Quatschmacher

Anything in particular causing the delay?

I’ve also seen that he has done a Stingray style build for someone so that’s another possibility!

Probably could. I actually prefer a wider grain though. Also, there’s a lot going on grain-wise in the neck so it might be overkill to have it showing in the body too. Thinking of getting a Jazz built by Jon though and that would be a natural finish.

It is indeed. Getting covered in paint though. Slightly regretting not getting it done clear but had it been intended to be plain then I would’ve chosen a specific slab; I left this particular choice to Jon.

Body shots:

You can pick from whatever he has in the wood store at the time (prices vary depending on the grade of the wood). Basically he’ll pretty much build whatever you want. Check out his website for some of the past builds. There are some amazing fretboard woods. I was hoping he had a slice of this one left when I finalised mine but sadly not:

I am. It looks even better in person, the flaming is like one of those 3D holograms when you move it.

Just had a few pictures of the neck from Jon. He forgot to send body shots, but should send them tomorrow.

The whole album is worth checking out.

I’ve had a few PJs. Sold my last one today but have one on order in a MIDIbass build. I don’t really like the sound of both pickups together, but like the individual pickups played solo. The problem I’ve found (and the reason for selling my last one) is that the types of strings I like to use on each pickup type differ greatly; on the P I prefer heavy flatwounds but these mean that it’s not possible to get a nice snap out of the bridge pickup which requires light flats or some kind of rounds. I’ve come to the conclusion that one of each bass is a better option for me. (The MIDIbass will be an exception as I wanted to have something that could cover as many options as possible.)

Just handed over my Lakland PJ to Paul. Really easy transaction as he contacted me at the weekend to purchase, paid me straightaway and we arranged that we’d meet today as I happened to be in his neck of the woods that day. Great communication and everything went to plan and we turned up at the appointed place and time. Many thanks, Paul, hope you enjoy the bass.

Should be getting some pics of the body in the next couple of days, which I’ll post. 40mm sounds like a good compromise. I am wondering if I should’ve gone a bit wider.

Chase Bliss Brothers (now discontinued) and Source Audio Aftershock.

Body is almost ready to be sanded. I’ll post pictures when I get them.

Bought a Markbass Tube amp for spares/repair from Ash on behalf of a friend. All sorted really quickly and posted out a couple of days later. My friend is well pleased. Many thanks.