Custom Bass Wait Support Group Needed [Part 3]

[spade2you]

Zircote has one of the most beautiful grain patterns imo. I ask Rob if I could use it as a fingerboard on the elrick im having built and he told me he does not recommend it ....so I went with macassar. Beautiful wood pieces spade

Thanks.

I've seen a few basses and maybe a few guitars over the years with ziricote for the fingerboard. Definitely not a lot of them. I wonder what his reasoning is. I'd assume it's relatively stiff and stable if it can be used for acoustics. Some have said it has a Brazilian rosewood vibe. My acoustic will be fairly blingy. Koa is always pretty, but tends to lose some deep low end and some highs.

Roscoe just posted a neat ziricote top on Facebook.

 

[kevk]

Love this thread...necessary therapy! Waiting for twooooo...Lull M5-24 34" Fretless and MTD AG5 34"...both inside a month now! Carry on...

 

[Mark Sacchetti]

Just got these from Pete!

 

[mexibass]

Just got these from Pete!
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Gorgeous!

 

[blindrabbit]

This is going to be a remarkable bass! Looking forward to seeing some pics once you get it.

I'm in again too...

ACG Krell Single Cut 5 String
Black ART Maple Burl top with Purpleheart veneer
Lightweight American Ash body
5 piece Purpleheart/Wenge/Maple neck with Pau Ferro finger board 33" scale
Matching Headstock Facing and Purpleheart Rear
Hipshot Type B 18 mm spacing, Gotoh Resolite Tuners, Gotoh Dual Design Straplocks
Black Hardware
ACG DFM 4K A/P Pre-amp
ACG RFB bridge, ACG PB neck exact size and locations TBC
45mm Brass Nut
Low Battery Indicator
Series/Singlecoil/Parallel Switch for RFB Pickup

Deposit paid ages ago, should hopefully see it before the end of the year
Excited doesn't really come close...

Eude

 

[eude]

This is going to be a remarkable bass! Looking forward to seeing some pics once you get it.

Thanks mate, I'm hoping it's going to be pretty epic

 

[smperry]

My Martin Keith Elfin Plus has been painted, now awaiting final assembly.

Guess what I checked out today? Terrible cell phone photo (glare and color is off), but I'll try to post better ones this weekend...

 

[Mark Sacchetti]

Spent the day out at Pete Skjold going over final set up on my fretless. Of which I didn't photograph . Silly me. I was too caught up in playing the bass. It has a wonderful voice. I'm very pleased. I did regain my senses to snap a couple of my fretted 5.

 

[smperry]

That is a sexy top.

 

[Mark Sacchetti]

Thanks Sycamore top.

 

[Fuzzbass]

Guess what I checked out today? Terrible cell phone photo (glare and color is off), but I'll try to post better ones this weekend...

What an awesome pair! If you ever decide to sell yours, I claim first dibs.

 

[smperry]

What an awesome pair! If you ever decide to sell yours, I claim first dibs.

Never! But...ditto.

between the strings, woods, and the reverse p, they sound noticeably different. You're going to be happy.

 

[Tunaman]

See what happens when you're waiting & trolling CL !

What am I even going to do with this?? 2014 MIA J . Super nice BTW. Quality is RIDICULOUS on this

 

[Fuzzbass]

My Martin Keith (the maple-necked one) is out for delivery! I won't be able to pick it up until tomorrow, but I'm still thrilled because I'll have it by this Saturday's gig.

 

[allenhumble]

My Martin Keith (the maple-necked one) is out for delivery! I won't be able to pick it up until tomorrow, but I'm still thrilled because I'll have it by this Saturday's gig.

gorgeous

 

[mark beem]

Waiting on my Valenti 5 string 55 P bass!

Soon I hope!

 

[Fuzzbass]

OK, my new Martin Keith is in my hands so I'm out of the group**. Best of luck to those of you still waiting -- and keep posting in-progress pics, I dig 'em!



**Technically speaking, I still qualify for the group because of the Darrin Huff order I placed 11 years ago, but... let's just say my expectations aren't very high.

 

[allenhumble]

Darrin Huff sells lifelong memberships to the group

 

[Fuzzbass]

Waiting on my Valenti 5 string 55 P bass!

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Soon I hope!

OOOH, nice. Reminds me, I need a SCPB* in my P5 collection!






*single-coil p-bass

 

[spade2you]

Added to the list:
A Chris Forshage fanned fret classical 7 string w/spruce top and Bazilian back and sides. Went with a spruce top instead of cedar since I can't keep nails on my right hand to save my life. Classical purists aren't happy about it, but since when do I care what others think?!

This is an example of one he did earlier. I thought the low string could use a little more tension, hence the fan.

Also just ordered a Stambaugh semi-hollow guitar to basically be an ES335/Carvin SH575 on steroids.