones Ever fallen in love with someone - Can't remember who did this Bang bang you're dead - Dirty, pretty things Monster - The Automatic My Velocity - Maximo Park I predict a riot - Kaiser Chiefs Everyday I love you less and less - Kaiser Chiefs Burn baby burn - Ash Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters Times like these (acoustic) - Foo Fighters Vertigo - U2 Bartender and the thief - Stereophonics Bohemian Like you - Dandy Warhols Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms Take me out - Franz Ferdinand Cigarettes and Alcohol - Oasis When the sun goes down - Arctic Monkeys Chelsea Dagger - Fratellis Nelly the Elephant - Toy Dolls Hoping to do some Killers in the not too distant future.

[quote name='Mike' post='72038' date='Oct 10 2007, 10:20 AM']WOW! Superb! *swoon*[/quote] Any news on yours Mike?

[quote name='Johngh' post='71887' date='Oct 9 2007, 10:05 PM']Great looking woods Pete, I'll have a good butchers when I'm up there on Saturday to pick mine up ![/quote] Thanks mate, I think between us, Jon and I choose well. Although I have to admit, I just left Jon to choose the pieces of buckeye and as you can see, the man has an eye for the unusual (sloths, springer spaniels, rhinocerosesssss)

That's lovely Si, just lovely.

Ah, so that's where all the birdseye has gone. Looks amazing mate, I'm hoping for some pics of my neck and fretboard soon.

So I now have pics of the body after it's final laquering. It's yet to be polished to give it that depth but I am gob-smacked. To me it looks absolutely amazing and it is everything I hoped it would be. I now am chewing my various appendages off in anticipation of the finished article. See what you think: I'm in love I swear!!!

[quote name='Johngh' post='71038' date='Oct 8 2007, 01:41 PM']WoooHooo the tuners have finally arrived, I think Jon had to send an Interstellar Starship out to Jupiter to get them they have taken so long to arrive,or the pidgeon got lost ! I'm now on for a Saturday pick up[/quote] Result John! Yours being finished means that mine is that little bit closer

Nice one Mike, that's great news. (Not that I'm jealous or anything. I'm not honestly)

Started off on guitar, played it regularly for 30 odd years before realising I was doing the wrong thing. Anyway, I've still got my guitar gear: Patrick Eggle '93 Vienna and a Hughes and Kettner Zentera combo.

[quote name='OldGit' post='69005' date='Oct 3 2007, 12:06 PM']Snot Doods ... pM answered mate, ta[/quote] Ah, I see

[quote name='OldGit' post='68995' date='Oct 3 2007, 11:44 AM']Keep the faith It's worth it .... Or buy the 6 string Shuker currently for sale on ebay [/quote] I know mate. Don't tell me Dood hasn't managed to find a buyer yet. Si you have a PM BTW

[quote name='Mike' post='68986' date='Oct 3 2007, 11:20 AM']Lovely neck! This is agony, I'm starting to wonder whether a custom is worth it, all this pain![/quote] Agony doesn't even come close! As to whether it's worth it, I have absolutely no doubts whatsoever.

[quote name='cai!' post='68868' date='Oct 2 2007, 11:17 PM']oh my god i almost cried with laughter reading that an dude... your bass is looking f%#king mental!!! i cant wait to see it with its first coat on the body, i should imagine it would really bring out the colour lucky sod [/quote] Don't encourage her mate, she's daft enough as it is As for more pics, my breath is as bated as yours Edit: And just in case anyone is wondering why I'm calling the bass 'Lady T', I'm dedicating it to my wonderful looney wife Terri who in more ways than one saved my life. I had a kind of BB King moment one evening and decided to give it a name. To me it's perfect.

[quote name='OldGit' post='68962' date='Oct 3 2007, 10:07 AM']Everything's progressing ... Should get some laquer this week Must nag Jon for pictures ...[/quote] Strange, when I spoke to him last Tuesday he said he was going to be laquering last week and that pics would be arriving by the end of the week, pics didn't arrive, maybe he didn't get around to the spraying. Oh well.