Mayones NBD

[BassGeekJack]

Wow, that is a stunning bass! Pickguard really makes it pop. I would love to try a Mayones, but I've never seen one in the wild before.

 

[Joebone]

Never seen or played one, but this luscious beauty has been on my radar for a while...

Patriot MR Fretless 5 • Mayones Guitars & Basses

Check out Marcus Miller NAMMing one of these.

And while I've never been, I've long been intrigued by Gdansk.

 

[echo008]

Honestly it was a toss up... the store I purchased from “Music store live” also has this one listed weight @ 8.2 lbs!
Mayones Jabba Custom 5 5-String Bass, Amber Burst, Birdseye Maple Fretboard | Music Store Live | Reverb
Ultimately I wanted the tighter spacing and spruce top.

 

[Clever Moniker]

For the uninitiated...

I've never seen Hadrian play before. Just wow! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Shlabotnik]

The closest boutique bass store to me carries this maker. At the time I was in the market (2 years ago) all they had were the proprietary neck through designs (“Patriot” “Viking”etc.). The sound and playability were top notch and the electronics were right up my alley, but the weight was not low enough. I wound up going with an 8 pound Maruszczyk instead. I loved the neck profile, though. It definitely had a “tighter “ than 18 mm feel, I think the taper/skinny nut width had a lot to do with that, as did the small fb radius, although your fb looks pretty flat. Really superb axes. Congratulations!

I know that store (SSM) well and I bought my Viking from there! I ended up selling it for a myriad of reasons but it was wonderful and I do LOVE the Mayones products. The Jabba is fabulous.

 

[TRBman]

That’s definitely an 18mm bridge, I have the same exact one.
They do get love here, but they are usually on the pricier side and there are SO many modern Jazz basses out there for cheaper that they get forgotten about. But they are pricier for a reason, and that reason is out of my price range.

It's 18mm just because it's the Hadrien Ferau's model, on the standart Jabba you have 19mm

 

[eastcoasteddie]

It's 18mm just because it's the Hadrien Ferau's model, on the standart Jabba you have 19mm

It’s also 18mm because I have the same exact bridge a d I measured it...as I have mentioned before...

 

[Nedmundo]

Congrats! That's fantastic, and I've had my eye on these in the event I decide to take the plunge for a high-end J5. I like the narrow spacing and relatively flat fretboard, and the weathered spruce tops look amazing IMO. It ticks lots of the right boxes for me.

When run passive, how old-school does it get? I wouldn't expect it to sound like a traditional passive J, but does it even get into that neighborhood?

 

[echo008]

Congrats! That's fantastic, and I've had my eye on these in the event I decide to take the plunge for a high-end J5. I like the narrow spacing and relatively flat fretboard, and the weathered spruce tops look amazing IMO. It ticks lots of the right boxes for me.

When run passive, how old-school does it get? I wouldn't expect it to sound like a traditional passive J, but does it even get into that neighborhood?

Honestly it’s not very different from having the preamp engaged. I would not say old school it pretty much maintains that modern edge.

 

[TRBman]

Ok for 18mm,i remember than Feraud wanted a narower strings space for his bass signature.