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  1. wateroftyne
    Here's a clip from last night - again, it's not the greatest showcase of its tone. I'll try and get a clip with proper drums from tonight's gig. [media]http://youtu.be/PWSKzWa6mHQ[/media]
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    [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1450391792' post='2932436'] You set on collection only bud? [/quote] Yes at the moment - couriers make me a bit nervous with the insurance pitfalls and all.
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    Cheers, all. This is the only live vid I have of it so far - not the greatest quality, but.... here it is with flats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvTE_bmN8y4
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    [quote name='ikay' timestamp='1450357371' post='2931966'] WoT, like seemingly everyone on BC I'm contemplating buying one of these. I'm curious that the maple board makes such a big difference. Is it just the maple board or the whole neck profile on this one that you don't like? I'm flipping between maple and rosewood so any light you can shed on the difference in sound/playability between maple and rw on the Maruszczyk would be helpful. Cheers, Ian [/quote] The neck profile is 'normal', which is narrower and shallower than I'm used to (my 71's and other Jake are chunky). I've got used to that straight away, though. It's purely just that when I look down, there's maple where I'm used to seeing a nice dark 'board. I'd rather see rosewood, that's all. It's a bit growlier than my other Jake, which could be down to different pickups, maple board, or none of the above. :-)
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    [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1450345339' post='2931784'] really? [/quote] Yep - my own fault. I thought a maple board would be nice alternative, but it turns out I'm dyed-in-the-wool rosewood. Adrian won't send me a neck 'cos they're carefully matched to the bodies, so... here I am. As soon as it sells, my order is going in for another.
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    OK, OK... Let's get the abuse out of the way with first. Yes, I've only had this for just over a week. :-) I bought off-the-shelf direct from Maruszczyk. It's great - really, it is. This is the third of these I've played, and it's on a par with the others. [b]It weighs 7lbs 6ozs[/b]. [b]I'm selling it for one reason alone: I've realised I prefer rosewood to maple. [/b]It's a truly great bass - I've gigged it, and I'll be happily gigging it until it sells, but at the back of my mind I'll be thinking 'if only it was rosewood'. So when this sells, my order will be going in for another Jake. I'm based just north of Newcastle if you'd like to come and try it. Here's the specs of this exact bass [url="http://www.public-peace.de/index.php/bass-guitars/maruszczyk/jake/4-string/1563-jake-l4p-vintage-white150202"](taken from Maruszczyk's website[/url]): MARUSZCZYK INSTRUMENTS JAKE L4p+ 'Vintage white' - € 990,00 NEW[list] [*]Body: alder [*]Neck: hard rock maple [*]Fingerboard: maple, 21 frets [*]Nut width: 40mm [*]Construction: bolt on [*]Pickguard: tortoise [*]Pickups: Maruszczyk humbucker + split coil [*]Electronics: passive - volume, volume, tone [*]Finish: vintage white, body gloss/neck matte [*]Hardware: chrome, 19mm string spacing [*]Weight: 3,39kg / 7lbs 6ozs. [*]incl. Gigbag [/list] Here's some pics with the protective wrap still on the pickguard (since removed): Here it is with flats - I'll do a clip with rounds when I get a chance: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFM3h7JaPvk[/media]
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    This is an interesting read... http://planetbotch.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/truth-about-1980s-squier-strats.html
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    [quote name='acidbass' timestamp='1450107466' post='2929634'] I like the threads where WoT mentions Maruszczyk [/quote] Eh? But I haven't mentioned them once..?* [size=1]*on this thread. Yet.[/size]
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    [quote name='dodge_bass' timestamp='1450208346' post='2930589'] And here's mine...just received in the post yesterday! mmm mmm. Looking forward to gigging it (thats the real test!). [attachment=207393:IMG_1261 copy.jpg] [/quote] Beeyoot.
