Custom Vadim 6-string

[Eric Perry]

Yeowza!!!

 

[Guest043]

looks mad nice.

two truss rods turns me off though

 

[waseok]

What happend to the last 2 frets?

And yeah, how he holds the pickups in there? Magnets?

 

[T.O.Bass]

He was actually in the process of installing the frets when I showed up to check out the neck profile, so the last two weren't in yet.

As for the pickup covers, I THINK he'll use screws, they just weren't finished yet. The battery and wiring covers on the back will be magnets for sure.

 

[T.O.Bass]

Damn! that's my kind of bass!

How does he hold the pickups in? I don't see any screws from the front or the back.

It looks like he's going to set in the truss rod cover flush. Is that right?

Yeah the truss rod cover will be flush. He was working on some inlay design for it, I think.

Also, the nut is going to be pretty neat too. It's going to be a bone nut but he's going to do a cover for it, either ebony or walnut. You'll only see the ends of the the nut on either side of the neck.

 

[pilotjones]

Yeah the truss rod cover will be flush.

Cool!

Does anyone else do that? I haven't heard of that before.

Also, the nut is going to be pretty neat too. It's going to be a bone nut but he's going to do a cover for it, either ebony or walnut. You'll only see the ends of the the nut on either side of the neck.

Another something new that I want to see.

 

[jnprather]

God I love Vadim's work. I can't wait to see final pics. Just when I finally decide i'm happy with my basses and I don't need a custom bass, I see another finished Vadim.

 

[taviswardlaw]

wow.. beautiful job! i love how the subtle curve on the body end of the fingerboard sort of merges with the carving line in the body. Very subtle. Very nice.

 

[emjazz]

What an artist!

 

[T.O.Bass]

Almost done boys. He gave me a call last week, and said he needed one more day to work on it. Basically, he needs to install the pickups and whatnot. Then I'll give you all the "up-close-and-personals".

 

[eleonn]

I think we REALLY need some update pics of this. As some TBers use to say: no pics, no bass

 

[pilotjones]

Almost done boys. He gave me a call last week, and said he needed one more day to work on it.

Only two months from "finalized the design." Fantastic!

 

[T.O.Bass]

I am going to cry soon... I want this bass so bad!

 

[Thingus995]

wow, thats a beaut!! cant wait to see the finished version

 

[T.O.Bass]

Yes, and I can't wait to get it!

He's one of those people that, as you get to know them, keep coming up with things that make you go Really?! Anyone that has read up on him has likely read this atricle :

http://www.globalbass.com/archives/dec2000/vadim.htm

and yes, he is just one of those people with an interesting life.

Oh and it _should_ be done by the weekend. Here's hoping.

 

[Ol'Bass'ead]

That is some amazing walnut! And a beautiful bass too! Subscribed!

 

[frankie5string]

OMG! I had no idea Vadim is still making basses. I've had a Vadim 5 string fretless since about '99! It's very special for me because it got me through lots of gigs when i was really sick... I loved the shape of the bass, the reliability and playability of the bass was superb - it played hundreds of gigs! It also got me through hours and hours of practice as I took two years off of university to recuperate.

He was a wonderful guy - I used to visit his workshop when he rented a spot near my house. It was my first fretless and it was a bolt-on! It was actually a prototype for a bass he planned to have made overseas (he removed the frets for me) - a kind of mass-produced Vadim.

Glad to hear he's still making basses... I'll never let go of mine even if I don't play it all the time anymore... Every time I pick it up, I have an emotional connection to it. One day I may change out the Allparts and "Illitch" electronics and put some Barts in there...

 

[T.O.Bass]

OMG! I had no idea Vadim is still making basses. I've had a Vadim 5 string fretless since about '99! It's very special for me because it got me through lots of gigs when i was really sick... I loved the shape of the bass, the reliability and playability of the bass was superb - it played hundreds of gigs! It also got me through hours and hours of practice as I took two years off of university to recuperate.

He was a wonderful guy - I used to visit his workshop when he rented a spot near my house. It was my first fretless and it was a bolt-on! It was actually a prototype for a bass he planned to have made overseas (he removed the frets for me) - a kind of mass-produced Vadim.

Glad to hear he's still making basses... I'll never let go of mine even if I don't play it all the time anymore... Every time I pick it up, I have an emotional connection to it. One day I may change out the Allparts and "Illitch" electronics and put some Barts in there...

Awesome to hear from a Vadim owner! Yes, he is still making basses in his basement workshop on his spare time. Interesting to hear your Vadim is a bolt on - he's shied away from them in favour of neck-throughs. I'd kill to hear a Vadim fretless.

PM me, I bet Vadim would love to hear about how that bass is doing!

Dare I ask for pics of said ... TEN YEAR OLD (almost) Vadim??

 

[frankie5string]

Dare I ask for pics of said ... TEN YEAR OLD (almost) Vadim??

Sure, as promised, see the pics below... Except there's a few things to be aware of:

1) It was a prototype for a mass-produced Vadim
2) It doesn't have any of its original hardware except for the pickups. It sat "naked" for a couple of years in his shop before I bought it - this was not a custom build
3) It was originally fretted - I asked that he make it fretless
4) It's been through hundreds of hours of "playing time" and countless rehearsals..
5) It's been packed away for a few years - only occasionally played since 2002

Enjoy:

 

[T.O.Bass]

Sure, as promised, see the pics below... Except there's a few things to be aware of:

1) It was a prototype for a mass-produced Vadim
2) It doesn't have any of its original hardware except for the pickups. It sat "naked" for a couple of years in his shop before I bought it - this was not a custom build
3) It was originally fretted - I asked that he make it fretless
4) It's been through hundreds of hours of "playing time" and countless rehearsals..
5) It's been packed away for a few years - only occasionally played since 2002

Enjoy:

Nice, nice, nice. If you need someone to give it more playing time, send it this way!