bought an Elrick Bass today... couldn't resist

bought a used Elrick New Jazz Standard 4 string today for $1299 from Bass Northwest. Ash body/maple neck...couldn't resist a great deal like that on such a great bass. it'll be here tommorow.

this will be my first Elrick that I've owned (played a few in my time) so I'm am PSYCHED!

used Elricks seem like one of the greatest deals in basses today

 

thanks! here's a couple of pics of it from the store's website...not sure if I am attaching them correctly or not though

 

got the bass today...first impressions:

what an incredible, resonant bass! excellent playability. superb craftsmanship.... I actually like the fact that its not a "Super Fancy" looking bass (nothing wrong with those, I like the understated natural wood look of this bass though)

right on up there in terms of playability with the Fodera VW Monarch I used to have, but BETTER tone..... sounds fantastic when slapped

I'll post more late tonight after I take it for a few spins

 

more impressions:

what a bass...what a freakin' bass!

playing this bass I am instaneously a better bassist. the playability is THAT good. the action is super low all across the fretboard and it is so easy to play. even with the zero fret this is a great slappin' bass. the G string has a great snap to it, and with the Bartolini pre its easy to dial in a Marcus Miller tone

I am extremely impressed. I like this bass better than the Fodera VW Monarch I used to have, and thats sayin' something as that was truely a well crafted bass. I bought this Elrick for literally ONE THIRD the price of the Fodera (granted the Fodera was new and the Elrick was used) and the Elrick is just as good or better

its a humbling bass too, in that mistakes jump right off the neck. every note jumps right out. I have no doubt that there are ton of tones and sounds in this thing, and it will be my pleasure to get to know this bass over the course of time

I can't imagine selling or trading this bass because a) its such a nice bass and b) the re-sale value isn't that high

I'd like to thank everyone here at Talk Bass. I've lurked here alot for a few years (and read through the archives too) and it was the folks here who helped steer me towards trying out an Elrick awhile ago, once I tried a few it was just a matter of finding a great deal. Bass Northwest (once again) kicked ass for me

I can't say this bass is the cure for GAS though, looking into my crystal ball I see another Elrick in my future, perhaps an E-Volution 4 string (!)

 

yeah I am pretty sure that my next bass purchase will be an E-Vo 4..... now, I have an open mind enough to say that I don't know whether this Elrick NJS is just the perfect bass FOR ME or whether Elrick is simply making the greatest basses on the planet, but this bass is purely amazing....been playing for a few hours tonight and there are songs I can play on this bass that I could never play before I had this bass

I do my best to try to live life without regrets, so I can't say that I regret selling my Fodera VW Monarch like I did last year, but I do miss that bass sometimes... however this Elrick NJS is a better bass in every way (besides outright beauty, this NJS is just a plain Ash body bass) than the Fodera was (and that Fodera was a damn nice bass)

went to the Elrick website and figured out that with the upgrades to a Birdseye Maple fingerboard and the Soapbar Barts this Bass sold new for $2850 (and worth every penny I'd say)... the fact that I bought this bass for $1299 is amazing. The fact that this bass blows away any bass in the $1300 price range is an obnoxiously obvious statement