BassicLee

Finally getting myself sorted and uploading some pictures of the bass that Alpher Instruments are building for me! Really pleased with the progress so far, here are a few snaps... [attachment=143280:970501_407867312666881_723787055_n.jpg][attachment=143281:1238071_421396117980667_2057624676_n.jpg][attachment=143282:965212_10151443714721814_1779418760_o.jpg]

Worst basses I've owned, back when I first started, were a Westfield 5 string (Warwick copy), which weighed a tonne, and had the neck profile of a subway train, and a BC Rich Warlock. In fairness, the Westfield was my first bass, and cost me just 200 quid. It got me started. There is no excuse for the Warlock, though. Used it for about a month, then sold it for £50 to cash converters! Happy end to the story, though. I went through a run of Ibanez SR basses, 4, 5 and 6 stringers, which I loved playing (setups done properly!), and have since traded up to a couple of Dingwall ABZ's, in 4 and 5 string flavours.

Cheers Jellyfish. You'll have to keep me updated on your build, too. I'm going to try and get and play some basses with East pre-amps in. I've had a look at some YouTube videos, but they don't really tell you enough. I'm not sure what type of pickups to go for. I quite like the idea behind the combo set that Wizard do, again with the view to keeping plenty of options for different styles of music. I didn't realise they were quite so sought after. Can't wait to get this project started properly, and then to see it all come together. Exciting stuff!

Hi all, I’m in the process of putting together a custom build spec with the guys at Alpher Instruments, in Saltaire (Yorkshire). So far I’ve chosen the woods, and hardware, but am now mulling over the mind-field that is electronics. I’ve decided that I want to have as much flexibility with tone as possible, so I’m favouring active circuitry, with a passive switch. Now comes the problem. What do I go for, pickup and pre-amp wise? As standard, Alpher use John East pre-amps, and Wizard pickups. Not a bad start. What do you guys recommend, though? It’d be good to get some opinions. J Here is the spec, so far: Body wood: Swamp Ash (1-piece) Neck wood: Wenge (1-piece, quarter-sawn) Fingerboard: Madagascan Rosewood Top wood: Highly figured spalted maple Body Veneer: Wenge Bridge: Hipshot Mono-rail (19mm spacing, 4 string) Tuners: Hipshot U-Lite tuners, with D-tuner Scale: 34 inch Jack: Neutrik Locking Jack I'll try and keep you all updated with the process, once it all begins, I'm off to meet the guys at Alpher in a couple of weeks to put the finishing touches to the spec, and get things rolling! Cheers!

Just started looking through what clips were available.. This one is fun to jam with. Cheers!