Woodinblack

although to the original point, you want a 5 string wal and seems like you need the justification of travelling 50 times around the sun to get it, so I would say, get it!

Actually, never got myself a bass for my birthday, but for the christmas before my 50th my mother paid for half of a squier that I was looking at. I still have it, I could do pretty much everything with it. Except it is a 4 string, and a P, so I really don't play it much! For just before my 50th I got a Fender Jazz, which I then played as my main bass in my group at the time for the next year, but sold last year, because it was a 4 and I don't play 4s any more. Haven't had any more birthday basses, but for last birthday I got a fancy titanium knee. Most expensive present anyone has ever got me!

That is pretty well the shape I want, now Make some holes for the machine heads. I have some but not sure if I have the surrounds for them

I actually have my b2 with me at every gig - only used it on one audition but paid for itself then!

I have the day of this week, I have been fairly ill, but not ill enough to be off work, just ill enough to not sleep because I am coughing too much, and as it is nice now and it won't be for long, I thought I would take the day off. Because I just decided I didn't have anything I needed to do, so I sat in the garden and decided to shape the headstock. Found out loads of things. A router is way to agressive for doing these things unless you have a routing table, that I haven't. Cutting towards the end of the wood can cause the wood to come apart in an unpleasant way A dremel is much better than it seems I only possess 2 chisels and 2 files (I have a load of little rat tail files, but not really useful here), which is news to me, I though it was a lot more. They seem to have gone. Of the 4, one chisel is a little blunt, one has obviously been used to open cans and brute force things, so it useless. Both files are good, but one is too small to be useful in this case. Ultimately, however good your power tools, if you don't have a whole workshop, the end bits you need to do by hand. So off out to get some new chisels, a slightly roundy wood file and maybe some kind of hand planey thing. I have decided after a brief moment of indecision, that I will post the pictures however bad it goes, because when I have looked on here before everyone is way better than me, so I am here as a beacon of how not to do it, or what happens when you don't know how to do it Nice day for it though!

And how do you check that if they say they have, when it turns out they haven't?

It is a good price, if I could justify another Maruszczyk I would be heading that way myself!

Just bought a router, all dealt with fast and sorted without trouble, now I am capable of doing untold damage to bits of wood! All good! Thanks

I have an SE, I wouldn't say it was particularly wide. It certainly isn't as wide as the ibanez RGs, which have wide flat and thin necks (and a lot of superstrats that are based on the RG).

No, but I have a Chusic Chan Chongo coming...

Yeh - my singer did!

Oh that looks nice

Yeh, I loved that when I first saw it. If was going to get any 12 money no object, that is the one I would have. Only first I would ask if he could make a 15

That is what I assumed when I said about getting it built. Probably worth getting it done in the next year while you can still afford something from another country!

Assuming you mean the transmitter, yes, the door is weak. Not an issue for mine as it is in a clip on my belt with a cable connecting it.

No, I have a wireless X18 and wireless IEM, and my singer uses a bluetooth pedal for lyrics. The only time I had something like that, it turned out that I was slightly underpowering it (it was on a bus with other things), but without its own power now it is fine. It shows you how much interference is present.

I would imagine that depends on how well it goes. If I do find out that I am useless at it that will probably put the end to that. If not.. well, I have a bit of space left!

It would be a great thing to get, and frankly 3k doesn't seem that much for something so rare. Guitarist friend of mine has a 3k new les paul, which is a something something reissue, which just seems a bit daft as they are so common. Would still love a 12 string, but not one that expensive

If you hare getting a Maruszczyk made, you can specify what you want on the neck, my neck is spec'd exactly with the dimensions of an ibanez neck.

I noticed at the SW bass bash the other day where I took the 8 string - Everyone - plays the opening of Jeremy on it!

in which case, if there is under 10, Jeff Ament has 2 of them (and presumably not parting with them), there are at most only 7 other people you need to ask if they want to sell. At least 2 of those are on TalkBass (or were when they closed hamer down)! And one was for sale on here 3 years ago!

Would it not be cheaper to get one built by another luthier, as the last one I can see on open sale went for just under 3k, sure a few good people could have a go for that money

They are very hard to get and priced accordingly. A very low number made. Apparently Jeff Ament has two, maybe he will part with one?

Yeh, our guitarist does that if the telly is on. It means he is guaranteed to pink torpedo up. I was watching the Rush live videos earlier ( was trying to find something specific). Watching the video of Xanadu, I didn't realise (although it is obvious thinking about it) that the lead synth line that is being played while the bass is playing and he is singing is being played by him with his feet. I have a problem with that, if I am singing, playing bass and playing the footpedals, I find it very easy to lose balance! I guess something always has to give