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    Gigged it a couple of times so far, with lots more coming up over the next few weeks. Its a beautiful thing - definitely more aggressive than my 'burst, and the bridge pickup is a monster in 'bucker mode. It's a nice tonal alternative - the realist is, I'm happy to play either. Different flavours of lovliness, and all that. The weight is great, the notes are all as clear and even as my 'burst. Mind, it's taking my a while to get used to maple - I do like my rosewood. :-) I haven't got much in the was of video to show off yet, just this from a mellow gig 'tother night. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvTE_bmN8y4
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    Good thread, and it's nice to have so much choice. I ran the TKS S112 and 1126 side-by-side for a while, and your findings mirror mine. I found the 1126 to be very wide, with a big bottom and clear top. Ideal for some (I remember Far0n slapping a away through one at a bass bash and it sounded awesome), but not to my taste. The S112 / S212 rings all my bells, though. They've got the woody mids that I really like, as well as nice, usable lows. Chalk and cheese.
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    Yeah, the straps they come with are great. I got a black one with my first, and a lovely vintage brown with my second. It all adds to the '[i]How much...?![/i]' factor.
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    Great band. A few years ago, my band was gigging at a small but cool hotel/pub/venue up Perth way. I got chatting to a hotel resident in the bar afterwards who'd been to the gig, and asked him how long he was staying for. He said was a musician, and he was playing at the venue the following night. I looked over his shoulder and saw his face on a poster advertising the following night's artist... Simon Kirke. Once I'd recovered, we had a lovely chat. Nice bloke.
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    [quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1450036379' post='2929071'] a think torpedo is a tad dramatic... [/quote] [i][size=5]'Pink torpedo...?'[/size][/i]
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    As peerlessly talented as he was, loads of what Jaco does is IMO unlistenable noodling... it's just there for the sake of it. I've got no interest in listening to it because it's technically clever. It just doesn't sound very good. Mr. Jaco & I are in it for different reasons, basically.
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    [quote name='skychaserhigh' timestamp='1450027787' post='2928903'] I feel this is about to become another Marsujyzyjukxzz or however It's spelt thread....!! [/quote] You said it. I wasn't going to
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    [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1450027479' post='2928895'] Why should the location of the factory will have any bearing on the quality or price of an instrument? [/quote] Quality? Didn't say it does.
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    [quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1450018977' post='2928813'] It says that the standard series are made in Korea, but the Bob Glaub is a USA bass - http://dlakinbasses.com/prices/ This is not something that I'm looking for, but I have no issues with country of origin or indeed price for the right instrument. [/quote] If it's a grand, it's not the USA model. As for it being a bad thing - I didn't say it was. But production is presumably in the Far East to keep costs down. I don't see much evidence of the savings being passed to the consumer.
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    £1000 for a bass made in Indonesia (or Korea - can't remember)? A bit steep, IMO.
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    Which ones? The standard Jakes? Just a bit of a rounder lower horn. It stops you pricking your finger on it :-D
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    Oh... you should have said earlier. In that case - Maruszczyk. I was hanging on for the new Lakland Skyline PJ with blocks. When it came out, they couldn't guarantee the weight, and a lot of the parts a aren't the best quality. When I spotted the Jakes, I couldn't believe my luck. My exact spec, for a few hundred quid less, and it's not made in Indonesia. IMO, anyone considering a Lakland, Sandberg, Fender, wether USA, German, Japanese. Indonesian or otherwise, should at least check these out first. I'm painfully aware that I bang on about them all the time, but I'm doing everyone a favour :-)
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    [quote name='gsgbass' timestamp='1449891703' post='2927814'] You Sir, are so correct. A true Precision, is a Fender Precision. [/quote] But not necessarily the 'best', as sought by the OP.
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    [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1449839967' post='2927370'] It was solo. Must say the results really surprised me. [/quote] I always take how a bass sounds in isolation with a pinch of salt...
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    [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1449836685' post='2927327'] If I was Fender, I'd be livid that this was even a discussion or that the question even needed to be asked. [/quote] They should have been on top of this a loooong time ago...
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    [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1449836033' post='2927311'] It was done with me playing each bass from behind a curtain - with the amp on stage in front of the curtain - the audience didn`t know what bass I was playing, they just voted purely on what they heard. [/quote] Was it in a band context, or solo...?
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