Joebethell

The gallery has a fair few secondhand Sei's in I think at this moment according to the last Facebook post they put up.

Have got to playing this a bit more over the last few days and it's getting better and better as I get more acustom to it. The bass has a really nice Low action and the main thing I have had to get used to is the ramp as its my first time with one.

Got to love a bit of buckeye. Looks really great.

Pics are up on a NBD as it did come home with me and will have a look for the Facebook myself now I'm a proud owner.

Thanks for the nice comments. I'm really pleased

😜 you never know CokeyW I think this will be sticking around for a long time though it's amazing!

So after a short trip south of my home county of Staffordshire yesterday I have come back with a stunning Bass. I set off with the intention of only doing the the deal if the bass was right as as my hard earned and othe basses would all have to go to afford the bass. So what is it? Well if you spotted my recent post you may well have guess it's made by a Mr Jon Shuker. To be more precise it's a 33" scale 5string buckeye burl single cut. It had a 28fret ebony board, 3band eq with a Mid sweep and more growl on the rear pickup than I thought possible. I will take some better photos when I get chance as the level of finish is incredible it's up there if not better than some high end basses I have owned before. I am over the moon with the bass having given it a good play last night at its first gig all the band commented on how good it sounded which is a first and if I had not been stuck at work today it would not have been put down.

Thanks guys. I'm going to get my hands on one this weekend (it may yet come home with me if I get on with it).

I have seen a few on Basschat but don't really know much about them. I miss my 5string basses having sold a Sei and a Dingwall a few years back I have been looking around and keep looking at Jons basses? What are they like?

Top build! Looking great single cuts are really starting to grow on me I alway used to think they looked for want of a better phrase top heavy but this looks just right to me.

Alien Ant farm bass player Tye Zamora think he has had a few versions of the bass over a few years this one is slightly different I think https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iTQQKGQ_PrU

Yeah I'm looking forward to getting the top on the body and then trying routing for the first time! The top is laurel burl and it has a lovely bit of flame to it as well. I'm hoping after all the hard work is down to try and get a really pro finish maybe even add some colour to it!

Progress has been made with the help of a friend who happens to make funtiure and kitchens letting me use his workshop for an hour or two I now have a two piece top gluing and a body that is down my 8.5mm ready to have it attached

Any thoughts on this I like the look 30.2" scale and flats http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2015/Memphis/ES-Les-Paul-Bass.aspx

It's really hard to make out but could it be something like an Alembic? As the head stock seems to be this shape? http://alembic.com/club/messages/394/51907.jpg

Will mostly be for me to play and practice while I'm away but if an impromptu jam springs up it would be useful to have a quality tone either plugged in or audible.

Was thinking more acoustic style as I was not planning on taking an amp with me.

Never heard of them will look it up thanks