MrT-Bass Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) Having had two previous basses built by Mr Shuker, I wanted to use the experience and knowledge I had gained from the previous builds to spec up my ultimate bass. The previous basses have been a Shuker series II which I have now sold (Here's a link to the build diary - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/31473-yes-its-another-shuker/page__hl__shuker"]http://basschat.co.u...age__hl__shuker[/url]) and my current number 1 bass, a set-neck Single-Cut bass (no build diary for this one unfortunately!). My reasons for ordering this bass are varied but primarily I wanted to have a bass of the same caliber as my SC bass in the form of a jazz bass. The spec on the new bass is here - 5 string custom jazz 34" scale 24 frets 17.5mm spacing at bridge nut width 45mm neck depth at 1st fret 20.5mm 12th 22.5mm 3 piece wenge - deep set neck macassar ebony board two way truss rod carbon fibre reinforcement MOP side dots small frets brass nut white headstock finish black shuker sig headstock 1, 4+1 with string trees Hipshot Ultra light tuners neck lacquer so the grain of the wood can still be felt j bass custom shape, deeper cutaway, extended horn ash body, multi chambered upper bout polyester bisect Olympic white colour nitro finish satin topcoat 1 x Tort [b]&[/b] 1 x Black s/plate (to be fitted first) chrome hardware rear rout control cavity hipshot A style bridge removable ramp – Black Ebony Kent Armstrong pickups - Dualcoils (with a radius) – Parallel / Single coil switch (With the wiring done so as to allow a switch to Series / Single coil if desired) 60' spacing (bridge pickup 1/2" nearer neck) John East pre, U retro BLI001 – Jon East battery life indicator side jack The bass was ordered mid September last year and I'm expecting it to be finished any day now so I thought I'd share the spec and various pictures with the Basschat community. Neck pictures - [attachment=146696:tg1.jpg] [attachment=146697:tg3.jpg] Body Picture - [attachment=146698:tiernanjazzbody1.jpg] Neck set into body - [attachment=146699:tiernan3.jpg] [attachment=146700:tiernan2.jpg] [attachment=146705:tiernan1.jpg] Pickups - [attachment=146702:Kent Armstrong pickups sample pic - side.jpg] Hardware - [attachment=146703:5 string a style bass bridge - silver.jpg] [attachment=146704:Hipshot_Ultralite_Bass_Tuner_with_Fender-style_Knob_sm.jpg] That's it for the moment...I haven't received any further pictures from Jon and I'm quite looking forward to the surprise when I open the case. With any luck I'll get an email from him in the next few days and I can add some pictures of the finished bass. I'll update with any further developments..! Edited November 6, 2013 by MrT-Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Look forward to seeing the finished results. I'm a big fan of your choice of sale length, string spacing and nut width, SR5-ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 That all sounds very nice mate! The Shuker Jazz I used to have was lovely. Looking forward to seeing this finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT-Bass Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Thanks guys...Just added a new close-up picture showing back of the neck... I'd not thought of the similarity to the SR5...I put together my favorite aspects of each Shuker I owned and then added a few extra things...this was the result. Fingers crossed it turns out as well as I hope!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT-Bass Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) So...I just had a chat with Jon and it looks like I should receive the bass by Thursday this week Here's a cheeky picture he sent as a taster and to check some final details. [attachment=150166:Control layout 2.jpg] If I said I am excited it's probably an understatement in the extreme!! Edited December 9, 2013 by MrT-Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 VERY exciting mate, can't wait to see the finished article! Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT-Bass Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Sorry for the delay in updating the thread. The bass finally arrived in mid December and it has taken me this long to put it down and get to a keyboard. Here are a few pictures and there are more pictures with a full review of the bass on my blog (http://tiernangodel.co.uk/shuker-jazz-bass/) It is another stunning example of Mr Shukers workmanship and it plays fantastically!! [attachment=154826:Shuker Jazz - Front.jpg] [attachment=154827:Shuker Jazz - Back detail.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Holy crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyDog Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 What do we want? SOUND CLIPS! When do we want them? Errm... as soon as possible, pretty please, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Oh man, this is the bass of the website that I've been drooling over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Ooh. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT-Bass Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Thanks guys...I'll be doing some recording soon so I'll post a few clips shortly! It is sounding better and better. The East pre and Armstrong pickups are amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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