eude

I find, to my ears anyway, that bolt-on basses have a quicker attack, which lends itself to more percussive sounds and slap stylings.
Neck through basses tend to have a more organic slightly softer sound with a nice natural sustain.

As I'm sure someone's already said, you can mess with these qualities by choosing certain types of woods etc.

I prefer bolt-on's sound wise, and they're cheaper

Just my 2p,
Eude

Lovin' those Browne basses, and this thread in general.
Really like basses that are a bit different...

Check out this loverly example of Mike Browne's work, a 36" 6 string fretless >>

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Go knows what that'd cost...

Eude

Fantastic looking bass dude!
Congratulations!

Eude

Hey bud,
I recently downsized from a big heavy combo to a mini rig >>
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5152"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5152[/url]

Kinda the same but opposite from your plans, but I can't recommend this lil' setup enough, plus I have to option to add another cab to make it a hell of a lot more powerful later down the line.
I'd be sure to check out modular rigs too if I was you.

If you're set on a combo though, there's been a good few Trace Eilliots for sale on here recently, bear in mind though, they ain't light, but what a sound
If you're going new, I'd check out the Hartke Kickback amps >>
[url="http://www.samsontech.com/products/brandpage.cfm?brandID=3"]http://www.samsontech.com/products/brandpage.cfm?brandID=3[/url]

and the Fender Bassman combos >>
[url="http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?section=amplifiers&cat=bassamplifiersenclosures&subcat=bassman"]http://www.fender.com/products//search.php...;subcat=bassman[/url]

These amps are available from GAK pretty for not too much folding stuff.

Good luck dude,
Eude

Holy **** [b]Largo[/b]!
That is absolutely ******* gorgeous!

Can't wait to hear how it gets on in your gigs, a comparison with your Sei would be interesting too...

Congratulations mate, she's a beauty!

Cheers,
Eude

Congrats [b]ARGH[/b],
that's a mighty fine bass you got there!
The pro photos are incredible...

How long did the build take?

Eude

Nice one dude!
That's sound like it's going to be one sexy bass!

Eude

[quote name='Bigwan' post='84977' date='Nov 7 2007, 04:28 PM']Well I've gone and done it. I've just put down a deposit with Jon for a 6 string bolt-on custom.

Here's the spec we've agreed:-

35" scale
24 fret
2-way truss rod
Carbon fibre reinforcement
All wenge laminated neck
Birdseye fingerboard
Abalone dot inlays
Quilted maple head veneer (matching body finish)
Jumbo frets
Bone and brass laminated nut
Satin finish on neck (pores filled)
Red side LEDs (jaguar style rear control plate switch)

Wenge body (thinned down to save weight)
Quilted maple top (drop top, polyester basecoat, gloss tiger eye finish)
Matching ramp (matching quilt and finish)

EMG DC soapbars
John east / ac preamp (questionmark over this though)
black hardwear
solid ABM bridge with adjustable spacing (standard 19mm spacing)
Gotoh GB707 tuners

It's a big step for me, in more ways than one: my first custom and my first 6 string. I've been thinking about it for a while (and tried every couple of years for the last 10 to get Jon to build me something, but 2 redundancies and an engagement ring purchase have got in the way!).

Still a few things to iron out, mostly the preamp - I'd love to put an AC Wal-style preamp in this, but Alan (AC Guitars) isn't selling the preamp to the public. I'm giving this a bit more thought, and since it's about the last thing Jon needs a decision on I should have a while to ponder! Jon has quoted 12 - 20 weeks build time, but I'm taking 20 as minimum!

Hoping for a finish similar to this sadowsky:[/quote]

Nice one [b]Bigwan[/b],
sounds like a pretty sweet build!

That waiting begins....

Eude

[quote name='largo' post='84819' date='Nov 7 2007, 10:57 AM']OK, here's my first moan about Jon. Sorry !

