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[quote name='burno70' timestamp='1481796815' post='3195162'] Yeah it has a gig bag included. Will be nice if its a short scale bag - do they even exist? Scrumpy MIke - it has the tobacco burst finish with the Musz. stock single coil pups. Fisheth - has it arrived? [/quote] Nice! I saw that one on Adrian's website.

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1481747038' post='3194870'] Where are you in somerset? Mine has the haeussel JJHB and P pickups in it and I love the sound of them, it is quite a range. I went for the P / Jh as I do cover band stuff so I wanted the flexibility. [/quote] PM sent.

Thanks for the really useful info, which kind of pushes me in the direction I was already leaning towards, namely P/M or P/JJ. Must say though that the twin switchable humbies are still in the frame - and the Sims interpretation of that theme looks amazing! I'm torn between two quite different spec's, both of which I really like: 'classic' - Vintage White with tort pick-guard, rosewood fingerboard, white pups and chrome hardware; and 'contemporary' - maple-capped transparent red burst with black guard, ebony board and black pups/hardware! At the moment I'm favouring the warmer 'classic' option, which wouldn't look right over-stuffed with black plastic pups. Already having a Cazpar though, I'm a bit tempted to go for the brighter look and sounds of the red burst. Especially as the chambered body I'm having (mainly to reduce weight) will probably warm the sound up a bit.

I'm spec'ing a new s-s J-style bass (Maruszczyk Elwood) and I need some advice on choice of pups. I don't want to go J/J because I need sounds that work ok across a variety of musical genres, namely pop, folk-rock, rock, soul and the odd bit of reggae (nothing I do calls up slap/pop percussive techniques or heavy metal sounds). But should I go P/J, M/J, P/M? Manufacturer-wise, customers can in theory spec anything they like but - unless there's an overwhelming reason not to - I'd like to spec Delano, Haeussel, Nordstrand or Aguilar, as they're the ones Adrian M seems to prefer for his standard/stock basses.

[quote name='burno70' timestamp='1481724594' post='3194569'] Ordered a stock short scale Elwood and just received the confirmation from Adrian, should have it by Friday - cannot wait! [/quote] Hey burno70, I'm just putting together my spec for a lightly customised s-s Elwood to keep my Cazpar company. When you say "standard", will that be a Maru single-coil JJ - and what finish have you gone for?

Will just bought an Ibanez bass from me - thoroughly recommended as a 'proper' basschatter!

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1481482860' post='3192622'] How are you guys finding the actives? I'm stuck in the passive mindset and was wondering what you guys liked about Active pickups. [/quote] Bit of a mystery too, which I'm going to investigate so I can make a proper job of spec'ing my Elwood C. Thanks to woodinblack for getting me started (and also pierreganseman with a pm).

I'm looking at ordering a s-s Elwood C and have pretty much spec'd the construction and finish of it (actually 2 alternatives that I have yet to decide on!). What I'm not sure about are the pups. The standard ones for the Elwood C are Adrian's single coils. Does anyone out there have experience of them - or the others he offers like Delano and Glockenklang come to that? Only ones I know are the Domanskis on my Cazpar (which I like). And what about active versus passive? I'm not likely to be playing anything that requires any tonal extremes, so I'm inclined to stick with passives. What I do find neat on the Cazpar is the switchable humbie.

Remember trying one same as the OP at The Bass Centre around the turn of the '80s - a privileged experience! Also a privilege to have that emporium a short tube ride away.

Wow, that makes what can only be described as an Entwistle-like statement - wear it with pride!

"My strap ends are particularly thick and 'spongey' though which might explain the movement?" That would be your jock-strap then... (Sorry mate, you knew somebody would rise to the bait )

I'm using both on various straps/guitars. I find the EBs are a bit less fiddly to use but both types are equally prone to the nut working loose. For particularly heavy basses I'd recommend the Schaller type as they look more robust. Saying that though, I can't imagine EB would sell anything that might break - and they do look cool!

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1480965842' post='3188516'] Can anyone let me know Adrian,s Email address.? I'm after a pickguard for my Elwood 5. [/quote] If you go onto the 'contact' section of the public-peace.de website, there's a link to 'info@' which goes direct to Adrian.

Well posted! There's rarely a day goes by without me celebrating the good bass stuff I'm lucky enough to own. No Warwicks but that's not the point - mind you, maybe after 50 years of playing it's about time I tried one

Love the Spector Shorty!

Bugger! Talked myself out of taking part in the auction on the assumption that there'd be the usual flood of bids jacking the price up in the dying minutes. Guess what - the second bidder (from yesterday) got it for £64!!

[quote name='grandad' timestamp='1480765064' post='3186957'] I began my bass playing with 34's, Precision, Jazz, Speakeasy, etc. I've enjoyed trying out numerous makes and models. All 4 stringers. Since about 3 years I have only short and medium scale instruments. Here's a good read regarding the merits of a shorter scale. [url="http://www.innertainment.net/medium.html"]http://www.innertain...net/medium.html[/url] [/quote] I only gig s-s basses too nowadays, so I really appreciate this article - thanks!