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I think I even hate me now

#61
Sometimes I don't even believe the stuff I find, James.

BTW I have a second Stambaugh SC fretless five coming in next week:D. The one in this thread is spoken for and another buddy will probably take the next one. I actually enjoy finding stuff for my friends.
 
#66
I just saw two sell recently, Jeff and LM Bass pm'd me about one in Canada which is probably gone. That sucks about your Metro.

On a happier note, I took the new Brubaker and Elrick out on an early gig this evening. Used my AMP head with the Nahas 1-12 and BE S15-D.

In a word... unbelievable.

The basses sounded phenomenal through my rig. I still can't believe how nice my rig sounds. In a room that held about 300 people, my stage volume was way more than adequate with the AMP set slightly under 4 on both gains, everything else set flat. I ran the basses' preamps flat too and they sounded great. I played the Brubaker the majority of the time and it couldn't have been easier to get a great sound, regardless of how I was playing. Playing 16ths on the B and E just had a physicality to them, you could really feel it. The bass sounds clear AND moves a ton of air too. The lows were all-encompassing when I wanted them to be and super-tight when I locked onto the kick drum. The punch was pretty ridiculous, the kind where bandmembers looked in my direction with big grins on their faces throughout the gig. The contractor on this gig, who was playing keyboards in front of me, kept turning around and looking at the neck and the headstock;)

Tomorrow I have a more Jazz oriented gig and I'll give the Elrick fretless more of a workout. Today it sounded excellent... full and punchy, very pretty when I played it that way and it even sounded good slapped.

Again, I can't believe how nice my little rig sounds live and these basses too. I hope I never get used to it:D
 
#72
Brad, count me in as another 'I hate U".....Now the ??? is if you only could take 1 bass to a gig, which one???? Well, I'm coming to DC, maybe I could get one of your Brubakers that you have no use for!! BTW, beauty on all 3!! What's next??

My choice will still be your new Brubaker!! Love that thing!!!!;)
 
#73
Originally posted by Hugh Jazz


Over my dead body! ;)

Nice additions, Brad. That Elrick looks killer. How is the back of the neck (at the heel area)? The pic shows that it isn't "smooth" and curvy all the way, but I'm sure it's just fine.
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The back of the neck near the body is very cool. There's a groove that allows your thumb to go all the way up to the 24th position without the singlecut even being an issue. That surprised a lot of people who played it, including me. It feels exactly like a double cutaway.

I just adjusted the trussrod for the first time this morning, which resulted in straightening the neck and lowering the string height. It was great before, now it's damn close to my other Elrick fretless in making me grin like a damn fool the moment I pick it up.
 
#75
Originally posted by Hman
Brad, count me in as another 'I hate U".....Now the ??? is if you only could take 1 bass to a gig, which one???? Well, I'm coming to DC, maybe I could get one of your Brubakers that you have no use for!! BTW, beauty on all 3!! What's next??

My choice will still be your new Brubaker!! Love that thing!!!!;)
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I'm keeping the two I have... the bluegreen 5 was my main bass... it still blows me away. I think the new one is #1, especially after my first gig with it yesterday. Wow!

The new one is definitely my first choice, too. It's amazing. Next in line, my first Brubaker. After that, probably the F Bass Studio. Before the Brubakers, I didn't really have a main bass and I could easily gig with any of the others and still be very happy and get the job done. I'm blessed in that respect. OTOH knowing what I know, it's Brubaker all the way;)

On the fretless side, the new Elrick or the Custom NJS. A toss-up. Close second, my Zon. Tonight's gig will be the Elrick SC for the first set and probably the K5B the rest. Should be fun.
 
#76
Originally posted by Thumper
Brad, take it easy on the Elrick praise until I can get a NJS 5 to compliment my singlecut at a reasonable price. So far, the singlecut is "the one."
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I love both body styles, Thumper. I'd been waiting for an "affordable" singlecut to show up. Just the idea that I have two completely over the top Elricks is too sweet.

There's a new NJS 5 at Giampetro (gguitars) last time I checked. It's the end of the year, they're probably ready to deal.
 
#80
Originally posted by Thumper
Brad, just looked at gguitars, that's pretty much what I 'm looking for except for those metal thingies in the neck.
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I'll let you know if I come across anything... we probably check the same sources. There was a sweet NJS fretless 5 with a lined pink Ivorywood not too long ago. It was pretty tempting. Rob makes some killer fretlesses.
 

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