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Nice one Pete, thanks for chiming in. Hope to try one of these as soon as I can, would love to be able to "Buy British" Eude

[quote name='Batfastard' timestamp='1317037565' post='1385691'] A 5 string jag with coil tapped humbuckers rear routing 36inch scale. Cheers dood. Should be up that way in a couple of weeks. Will drop a pm when I know dates. [/quote] That sounds like a really cool spec mate! Jon will make you an awesome bass too [quote name='Batfastard' timestamp='1317109965' post='1386709'] A clear satin lacquer over mahogany or walnut. Ebony fretboard and maple neck [/quote] Jon usually has some very nice American Black Walnut in stock, think that might catch you're eye Eude

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1316787243' post='1382929'] Breaking news, four months wait for a bespoke order on a Sandberg VM5 maple fingerboard medium aged, block inlays. Deposit of 10% paid (£180) ordered this morning by this time next months I'll be able to pay the balance [/quote] Nice one mate Eude

Yup, astonishingly nice and silly cheap too! They're even tempting me to try 34" scale again!... Eude

[quote name='Darkstrike' timestamp='1316621232' post='1380527'] That's pretty freaking awesome. [/quote] Drop them an email, Adrian, the guy in their vids, is really friendly! Eude

Looks like I might be in trouble now too... They're willing to do a 32" 6 string Jazz now! Eude

I get on great with my Promethean mate It's a great for home use, small, light and flexible, and I've used it successfully on it's own on small gigs with a full drum kit and for on stage monitoring on larger gigs. The head gets a great write up on it's own too. It's a bit of a win - win in my opinion! Eude

[quote name='mike_zimmerman' timestamp='1316466010' post='1378521'] 20mm string spacing at the bridge, with a 50mm nut, same as my Curbows. Rightly or wrongly, that's just the size that feels like a "real" bass to me! (in honor of "Talk Like a Pirate Day"). [/quote] Wow, I've gone for 16.5mm on my new 6er with a 52mm nut - I've found that smaller dimensions make things easier for a stocky little Scotsman like myself! You must be a big lad!

[quote name='mike_zimmerman' timestamp='1316453678' post='1378217'] Indeed--a little finish, a bit of hardware and electronics, and she'll be ready to go! Too exciting! (Just got word from Alan that my special heavy, wide-*ss bridge arrive from Hipshot, so mine's not far off either...) [/quote] Wide-*ss? What the hell spacing you going for?..

[quote name='Scoop' timestamp='1316432788' post='1377865'] Yeah, I have a series of depping gigs coming up over the next few months, all with the same band, so I'm hoping to give this an outing pretty much as soon as I get it. I've already decided that I'll be using the graft harlot 5 and the beech recurve 4 for most of the gigs but I'm really looking foreward to the opportunity to give this a run out. [/quote] Nice one matey. Sounds like a good plan! Can't be long now?.... Eude

[quote name='mike_zimmerman' post='1373777' date='Sep 14 2011, 09:24 PM']I'm always [i]thinking[/i] about ordering another bass. Being able to afford another bass is a different matter entirely...[/quote] I know the feeling mate, I have an "ACG Shopping List" with all my, hopefully, future basses all specced up in order of justifiability. Sad I know... Eude

[quote name='mike_zimmerman' post='1373682' date='Sep 14 2011, 08:34 PM']Very nice indeed! It will be great to see that top on your bass. That also leaves the other piece of ziracote available for someone else's order, right? [/quote] I guess it might You thinking of ordering another bass soon?... Eude

Quick update... Because of me being annoying, shifting the goal posts on this build, i.e. changing the body shape, the original piece of Ziracote was a little too small. Alan, ever the professional, has sourced another equally lovely piece and here it is!... [attachment=89450:IMG_5562.jpg] Ooooo Yeah! Eude

Wow, totally missed this thread... If you still ain't managed it yet, I'm in SW London, and I'd be more than happy to let you have a look at my bass, this one >> [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=72396"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=72396[/url] [b]billyapple[/b] mentioned he'd like to have a go of one too over on the ACG Build Progress, so perhaps we can all meet up together. Cheers, Eude

[quote name='Killerfridge' post='1372612' date='Sep 13 2011, 10:08 PM']Right I think I should put this here: Say hello to my Jon Shuker Jazz 5 Video first - slight volume problem, but I can't be bothered to deal with it until later. Spanish Joint by D'Angelo - I know that the timing is iffy at the start, due to my inability to lock into the rhythm! There is also some dodgy soloing around 4mins in. Don't judge me, I can't solo :haha:[/quote] Beautiful bass mate! What's the specs? Cracking playing too. Congrats! Eude

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1371854' date='Sep 13 2011, 02:31 PM']Yep, a good hour in Alan's wood-store with the white-spirit fumes filling the air... you'll have a whale of a time. [/quote] Yup, a lovely way to spend an afternoon, just let the effect of the white spirits fade before you drive home...

