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Well, that was fun. OK... I ordered this pretty much exactly 10 weeks ago. This is the third bass I've bought from them, and this one was a painless transaction like all the others. I paid via bank transfer using Transferwise - saving a fortune compared to the bank's rates. I did my usual quota of spec changing after I'd submitted my order, and Adrian was as tolerant and honest as ever. Colour-wise, I've always liked LPB, specifically the aged, slightly green-ish tint. Adrian's LPB is a bit vivid for my tastes, so I was toying with the idea of another colour when I spotted a video of a Jazzus in a bluey-green that was - IMO - pretty close to old LPB. I thought I'd take a gamble on it, and I reckon it's paid off. The body is chambered, so it's light (7.3lbs!), and like my other Jake, it balances perfectly, with no neck dive whatsoever. The pickups are the standard Maruszczyk passive P & humbucker. The 'bucker doesn't have the series / parallel pull-pot like my previous white bass, but I'd never use it so it's not something I'll miss. I asked for a neck with a bit of a flame... they went above and beyond in this one. It's a beautiful chunk of maple. It glows! The rosewood board is dark, like I requested, with white binding. The neck has more of a 60s profile than my 'burst. It feels like a 42mm nut, but it's shallower front-to-back. Still a handful, in a good way. The tuners are oval USA Hipshot Ultralites , which I didn't know existed until recently. They're 1/2", which I prefer cosmetically to the 3/8" Ultralites on my 'burst. Unusually for a Maruszczyk, the headstock isn't swept back, so it has a string tree. This gives it more of a Fender vibe, which is fine by me. I specified the Hipshot 'B' bridge like my 'burst - I prefer the look, and it's more suited to palm-muting. Of course this spec bumped the cost up a bit, but it's still top-end Fender MIM money, and a fraction of what it would cost from the Custom Shop or Lakland USA. And it came with the nice soft case and posh leather strap, neither of which are cheap... I've just rehearsed with it for a few hours - early days, but beautiful so far. It arrived with typically crazy low action and rounds, but I've raised the saddles and strung it with some GHS Precision Flats, and it feels like an old pair of gloves already. The P pickup sounds like a P (hotter and growlier than the Haussels in my 'Burst) and the neck pickups is an absolute monster. Pokey as hell! My only doubt at the moment is the pickguard. It's mint at the moment, but I think white might work better against the white binding. We'll see.. That's it for now... it's time to peel the film off the pickguard

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/284861-nbd-maruszczyk-jake-pj-old-lpb/"]NBD thread[/url] By the way, can anyone spot what makes this unique amongst Jakes (in my experience)? I didn't notice myself until just now...

Off to rehearsal.. more later :-)

Innit? Rehearsal tonight, and then gigging on Friday and Saturday. All with the new [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/282884-new-amp-test-handbox-r-400-new-to-the-uk/"]Handbox[/url] amp as well. Excited. :-)

Gawd bless you, Mr. Postman!

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1463042025' post='3047964'] Ah I think I really need to seriously consider one of these. The problem is the amount of options is baffling! [/quote] Yeah... The first - my 'burst - wasn't a problem, as I knew exactly what I wanted, but with my new one I could have agonised over spec forever. It basically got to the point where I had to - excuse the language - 's**t or get off the pot'. :-)

[quote name='spyder' timestamp='1462968503' post='3047358'] Have you got it yet ? [/quote] No - there's still time today I suppose, but I'm guessing tomorrow at the earliest...

[quote name='PauBass' timestamp='1462894500' post='3046757'] ..and here it's mine [url="http://s105.photobucket.com/user/PauBass/media/IMG_4807_zps0bcqcrem.jpg.html"][/url] - Custom neck to my Fender Geddy specs - Vintage style bridge and knobs - Large Hipshot Ultralite tuners - Also ready for PJ configuration, with solderless wiring harness...will post photo soon [/quote] Whoah... nice! I did toy with dots and binding for mine... maybe i should have done...

Here's a bit of a jam I recorded this morning. P pickup, flats, tone rolled off > R-400 with drive & bright engaged, tone flat > POST DI > laptop. http://youtu.be/tLOMYWj1GUA

En-route to me right now.... :-)

..and he's just sent me a pic of the back of mine. OOOOOF!

Forgot to mention - the lollipop tuners are special order Hipshot Ultralites, and the whole bass weighs... 7.3lbs. :-)

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1462437816' post='3042953'] Very nicely made.... [/quote] Isn't it? Hand-built, too. [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1462364191' post='3042373'] How are the overdriven sounds out of this thing? [/quote] I'll do some sound clips when I get a chance, but when it comes to overdrive, I'm probably not a great judge of what is and isn't good...

Very recently... Midgue Ure. I chatted to him for a while about a mutual acquaintance. It was only afterwards someone mentioned in passing that it was him. I felt very foolish.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1462381171' post='3042572'] Stunning Back of the neck shot please, need to see that flame! [/quote] Yeah - me too!

Drop him a mail - he's just got back from the workshop with a batch. I mailed him at just the right time :-)

Ha. Here it is in its full sofa shot glory:

I'm just going to leave this here...

I'm not going to mention heft. Instead, I'm going to suggest you have a look at [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/282884-new-amp-test-handbox-r-400-video-added/"]this amp from HandBox[/url]. Compact and lovely.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1462215136' post='3041202'] I may have incorrectly assumed the Bassculture Bigbucker was an off the shelf pickup model, is it not? Iv also apparently incorrectly assumed this was a stock model and up for sale for the price listed! [/quote] Ah, no - you're right. I thought the basses of the month were generally custom-builds...

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1462210243' post='3041150'] Its a stunning instrument, but ruined by the pickup design. No need for them to resemble Wal so accurately, cheapens the whole thing for me [/quote] I'm guessing that's what the customer asked for...

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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1462122998' post='3040448'] I'll fetch a cloth. [/quote] Could you bring a couple of 'em, please?

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1462103129' post='3040245'] Going to hint at any spec yet? Si [/quote] Nah. I'm waiting for the sofa shot :-)

My 10-week alarm clock has just started to ring. :-)