Romeo2 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 It's Adrian's take on a p bass, and I am thinking of ordering one. Does anyone on here have one? Your honest opinions regarding the instrument please, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanMatthias Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I do not have one, but a Mr. Tee with PJ pickups. Its pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo2 Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Thanks man, appreciate it. So there is no opinionated BCer with a Jake Classic? Guess I'll have to be the first one ... But I am also wondering how much love there is for these Maruszczyk basses. Handmade customs in Europe, dream up a spec and it will still cost you less than a mass produced big brand one - surprised that there is not that much attention devoted to them on here. So perhaps people could share their opinions on whatever Maruszczyk bass they have. I already know Adrian is a great guy to deal with, what about the basses? Tones, finishes, body/neck shapes, etc. - let's hear it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanMatthias Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Here is something to start with (in case you haven't seen it yet). [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/242805-nbd-not-so-common-bass/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/242805-nbd-not-so-common-bass/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom5string Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Mornin, not a Jake, but an Elwood. And this baby is the (current) end-point of a long search for a perfect 5-string fretless. It's the instrument I have been playing most for the last 3 years. Best compliment for an instrument, I think. So, in short: Elwood 5L-24 - fretless, 2 octave neck with an impressive ebony board - alder body with bright maple facings, maple neck - extremely light (3.7 kg) - unexpected, massive neck (not what you'd expect on a j-bass clone), but real good handling - punchy, mid-focused fretless tone, somewhere between Jaco and Pino A well built instrument, simple, without any "schnickschnack" like active electronics and the like. Serves perfectly to express my musical ideas. sounds like: [url="https://soundcloud.com/tom-63-1/wir-waren-indie-ideales"]http://soundcloud.com/tom-63-1/wir-waren-indie-ideales[/url] (sorry, german lyrics ;-)) [url="https://soundcloud.com/tom-63-1/slapped-fretless"]http://soundcloud.com/tom-63-1/slapped-fretless[/url] Add on top of this - as you already stated - that Adrian is a nice guy, very responsive and helpful ... -> place an order :-) Cheers, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo2 Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Thanks guys. BassmanMathias - of course I have seen this before, what a beauty. In fact, one of the reasons I am considering getting one Tom - awesome stuff, thanks for the sound clips too! (Don't mind German lyrics at all, love the language!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom5string Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Thx :-) now, if you don't mind language training, here's a full review and some pics: [url="http://www.musiker-board.de/reviews-bass/468658-bass-maruszczyk-elwood-l5-24-fretless.html"]http://www.musiker-board.de/reviews-bass/468658-bass-maruszczyk-elwood-l5-24-fretless.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo2 Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Tom, amazing - a proper player's review! I can get the gist (my German skills are a bit rusty these days) but will use a dictionary when I get stuck. But it seems only the Germans and Poles are buying Maruszczyks - the Germans trust their German brand, and only Poles can pronounce the name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryj Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Does anyone know of a Maruszczyk Jake5p for sale, there was one on basschat but the guy didn't want to post it (understandable) and I'm too far away to collect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 12 hours ago, terryj said: Does anyone know of a Maruszczyk Jake5p for sale, there was one on basschat but the guy didn't want to post it (understandable) and I'm too far away to collect. Bass gallery have one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryj Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 18 hours ago, LukeFRC said: Bass gallery have one Cheers, it's the same one that was on basschat just£30 more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 3 hours ago, terryj said: Cheers, it's the same one that was on basschat just£30 more. Message the seller directly and see if he'll accept £1075 via The Gallery. He'll still get the £900 he was after privately after their 15% commission. You should move on this bass if you want it, as Jake 5p will not come up very often on the used market. I had to wait a couple of years before the one I now own came up for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryj Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Thanks jrixn1 I'll give it a go, nothing to loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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