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Blue Bass Club!

Here’s mine! Custom made MPLS Guitars!
 

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Here’s mine! Custom made MPLS Guitars!

Never heard of MPLS, checking out their website now.

How'd you get a bass out of them? I'm only seeing custom guitar offerings on their site.

Makes me think of Reverend basses. Love the retro futuristic (The Jetsons) kind of look to that style. And the truss rod cover, state outline of Minnesota, that's a nice added detail. What wood is the fretboard, maple? Love the inlays too. What pups did you go with? Control Setup?
 
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Those were great playing basses. I got to play a white mid 80s model at a gig a couple of years back. I'm not actively looking for one, but it's one of those bassses stored in the back of mind that if I see one pop up for sale it will definitely grab my interest.
 
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My no. 1 for the last 10+ years, my custom Marusczcyk Frog 6

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And the inspiration for my Frog, my Blue ATK700
Your #1 for 10 years+...
That's says a ton to me about Maruszczyk. I've been eyeing them for a custom build for about 2 years now for if and when I do decide to pull the trigger on a custom.
 
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Never heard of MPLS, checking out their website now.

How'd you get a bass out of them? I'm only seeing custom guitar offerings on their site.

Makes me think of Reverend basses. Love the retro futuristic (The Jetsons) kind of look to that style. And the truss rod cover, state outline of Minnesota, that's a nice added detail. What wood is the fretboard, maple? Love the inlays too. What pups did you go with? Control Setup?

Hey Clark! Send me a PM and I'll tell you all about 'em!
 
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I have a blue sparkle mikro and a lpb acinonyx but the one I’m excited about is the bass I have up next with Cliff Bordwell.
 

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