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Nice!! Those were the dimensions I chose too (along with the thin/fast neck profile) and it's the most comfortable bass I've ever played.

You can hear my 32" here! [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

@LuthierDan has already mentioned this but the real beauty of the customs is when you have quite specific requirements that the standards don't meet. I wanted a 6 string with 32" scale and 16.5mm spacing, which no off the shelf bass has. You also get to choose your wood combination, pickup...

Absolutely! For a modern prog tone I went for both pickups on with the tone control wide open! Out of interest Dan, was your Monarch modelled on the older Warwick Thumb NTs?

Thanks so much for the insight there Dan, much appreciated!

I feel that there was a lot less of that when Jason was still involved with the company and with this thread, and there is a small part of me that wishes I went through my build process with him. I absolutely adore my Monarch 6er, I'm pretty sure I'll be using it for the rest of my playing days...

Oh wow, that's stunning! Is that redwood or amboyna burl?

The newborn page seems to have been (unfortunately) defunct for some time now, it hasn't been updated since Dan Balcom's new bass was added, for whatever reason!

Wal's wait time is at least 5 years, and that's assuming they have the order book open at all. Mine was a just over a month past the quoted time, but that was because they weren't happy with the setup and kept it back until they were happy with it. It's always an estimate until the bass is...

I play a 32" 6 string and I've found that NewTone strings work best on my bass. If you want to change something (or go headless), they can also custom wind you sets and can alter things like gauge, taper, core type/thickness etc. I use their Diamond stainless steel set, 34-125 with a tapered low...

That's as good an excuse as any :D

Finally managed to record some more with my bass :)

It definitely is, I'm just over a year in with mine now and I have smile on my face every time I play her :)

Can't remember the precise date but it went into production in mid February last year, completed in April

AFAIK mine was the last one built with a full red oak neck and Mike told me at the time that it was really labour intensive to use. I originally had my heart set on an ash neck but they told me that this beetle Emerald ash borer - Wikipedia has been decimating ash trees and has apparently...