john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
Originally posted by Brad Johnson
I'm guessing a nice rectal Birch shouldn't be too far behind
that's just wrong.
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Another Elrick....Hee Haw!
- Thread starter Brad Johnson
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that's just wrong.
I'm not sure what my actual saturation limit is, but I'm real close. My wife has given up on trying to tell me how many is too many. The bad part is, I'm starting to feel guilty, and a little foolish. 10 basses, and almost any one of them could fund the overdrive transmission I'd like to put in the '69 Vette.
In order of preference:
-The Elrick fretless singlecut platinum 5 (see avatore), does it all, and I can play it all 4 sets (versatile and light).
-Sukop fretless 5, light, contoured body, great for blues, and the unlined wenge board feels & looks great.
-Rob Allen MB-2f, '60's thump at 6.4 lbs.
-'66J now sporting an unlined rosewood P neck, been with me 20 years, allowed me to discover the wonderful world of no-frets.
-DLX55, Limited Edition, the best fretted neck I have ever played.
-Roscoe faux marble NAAM LG 3005, the best sounding fretted bass I've ever played.
-MTD 535 fretless, just getting to know her, but everyone should have a bass made by the man at one time or another, shouldn't they?
-Pedulla fretless Rapture 5, my first pricey bass, makes my Fulltone Bassdrive obsolete, and the neck sets the standard for fretless.
-75 fretless P, black, maple board, black flats. Sexy, and a gift from "she."
-Steinberger Spirit 5 (pre-Gibson). Kindof sucks, but prior to 9-11, went everywhere with me.
What else do I need? A G&L? Another Elrick? Or maybe just a reality check.
In order of preference:
-The Elrick fretless singlecut platinum 5 (see avatore), does it all, and I can play it all 4 sets (versatile and light).
-Sukop fretless 5, light, contoured body, great for blues, and the unlined wenge board feels & looks great.
-Rob Allen MB-2f, '60's thump at 6.4 lbs.
-'66J now sporting an unlined rosewood P neck, been with me 20 years, allowed me to discover the wonderful world of no-frets.
-DLX55, Limited Edition, the best fretted neck I have ever played.
-Roscoe faux marble NAAM LG 3005, the best sounding fretted bass I've ever played.
-MTD 535 fretless, just getting to know her, but everyone should have a bass made by the man at one time or another, shouldn't they?
-Pedulla fretless Rapture 5, my first pricey bass, makes my Fulltone Bassdrive obsolete, and the neck sets the standard for fretless.
-75 fretless P, black, maple board, black flats. Sexy, and a gift from "she."
-Steinberger Spirit 5 (pre-Gibson). Kindof sucks, but prior to 9-11, went everywhere with me.
What else do I need? A G&L? Another Elrick? Or maybe just a reality check.
Try 20. It's most invigoratin'!
So, anywho, nice bass...the usual...blah blah blah...
here's what I curious about:
The 'tone plate?' Is that what they call it? Where the neck meets the body, why does he leave it exposed? I'd like to hear the theory on that one- anybody? I don't think he's the only one that does it. It's not my favorite 'look' and I have to assume it has some functional tonally/structurally, yah?
Do you mean the small Maple area where the trussrod access is? That's the same type of joinery that F Bass uses, makes for a deeper joint and it can also make upper fret access easier because of that depth.
You've got some excellent variety there. My short list of things I probably shouldn't buy but still have my eye out for are a Rob Allen 5 (though I may try the LaBella tapewounds on one of my fretlesses) and "the" Fodera that actually pushes my buttons. Another Brubaker is in the planning stages, trying to figure out how to challenge Kevin even more than the last one
I got in a new Elrick this week. It's the first of the series Rob made for NAMM this year, using Tasmanian Rose Myrtle burl facings.
It's a beautiful deep red, with the wenge neck exposed down the middle and a wenge fingerboard. It's a neck through, doublecut.
I'll post photos next week. I didn't have time yet to check it out; its sitting in my office in town. Those of you going to NAMM will get to see others in this new series.
It came right after I got my new fretless 5 from Mike Tobias. The new MTD is keeping me busy, and I look forward to enjoying the Elrick, which is my second. My singlecut fretless is great bass.
Aloha,
JOnathan
It's a beautiful deep red, with the wenge neck exposed down the middle and a wenge fingerboard. It's a neck through, doublecut.
I'll post photos next week. I didn't have time yet to check it out; its sitting in my office in town. Those of you going to NAMM will get to see others in this new series.
It came right after I got my new fretless 5 from Mike Tobias. The new MTD is keeping me busy, and I look forward to enjoying the Elrick, which is my second. My singlecut fretless is great bass.
Aloha,
JOnathan
