Commissioned a build with LEH Guitars.

[markob]

Very happy and excited to have Ellis build me an offset 5 custom. She is awesome to work with. Friendly, attentive with great communication and customer relations.

Quick stat sheet:

Neck: Amazon Rosewood on Quartersawn Maple, Slim profile C shape. 12" radius w/ 1 13/16" nut width, Vintage Clay dots. Bright white side dots.

Body: Alder, weight reduced for balance. Pearl Black.

Hardware: Chrome Gotoh 510 18mm Quick Release Bridge, Chrome Hipshot USA Ultralite Tuners w/steel posts and long reach nut. Chrome Dunlap Strap Locks.

Pickguard: TBD shade of Tort/Chrome Control Plate drilled for mini toggle.

Electronics: Nordstrand FatStacks in 60's JJ locations-mini toggle for coil cut.
Nordstrand 3-band EQ Custom wired Boost Only with LEH Faders.

Now the wait..

 

[JRB]

I love my LEH offset 4. You will not be disappointed!

 

[Clark Westfield]

Ellis is amazing to work with.

Pics when you get some cheater shots.

 

[JRB]

Here is mine:

 

[markob]

Here is mine:

View attachment 4732567 View attachment 4732568 View attachment 4732569

Beautiful!

 

[markob]

Ellis is amazing to work with.

Pics when you get some cheater shots.

Will do. It's about 8 months out but Ellis said she'll send pics once it starts t take shape.

 

[Adam Wright]

Ellis is amazing to work with. Incredible builder and provided updates and pics regularly. Love my LEH 4. Basically a 70’s J tribute with Ellis’ offset body. Will be ordering another eventually. This thing sounds ridiculous and can totally nail a P bass sound if I boost the mids/bass about 15% and roll down the tone knob to 75% on.

 

[Kevan Campbell]

Congrats on the incoming NBD!! I got to meet Ellis back when she was the head luthier and manager at Roger Sadowsky’s shop and she was absolutely wonderful to work with on a custom NYC. I’m excited to see her own shop grow and am drafting up plans for my own Offset 5 design to commission.

 

[thunesBARROW]

Very cool body shape and neck cutaway design!

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I really like the body shape, kudos!

 

[BassToGoGo]

Here is mine:

View attachment 4732567 View attachment 4732568 View attachment 4732569

I love the silders! What a great looking bass.

 

[JRB]

Ellis is amazing to work with. Incredible builder and provided updates and pics regularly. Love my LEH 4. Basically a 70’s J tribute with Ellis’ offset body. Will be ordering another eventually. This thing sounds ridiculous and can totally nail a P bass sound if I boost the mids/bass about 15% and roll down the tone knob to 75% on.

This looks amazing. Love the color and the combo with the maple neck and blocks!

 

[scubaduba]

Here's mine. Routed for both traditional P pickup configuration and reverse P pickup configuration. Yes, Ellis is an awesome human being and building an amazing instrument taking her learnings at Sadowsky and creating something new and incredibly brilliant.

 

[markob]

Ellis is amazing to work with. Incredible builder and provided updates and pics regularly. Love my LEH 4. Basically a 70’s J tribute with Ellis’ offset body. Will be ordering another eventually. This thing sounds ridiculous and can totally nail a P bass sound if I boost the mids/bass about 15% and roll down the tone knob to 75% on.

It was your bass photos on her site that put me over the edge. She and I had discussed a build a little over a year ago but nothing materialized. Work travel and life stuff preempted. Absolutely love the look of your bass. Big time 70's J vibe.

 

[Adam Wright]

It was your bass photos on her site that put me over the edge. She and I had discussed a build a little over a year ago but nothing materialized. Work travel and life stuff preempted. Absolutely love the look of your bass. Big time 70's J vibe.

Glad to read that!

 

[6-3-2]

Here's mine. Routed for both traditional P pickup configuration and reverse P pickup configuration. Yes, Ellis is an awesome human being and building an amazing instrument taking her learnings at Sadowsky and creating something new and incredibly brilliant.

View attachment 4732912

View attachment 4732913

First of all, gorgeous bass!

Second, what's that rectangle on the back? Is that like a belt buckle protector?

 

[scubaduba]

First of all, gorgeous bass!

Second, what's that rectangle on the back? Is that like a belt buckle protector?

Clear cellophane stickon protecting the back from buckle rash.

 

[Zak TMD]

The only danger here is once you have someone make you a custom bass, it's kinda hard to go back to off the shelf stuff!

Congrats!

 

[SirMjac28]

These basses are so freakin cool if I had the coin I would have at least two of them congrats keep us posted with the progress.

 

[Mark_70]

Whoah - never heard about LEH before.. Checked out the site and they look / sound awesome! Congrats on pulling the trigger on one of those sweet basses!

Regards
Mark