Contemplating a NEW Vadim....help...

[edel]

hey there
a few weeks ago i finally ordered my custom vadim bass after having dreamed of and craved for it for more than 5 years.
here are the first few pics:

for more details on the specs you can also check my website at Invalid Link Removed, click on the main pic to enter and then on the top left you can switch to english and in the left side navigation you'll find vadim. i will always update this site whenever i get more pics from vadim, i hope to get a new bunch soon
greez
edel

 

[jnprather]

Nice!

 

[Ricky Caboverde]

VERY VERY NICE INDEED!

Was Orin's bass inspiration for your bass?
BTW, Love that F-bass on your site!

 

[edel]

ooops, haven´t checked here for a while. and yes, that´s exactly the bass that´s the inspiration for the one i am having built by vadim. recently he sent me some pics with the first layer of laquer already on there, can´t be too long any more until it´s finished

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greez
edel

 

[jnprather]

Sweet! Upload some sound clips when it's done!

 

[Ricky Caboverde]

I am weeks away from finally sending in my deposit for one of Vadim's basses. I'm excited and scared at the same time It's hard to committ sometimes...I can't really explain it. But I've been gassing for one of his basses for a while, and my sonic and visual tastes are finally narrowing down. I've decided to totally drop my initial idea of all walnut with active pre and wooden laminates up the wazoo, and instead am going for something more subtle but sexy.

The specs so far:
2 piece Ash body (with sick figure like burl or curly)
34" scale
5 piece maple/wenge stringers
Lined Maccassar Ebony fingerboard (walnut or mahogany lines)
set neck option
Tight spacing - 17mm
Oil finish over Antique burst
Gold hardware
Totally passive (probably V/B/T config., but I am also considering V/V/T so that I can do a coil tap on both PU for different sounds)

I think this is going to get me where I want to go tonally - lots of punch, aggresive, growly, dry/woody tone, with a direct focused low end. This is going to be the first bass Vadim has ever made with Ash He has quite a bit of basses to make before mine, thanks to John's help as his distrubutor in the US, so you guys won't see any updates till the end of this year; but I'll keep you posted.

Anyways, please check out Edel's bass at her website. It looks ridiculously good
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If anybody is considering a custom bass, seriously consider Vadim - especially now while his prices are low!

 

[jnprather]

DO IT!

 

[Ol'Bass'ead]

Any updates?

 

[dancing_chris]

I am weeks away from finally sending in my deposit for one of Vadim's basses. I'm excited and scared at the same time It's hard to committ sometimes...I can't really explain it. But I've been gassing for one of his basses for a while, and my sonic and visual tastes are finally narrowing down. I've decided to totally drop my initial idea of all walnut with active pre and wooden laminates up the wazoo, and instead am going for something more subtle but sexy.

The specs so far:
2 piece Ash body (with sick figure like burl or curly)
34" scale
5 piece maple/wenge stringers
Lined Maccassar Ebony fingerboard (walnut or mahogany lines)
set neck option
Tight spacing - 17mm
Oil finish over Antique burst
Gold hardware
Totally passive (probably V/B/T config., but I am also considering V/V/T so that I can do a coil tap on both PU for different sounds)

I think this is going to get me where I want to go tonally - lots of punch, aggresive, growly, dry/woody tone, with a direct focused low end. This is going to be the first bass Vadim has ever made with Ash He has quite a bit of basses to make before mine, thanks to John's help as his distrubutor in the US, so you guys won't see any updates till the end of this year; but I'll keep you posted.

Anyways, please check out Edel's bass at her website. It looks ridiculously good
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If anybody is considering a custom bass, seriously consider Vadim - especially now while his prices are low!

Hey so did this bass ever get build??

 

[Ricky Caboverde]

Wow, I completely forgot to check back with this thread....oops :scowl:
My plans to order the bass were destroyed since I got cut hours at work and my wife and I (full time students), just barely got by financially. I bought an M-bass last year for a ridiculously low price which has subsided my GAS for the meantime...
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I would still like to get a fretless from Vadim someday... (keep dreaming)