EntropicLqd Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Since I've been promised some pictures of my shiny bass I figured I'd throw up, not so much a build diary as a "before and after" set of pictures. Hmm, I guess there will be some spec. junkies on here so this is what it will be: 5 string 34" scale 24 fret jumbo stainless fretwire 24" radius f/board 45mm nut (9mm string spacing), 16mm string spacing at the bridge 7 piece laminate thru neck (maple / mahogany / wenge or maple / black walnut / wenge) Asian striped ebony f/board, f/board edge bound matching headstock veneer on front and rear of headstock, black veneers between top and rear headstock facing 2 way truss rod, carbon fibre reinforcement x4 7 piece laminated body white ash body core, laminated 2 piece, black centre veneer bimble box bookmatched top and coolibah bookmatched rear face black veneer between body sides and thru neck black veneer between top and body core and rear facing and body core drop top rear control covers cut from rear facing bound elite neck joint and body carving Black hardware Individual bridge units dunlop straplocks gotoh GB707 tuners or hipshot ultralite tuners EMG HZ pickups x2 barrel jack Sims LEds - Pearl dots, electric blue, between A&D except on octaves(12 and 24),red Leds between E&A and A&D. Edge leds colour matched to the face leds, G string side (left handed, viewed edge). master vol with push/push mute, vol control for each pickup, rotary led switch 4 pos. So anyway, for those that like to drool over pictures of wood: Fretboard: Snakewood Front: Bimblebox (it's an Ausie gum) Back and headstock: Coolibah (another Ausie gum) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-stare Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 how are those aussie gum trees tonaly? they look sweet its going to be one niiiiiiiice bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntropicLqd Posted May 24, 2007 Author Share Posted May 24, 2007 [quote name='ali-stare' post='6009' date='May 24 2007, 08:13 PM']how are those aussie gum trees tonaly? they look sweet its going to be one niiiiiiiice bass[/quote] Well, the bass is a thu-neck so most of the tone will come from the composite 7 piece laminate neck (maple / mahogany / wenge or maple / black walnut / wenge). I actually don't know what Jon put in the middle (wenge or maple) and I've not asked. However, gums are normally quite a soft wood so I would guess (and this is a guess on my part) that it will soften the tone a little (little more bass, little less treble) although I expect the effect will be minimal as the gum is only a facing on a white ash body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmonster Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 oooo, nice another lefty from Mr Shuker, pretty awesome spec, gonna be following this one closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntropicLqd Posted June 2, 2007 Author Share Posted June 2, 2007 I got some more pictures from Mr Shuker over the course of last week and I've finally found some time to upload them somewhere sensible. The pictures were taken in the pre-LED state so I know for sure that the bass has moved on significantly. Sadly Tinman wasn't able to take any more pictures over the weekend. I'm guessing that the next set of pictures will be the finished article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Simply yummy! What a lovely bit o' wood. That fretboard looks scrummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 That's looking really nice Darren. Sorry about the pics mate, I had to disappoint Mike as well cos his wasn't there either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntropicLqd Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 [quote name='dood' post='11172' date='Jun 2 2007, 09:08 PM']Simply yummy! What a lovely bit o' wood. That fretboard looks scrummy![/quote] Yeah. It was either the snakewood or some striped ebony for the fretboard. The striped ebony was nice but I felt that the snakewood just looked that bit nicer. Possibly because the lines were not as straight as on the ebony. [quote name='Tinman' post='11286' date='Jun 3 2007, 06:51 AM']Sorry about the pics mate, I had to disappoint Mike as well cos his wasn't there either.[/quote] No worries. The thought was much appreciated. The next few weeks are going to go very slowly I think. I'm stunned by how gorgeous the coolibah (on the back and headstock) looks. The grain of it always comes out really nicely in the pictures. I need a time machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmonster Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Looking real nice, looks like its coming along nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 ive seen a fwe of these shuker basses on basschat, theyre really nice. im guessing theyre handmade by Jon Shuker by what ive seen from these comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntropicLqd Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 [quote name='lwtait' post='19710' date='Jun 18 2007, 04:24 PM']ive seen a fwe of these shuker basses on basschat, theyre really nice. im guessing theyre handmade by Jon Shuker by what ive seen from these comments.[/quote] You guess correctly young sir. [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 [quote name='lwtait' post='19710' date='Jun 18 2007, 04:24 PM']ive seen a fwe of these shuker basses on basschat, theyre really nice. im guessing theyre handmade by Jon Shuker by what ive seen from these comments.