My bass has now been ready for the last week, maybe a bit more.
For whatever reason Jon hasn't sent it. I've paid him in full and there's always a reason why it's not been delivered.
Was supposed to be last Monday, but because he takes Monday holidays it was Tuesday. No bass, so phoned on Thursday and Jon says the Courier is booked for Friday. Phone Friday and the road is closed so no pickup. Phone on Monday, shop closed so phone yesterday and courier booked to pickup today.

Bottom line is, I've waited more than 7 months on a 12-13 week build and it's taking more than a week just for a courier pickup. Am I just too nice on the phone, I always tell Jon it's no hassle and just to send the bass when he's ready. I know he's busy blah! blah! Looks like my build always gets moved to the bottom of the pile.

Sorry for the rant.[/quote]

Hey bud,
don't panic, I had the same thing with mine, took about a week from being finished before it finally got couriered.
Turns out, Jon likes to let the bass sit for as long as possible to make sure it all settles in fine, he just didn't tell me that, so I was champing at the bit, much like you probably are too.

Trust me, once the bass arrives any frustrations you've been suffering will be long gone!

Can't wait to see the finished article!

Cheers,
Eude

[quote name='ahpook' post='84748' date='Nov 7 2007, 08:10 AM']the manual lists it as the footswitch connector[/quote]

Yeah, my guitarist has a fancy Marshall amp with a foot controller and the connection looks like a parallel connector, like the ones we used to hook printers up before the advent of USB.

Geez that makes me sound old and I'm only 28!

Cheers,
Eude

Congrats Tinman!
That bass is gorgeous!

Eude

[quote name='Tinman' post='82700' date='Nov 2 2007, 11:28 AM']WoooooooooooooooHooooooooooooooooo

Sorry to hear about yours mate. [/quote]

Great news bud,
can't wait to see this one!

Reckon you'll get any sleep tonight?

Eude

[quote name='MikeB' post='82396' date='Nov 1 2007, 05:37 PM']Eude, the booster is made by Villex and boosts mid range frequencies by 3, 5 or 7db. This is the web address.

[url="http://eu.villex.com/internal_booster.html"][url="http://eu.villex.com/internal_booster.html"]http://eu.villex.com/internal_booster.html[/url][/url]

Apologies for the rubbish photography but here are some pics. They really don't do justice to what is a beautiful bass, and pictures can't describe the great sound![/quote]

Hi Mike,
congratulations!
Another fine Shuker enters the fold.
You must be well chuffed!

Thanks for the info on the Villex Tonebooster too...

Cheers,
Eude

[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='81831' date='Oct 31 2007, 05:19 PM']33" scale??? I was under the impression people were going to longer scales to avoid floppy B syndrome...[/quote]

Well you can go long if you want, but quite a few of the high end luthiers are now making 33" 5 and 6 string basses.
There's loads of things that can effect how good a B-String is, not just scale length, although, that is the most obvious contributing factor. Quality of construction, strings, break angle over the bridge and nut etc all come in to play too.
It's an endless argument though...

All I know is, I went for a 33" as I ain't the biggest of guys and the B string is as good if not better, than the B on many other high end basses I've played, that I don't care to mention, including one 36" scale!
The upper register of the bass is a lot sweeter and warmer when compared to XL scale instruments, which is a nice bonus too.

I 'spose like the single cut design itself, it's totally marmite, love it or hate it!

Cheers,
Eude

Can't believe I missed this thread!

Here's my Shuker Single Cut Bolt-On 6 >>









33" Scale
White Ash Body with an Amboyna Drop Top
5 piece Maple/Wenge Neck with graphite rods
Dual EMG DC pickups with Shuker designed 3 band EQ with internal mid freq control and gain

It's my pride and joy!

Cheers,
Eude

Congrats dude,
can't wait to see the pics...

Can you tell me a bit more about the "tone booster" knob?

Cheers,
Eude

Bloody Hell Mate!
That's a work of art!

I love the laminates in the neck especially!

