fleabag Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) Well then, after some two-ing and fro-ing with Andy via messaging and telepathy, the wonderful Andy dropped my Nemesis bass off today on his way to a pluck and slap fest bass bashing, so thanks for the detour Andy. How refreshing to put a face ( albeit one only a mother could love ) to reams of text over the months. What a lovely chap. Mr friendly, mr patient, mr craftsman. So, without further ado, and i guess if you've been a nosy bustard and stuck your hooter in the build threads, you've probably already seen it, so this could be a bit of a zzzzzzzzz for some. Or maybe not .. but here in all it's glory. Notice i didnt say ' she ' ... It's a bass and it's inanimate, guv For anyone who missed the spec : Aaron Armstrong custom build pup. Series / Parallel Hum cancelling / Single coil with 3 posish switch 250k + 500k switchable Schaller 3 way adjustable Unknown Tuners / buttons / string tree Last piece of English Walnut cut down many many moons ago by Scrumpy Mike's good buddy Merv. ( top face ) African Sapele ( back face ) Purpleheart Sandwich filler ( from Tesco finest range ) Pupleheart pup cover ( which AA built the pup into ) Purpleheart control cover Sapele ( i think ) knobs with Purpleheart caps and abalone or mop markers Weight 4.05 KG I thought my Rally Basso had a fab tone, but this has topped it. Quiet a variable tone monster considering it's a single pupper EDIT : forgot a full frontal..... Edited April 7, 2019 by fleabag 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Damn! That's a beauty of a bass! Not your conventional looking bass but I dig it and specs wise sound delicious (something about Tesco Finest? 🤤) would love to see a video and/or sound clips. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I like it - it looks mental. 😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) Thanks chappies. Yup, a wee bit unusual, but then so am i Andy did a quick record on his phone while he was here, so if he posts it, i guess the quality might be suspect , (as my playing will be, ) due to the limitations of mobiles, unless Andy has a real beast of an iPhone or something ! Edited April 7, 2019 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) PS the bass is slightly cropped as i couldnt stand far enough back to get it all in the frame For the photographers amongst us, my gear was a full frame Nikon D610 ( body currently on here for sale if you is interested ) + a spiffing Tamron 90mm f2.8 Macro lens and Meike Speedlite SB950 MKll flash Edited April 7, 2019 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, fleabag said: PS the bass is slightly cropped as i couldnt stand far enough back to get it all in the frame For the photographers amongst us, my gear was a full frame Nikon D610 ( body currently on here for sale if you is interested ) + a spiffing Tamron 90mm f2.8 Macro lens and Meike Speedlite SB950 MKll flash If only you had a beast of an iPhone, we'd have a few things in the bag 😜 So what's the functions on the electronic board then? Also, how much did this cost overall? I appreciate it's a custom job but food for thought for when I win the lotto 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 That neck...I want to lick it! Purpleheart & Wenge by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 57 minutes ago, CameronJ said: That neck...I want to lick it! Purpleheart & Wenge by any chance? Nope - standard maple plus what looks top be more like rosewood/rosewood substitute - here's the very neck in original form plus some very clever staining 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 51 minutes ago, RichardH said: Nope - standard maple plus what looks top be more like rosewood/rosewood substitute - here's the very neck in original form plus some very clever staining Great work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 11 hours ago, bigsmokebass said: If only you had a beast of an iPhone, we'd have a few things in the bag 😜 So what's the functions on the electronic board then? Also, how much did this cost overall? I appreciate it's a custom job but food for thought for when I win the lotto 😂 It be this .. Series / Parallel Hum cancelling / Single coil with 3 posish switch 250k + 500k switchable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, CameronJ said: That neck...I want to lick it! Purpleheart & Wenge by any chance? Nah, Canadian maple and Rosewood board and fillet. I wouldnt lick it - its full of Andy oil Edited April 7, 2019 by fleabag 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 I reckon black hardware would have worked nicely with this too, but i already had the bridge, so it would have been an uneccessary expense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Slightly better full frontal ...roswood boards dont like flash much , so i see. Makes 'em look a bit weird 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Mentioned elsewhere, but that is STUNNING! Congrats matey, and I once again dof my cap to @Andyjr1515 Eude 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) Quite right Eude, great job done by Andy and the woods are gorgeous - even more so in the flesh Edited April 7, 2019 by fleabag 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Only just got back from the fabulous SW Basschat Bash but wow - what a review I'll post the clip tomorrow if I can work out how to get the blighter OFF the aforesaid oldish iphone. And many thanks, once more, to @fleabag for such an interesting project And hope today's non-bass related challenges went OK, Pete! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Not counting Telecaster, Les Paul and archtop style basses there have been two single cut bass designs that I've found myself actually liking the look of. Both of them have been built by AndyJr. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Andyjr1515 said: And hope today's non-bass related challenges went OK, Pete! It was a real pleasure working with ya, matey ! As for today, bit unusal to have a CT Scan at 7pm in the evening, in fact it was 2 as i had a normal and a contrast where they inject fluid for the 2nd scan. They weren't a problem but the injections were. I got the veins of a woman and they couldnt get the needles in. The harder it is, the harder they push so they really hurt. They tried right arm first, then left hand, then left arm. I've been severely pricked, people Edited April 7, 2019 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 PS scuse the blood on my arm. They were really going for it. The nurse at my local surgery is used to my arms and has no trouble. These guys were like SAS rejects 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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