[/quote] Oooh yes There's loads of us with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntropicLqd Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 I've just had an update from Jon. He tried to wire up the LEDs and they didn't work as he was expecting. After a conversation with the SIMS Custom chaps he's had to return the bass to get them to look at it. He's expecting is back either today or tomorrow. If the bass does actually come back over the next day or so then if everything goes well I should have it by the end of the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Wow - looks great! Why did you choose jumbo fretwire? Regards Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntropicLqd Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 [quote name='Mike' post='36195' date='Jul 23 2007, 11:31 PM']...Why did you choose jumbo fretwire?[/quote] Essentially because it's a little more hard-wearing (hence the stainless steel fretwire) than the thinner stuff. I tend to dig into the strings quite hard as well as bending the strings a bit, and so didn't want fret-wear to be a problem for a year or several. Having said that, since I got my GK my playing style has softened so maybe it wouldn't be so much of an issue. When I compared them at Jon's workshop there really wasn't that much to choose between them. I guess the clincher was that the bass I'm playing at the moment uses Jumbo fretwire and I've always found it pretty comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntropicLqd Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 I've just had an update from Jon. My bass will be ready this week. However since I'm off on holiday it'll probably be another week or two before I actually get to pick it up. Personally I'd simply cancel the holiday but I suspect that would be a life shortening move (if the wife didn't kill me the kids would). The reason the LEDs didn't work as expected was because I was mixing blue and red LEDs. They have different current and voltage requirements which means that you can't mix them. A shame really, but it's not the end of the world. I guess it's always possible that the anticipation will kill me first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 (edited) I smell celery. Edited July 30, 2007 by steve-soar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntropicLqd Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 [quote name='steve-soar' post='39303' date='Jul 30 2007, 11:32 PM']I smell celery. [/quote] Can't stand the stuff myself. I'm sure Jon could provide a detailed explanation as to exactly why the particular strange and other-worldly combination of LEDs I originally wanted wouldn't function. It's probably down to current and voltage differences between the blue and red LEDs. But to be honest I'm not that interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 [quote name='steve-soar' post='39303' date='Jul 30 2007, 11:32 PM']I smell celery. [/quote] Please excuse my ignorance but what does that mean? OG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Hey Darren Great news on you bass mate. I don't suppose you fancy taking your camera with you when you go. I could really do with some updates on mine and I don't like to keep bugging Jon about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntropicLqd Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 [quote name='Tinman' post='39409' date='Jul 31 2007, 11:07 AM']Hey Darren Great news on you bass mate. I don't suppose you fancy taking your camera with you when you go. I could really do with some updates on mine and I don't like to keep bugging Jon about it.[/quote] Heh .. once I know when I'm going to get the bass I'll PM you and get some details. I'm tied up this coming Saturday (fairly typical that) so it will slip to the following week at the earliest. Possibly another week on top. We'll have to see how work/family stuff pans out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 [quote name='EntropicLqd' post='39452' date='Jul 31 2007, 11:57 AM']Heh .. once I know when I'm going to get the bass I'll PM you and get some details. I'm tied up this coming Saturday (fairly typical that) so it will slip to the following week at the earliest. Possibly another week on top. We'll have to see how work/family stuff pans out.[/quote] Thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntropicLqd Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 I pick my bass up next Thursday (30th August). Expect pictures and an update real soon. I've not had any pics since the ones I posted earlier in the thread as I told Jon not to bother as I figured the finished article would have more wow factor that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 That's just wicked mate. I'm really chuffed for you. I'm looking forward to seeing your finished article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 It's looking great, Entropic. Can't wait to read a review. What sort of music do you play? When you go to pick it up, is there any chance of you taking any snaps of mine (if you're taking a camera of course!)? If so I'll drop you a PM with my details. Regards Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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