Eude

[quote name='Johnzy' post='79320' date='Oct 25 2007, 12:06 PM']anyone thought about the samsamp?
theres now a programable version!![/quote]

Yeah, I have Sansamp BDI, which I've used on and off for distortion, however, it doesn't work too well with my Shuker as the output is very hot at 18V, so I get a kinda brittle high end out of it, plus the whole thing seems to muddy up a bit when I use it too, sucks the punch out of my tone.
Worked great with my Thumb Bass though...

I'm looking for a big thick wall of sound type fuzz, like the bass sound on the Karp album, if any of you have heard it, which the Sansamp can't do anyway, as far as I'm aware.

Cheers,
Eude

Hi guys,
just a wee bit of good news for anyone thinking of pimping an SX bass.

I contacted Rondo Music about the short scale Jaguar Bass they did recently, they're not going to make them again till next year, but anyway...

Kurt who deals with all this stuff is trying to negotiate better rates with FedEx for shipping to the UK, so soon enough it shouldn't cost so much to get them over here!

Cheers,
Eude

[quote name='cheddatom' post='78682' date='Oct 24 2007, 09:37 AM']Custom hat?[/quote]

I never really suited hats, but maybe that's because I never got a custom made one!
You could be on to something there bud...

Cheers,
Eude

Works well with an Active Bass! That's good news!
I think Mr. Happy Robot is about to recieve an email from yours truly.

Is this getting a little over the top?
Custom Bass, Custom Fuzz Pedal.... Where will it stop!?

Eude

[quote name='BassManKev' post='78240' date='Oct 23 2007, 01:08 PM']the fuzz is nice, i got the one with just the volume control

sounds very decent when put through the gt6b's eq, makes up for lack of tone control

im actually very tempted to sell my woolly mammoth, as this happy robot fuzz sounds almost the same as the sound i use the woolly for

interesting[/quote]

Nice one Kev, I might give one of these a try.
Think I'll get the French Toast anyway, as they cost peanuts.
Did you buy the fuzz from ebay or direct?

Cheers,
Eude

[quote name='BassManKev' post='77902' date='Oct 22 2007, 10:12 PM']i will be expecting delivery of my happy robot bass fuzz tomorrow, il let you know what its like[/quote]

Nice one dude,
I'd really appreciate that!
Having checked his site out, he's done some pretty freaky noise generator stuff and it looks like he's up for trying out different things at the customers request...
Might be nice to see if he could do a bass fuzz with volume and blend controls...

Eude

Well I gigged with my new mini rig on Friday night and it was brilliant!
I know because of it's limited size it wouldn't cut it by itself, however I was only planning on using it as a stage monitor at bigger gigs anyway, which is how I used my old Trace Elliot combo, using the amp's DI to go to the PA.

One thing that I noticed myself and which was commented on by my band mates was how clear the bass was.
I had the cabinet about 2 foot off the ground and I was standing right beside it, I could hear it fine as could everyone else including the drummer who was actually sat behind it! Even better, I found out that all this was without the Bass coming through the monitor mix too!
Oh and I didn't even have the volume close to half way either.

So I'm bascially very very chuffed.
Looking forward to trying it out support from a PA.
I reckon adding another GS112 cab would make this mini rig a force to be reckoned with!

Oh and here's a little pic for y'all.

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Thanks again for your interest guys, I'll keep you posted as I use it in different situations and when I get another cab!

Cheers,
Eude

[quote name='cheddatom' post='77689' date='Oct 22 2007, 11:45 AM']The French toast won't break if you don't re-house it. It just "feels" flimsy. I've had mine on my board for at least 3 years, it must have done 100 gigs at least, with me stamping on it. I've never had any issues with it that weren't psychological.[/quote]

Wow! The pedal can cause psychological problems!
Looking forward to getting my mits on one now!

I reckon re-housing would be worthwhile, for me anyway, as careful as I can be, I can't vouch for our lead singer who has a habit of landing on my pedals or tripping on my leads, so better safe than sorry I reckon, either that or build a ring fence out of cattle wire to protect my pedals...

Cheers,
Eude