Kev Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) Belated, as I picked his up at the weekend, but after an agonising wait my first custom bass is here, and its a super instrument. Buckeye - not for everyone. Singlecut - not for everyone. Complex Preamp - not for everyone. However, they are all for me and I could not be happier with the end result. Full build diary here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/256306-alpher-mako-elite-five-string-warning-buckeye-burl-content/"]http://basschat.co.u...e-burl-content/[/url] Keep an eye out in the review section, will be doing a full review as soon as I have chance. Edited December 4, 2015 by Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Stunning. I love what Alpha are doing at the moment. I bet it sounds great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) Got to love a bit of buckeye. Looks really great. Edited December 1, 2015 by Joebethell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Man that's quite something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Lovely stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Most of these instruments I could never live with, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate the workmanship on show. Stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 What a quality looking bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the nice words, guys. I really am chuffed to buggery with it I can't recommend Chris and Alex enough, thoroughly decent chaps to deal with and they have a real passion for what they do, as can hopefully be seen in the wonderful bass they have made for me and all the other superb instruments they have made over the past few years. We are blessed in the UK at the moment for having such a wonderful choice of luthiers, but these two blokes up north are right up there with the best of 'em! Review now up: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/274409-alpher-instruments-mako-elite-5-string-2015-model/page__pid__2921840#entry2921840 Edited December 4, 2015 by Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Wow! What do the controls do btw? *mmm, excess knobs* Edit - ok; I went to the other thread and now know what all the knobs do. Wow. Awesome package. I can almost see Saltaire from my house (must resist GAS) Edited December 4, 2015 by Daz39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 For clarity [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Volume (pull for passive mode)[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pickup pan / blend[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Dingwall 4 way rotary for neck pickup (which gives back coil, both in series, both in parallel, front coil)[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Dingwall 4 way rotary for bridge pickup (which gives back coil, both in series, both in parallel, front coil)[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Nordstrand Mid boost/cut (pull for mid shift)[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Nordstrand Bass + treble boost + cut (stacked)[/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Now you're just rubbing it in XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I'm not a huge fan of singlecuts but that is stunning. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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