kevin_lindsay Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Chris Mcintyre has made me a great 4 string fretless Jazz Bass. Here's the main specs: 4 string fretless Jazz Bass - 34" scale. Body - 2 piece alder Neck - old growth rock maple Fingerboard - unlined ebony. Tuners - Hipshot Ultralite Bridge - Omega Bass Badass style Pickups - Fender Pure Vintage '64 Jazz Bass 3 band EQ - custom wired Nordstrand preamp. Colour - Fiat 500 "Smooth Mint". Pickguard - 3 ply parchment. Fingerboard dot markers - Luminlay "glow in the dark" dots. The main feature on any bass is the neck, and how it feels to the player. Chris used a piece of old rock maple - due to it being well seasoned, it means that it's extremely stable. The fingerboard edges have been rolled, which makes the neck feel really comfortable in the hand. The jazz body shape is slightly smaller than a traditional Fender one, and has a really nice rear "belly chamfer". Tge battery compartment for the active EQ is easily accessible via flip open unit on the rear of the body. The neck heel on the body is also chamfered, with the neck being profiled at the body join to follow the curve of the body. This makes the neck comfortable to play up at "the dusty end" of the fingerboard. The headstock of the neck is also finished in the same Fiat 500 Smooth Mint colour as the body. The playability of the bass is fantastic. The instrument balances well when seated, and also when standing. The neck is really even over the whole fingerboard. The active EQ cam be bypassed by pulling up on the first volume knob of the control layout. The control layout is as follows: Neck pickup volume (pull up to bypass the active EQ). Bridge pickup volume Stacked Bass / Treble active EQ Midrange active EQ (pulling up on this knob changes the frequency of the midrange being tweaked). Output jack is mounted on an oval plate in the side of the body. Strap buttons - Straplocks The nut is made from Corian. As Chris hand crafts each one of his instruments, whatever you require or want, he can accommodate your wishes. Plus, his decades of experience means that he can suggest, or guide you, in what "works". The Luminlay side dot markers are a cool touch. These provide a "glow in the dark" facility to aid you when you're playing in a darkened environment. Here's some pics of the bass: Headstock [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123713.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123713.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/FB_IMG_1468414354113.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/FB_IMG_1468414354113.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/FB_IMG_1468414350880.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/FB_IMG_1468414350880.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123659.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123659.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123615.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123615.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123547.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123547.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123534.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123534.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123529.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123529.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123519.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123519.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123508.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_123508.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Here's something that you wouldn't notice until you removed the scratchplate. One of Chris' bugbears, is having to repair stripped screw holes in the body wood on customer's instruments every other day. In order to ensure that this won't happen on his own instruments, Chris uses brass inserts on the body fir the pickguard, control plate, and pickup mounting screws. [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_121823.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/20160710_121823.jpg[/IMG][/URL] And here's me trying it out the day I collected it. [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/FB_IMG_1468189770216.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/McIntyre%20Smooth%20Mint%20fretless%204/FB_IMG_1468189770216.jpg[/IMG][/URL] If you're looking to have an instrument made to your own requirements, then Chris is someone you really should check out. www.mcintyreguitars.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Beautiful. It's a joy to see such attention to detail. I hope you enjoy it. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobothy Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 The brass inserts make so much sense, does he also have an option for using them on the body/neck union? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 That is a beautiful bass... for all kinds of reasons. I am mint-green with envy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Love Chris' work and the colour on this is wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Beautiful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 That's a beauty. I met Chris last week and saw some of his work up close... fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichF Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Chris is a craftsman and gentleman. Always talks sense when i have spoken to him. i love his telecaster style basses but this is something special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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