That's beautiful mate! You must be getting pretty excited now... Eude

[quote name='lobematt' post='1365359' date='Sep 7 2011, 03:15 PM']The basses seem to be really well priced though, has anyone played on of these? I could be tempted...[/quote] The main guy, Adrian, who I struck up a bit of an email conversation with, he's a friendly chap, said they'll likely be over next year for the London Bass Show. I'm going to suggest they try and get along for this year's Bass Day in Manchester too, will keep y'all posted on the reply Eude

[quote name='funkle' post='1365619' date='Sep 7 2011, 07:13 PM']Wow, I leave the house for while and a ton of replies! Thanks Eude for your suggestions. This 'Pubic Peace' company looks really interesting and are 'production' enough that getting a 5 string medium scale wouldn't cost the earth. I'll definitely be looking at them further! Thanks for all the help everybody, I've got loads to investigate now. Pete[/quote] No bother at all mate, happy to help. Being a fan of "shorter" scales myself, I genuinely hope you find the right instrument, those Public Peace guys seem to be on the money though, in more ways than one! [quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1365660' date='Sep 7 2011, 07:45 PM']I'm really loving that Public gear stuff too. It's great to see a company that has such a clear vision, with a good consistent range of products. The whole, look, vibe and attention to detail are really nice. I now have major gas for a shortie jazz, and I'm very serious about getting one. It would be nice to own some decent gear for a change, instead of budget ones all the time, and these are well priced to me.[/quote] Go on mate, you know you want to

[quote name='lobematt' post='1365359' date='Sep 7 2011, 03:15 PM']The basses seem to be really well priced though, has anyone played on of these? I could be tempted...[/quote] I've never played one, but I've been watching the range expand and the whole operation become a lot slicker over the last couple of years. There's a load of video content on the site and all the kit looks and sounds top notch! I'd be seriously tempted if I had any spare cash kicking about. Perhaps once my terrific honeymoon credit card mauling has been paid off. Would love a little Jazz Bass Shorty... Eude

Pete, took the liberty of emailing Public Peace about this. Here's their response... "hello, thanks. Yes, we can build one, no problem. a standard elwood 5 passive medium would be cost about 900,-€ and we need 6 weeks for build this instrument greetings adrian" Tempted?... Eude

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1364970' date='Sep 7 2011, 09:35 AM']The range is very impressive, and the price is good too. There's another 30" jazz near the bottom of the page that is all black and looks sick man! Even the bass amps look amazing! I now have major GAS for these too beauties: Just when you think the dust has settled...... [/quote] Ha ha, yeah that black one in particular is very very nice! They've been making these basses for a good year or so now too and they seem to be selling in their online store. I love the look of their amps too, but man they are expensive... Eude

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1364953' date='Sep 7 2011, 09:19 AM']Wow, that 30" sunburst jazz looks amazing. Price seems very good too. Thanks a lot for this. Bookmarked for further drooling [/quote] I know, I've been drooling over them for a while now. All their stuff looks pretty slick too. Not many peeps out there investing in decent quality short scale basses, but these guys seem to be in to it Eude

[quote name='henry norton' post='1364949' date='Sep 7 2011, 09:11 AM']If you're prepared to lose an inch the 31" Birdsong Hy5 string is to all intents and purposes a production bass. Otherwise, have you thought about getting yourself a standard Jazz 5 and getting a custom made, medium-scale neck for it?[/quote] +1 for the custom neck! Lots of "donor" basses from Squier >> [url="http://www.squierguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=0301575532"]http://www.squierguitars.com/products/sear...rtno=0301575532[/url] [url="http://www.squierguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=0326760521"]http://www.squierguitars.com/products/sear...rtno=0326760521[/url] [url="http://www.squierguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=0300575500"]http://www.squierguitars.com/products/sear...rtno=0300575500[/url] I reckon the Birdsong might be too much of a departure from your "norm", plus it's going down the custom route and ain't exactly cheap either... Eude

Hey Pete, not sure if this will be a goer, but you should maybe check these guys out >> [url="http://www.public-peace.de/"]http://www.public-peace.de/[/url] They do Short and Medium scale Jazz basses >> [url="http://www.public-peace.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=316&Itemid=308"]http://www.public-peace.de/index.php?optio...&Itemid=308[/url] No 5 String Medium Scale Jazz Basses as yet, but they might be working on one, as they've done a 5 String Short Scale P Bass! >> [url="http://www.public-peace.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=318&Itemid=310"]http://www.public-peace.de/index.php?optio...&Itemid=310[/url] Their take on a P Bass ain't so nice, but the J Bass is nicely tweaked yet retains it's classic look. The YouTube videos of their instruments sound very nice too. You should drop them an email and see what they're up to... Hope that helps matey, Eude