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Official Elrick Club Thread!

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RTL: Thanks. If you've been in Austin for any length of time, you probably saw it at Bass Emporium. Chuck still gives me hell for buying it before he could. I'm really looking forward to Rob's visit to BE.

Mr. Tyler: I was wondering the same thing. I have a sweet spot for Rob's single cuts. I'm also somewhat jealous of your collective collection. Your pastel work is pretty sweet too. I started my pastel journey a few months ago.
 
#705
Thanks- I never took a class on pastels while at art school and didn't even try using them until a couple years after I graduated, which is too bad because it turned out that I really like them.
 
#706
Howdy guys! I have been playing a ton here lately and might I add that my Elrick flat out plays like no other. This is by far the best bass I've ever layed hands on. I like barts, but I may trade those out for some Aeros or Nordstrands in the near future, with the matching covers to boot. Not that it needs it.
 
#707
Here's my first Elrick ... got her in a trade not so long ago.
I believe she's been around TB a bit.

Well now she's mine ... and I would imagine, she'll be sticking around for a bit (barring some serious GAS ;))

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(not my pic ... I don't take new one's until I've had a bass for 3 months. :smug:)
 
#711
Mr. Majestic said:
Super nice. How's she play?
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Great, unless your sitting down (ouch!). ;) :smug:

A slappers dream for sure ... the 35" scale doesn't even bother me much. She's definitely got some low-end going ... and as loud as a "Woo-Hoo girl" at happy hour. :D :D

I gotta admit, I've always been a fan of Swamp Ash, as well as, Bart-on-Bart ... so she scratches me right where I itch. But with that said ... the Bart pre could go for a bit more mid abilities ... even with the 3-way switch ... you've gotta have the mids cranked, before the switch is really useful. I haven't had her for long ... so it'll take me a bit before I find the setting that I like the most; as I always gravitate to my usual tonal settings. Who knows ... maybe ... just maybe ... I'll look into going with an Aguilar OBP-3 ... the Bart soapbars will definitely stay.

I've got a feeling she'll be around for a while. :)
 
#712
I hate the idea of playing a double-neck, but it should look awesome. I've had the idea for a singlecut semi-hollow with an F hole for a while- he'd probably never build one for me (never asked), but I bet it would look/sound amazing.
 
#714
Bryan R. Tyler said:
That's part of the reason a lot of people like the e-volution model.
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So that's the difference between the Classic and the E-vo ... I always wondered. I know I've seen a few that's bottom bout isn't as curved (like nalapit's), but didn't know it's an e-vo ... as I can't find anything about them on the Elrick site. And frankly, it's kinda hard to see the difference in some pics.

Are there any other differences? Do they come in string options, other than 4?
 
#715
Mine is the classic model and I play sitting down, sometimes. I have never had an issue with that aspect, but I have heard others mention it. Mine seems to have mids for days, I mean they are just incredible, the wenge neck most likely has something to do about that. My tone seems to settle out with everything set flat, not much different when going passive.
 
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ubado said:
So that's the difference between the Classic and the E-vo ... I always wondered. I know I've seen a few that's bottom bout isn't as curved (like nalapit's), but didn't know it's an e-vo ... as I can't find anything about them on the Elrick site. And frankly, it's kinda hard to see the difference in some pics.

Are there any other differences? Do they come in string options, other than 4?
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Whatever you can get in a Classic, you can get in an e-volution. The only thing I've read that's different is that you're not supposed to be able to get a figured back on the e-volution models, but I've seen one or two in Japan that had them. Both of my singlecut sixes are e-volutions- I greatly prefer the shape due to the rounded edges it has that the Classic does not. Here's a list of the differences that I posted earlier in this thread:

"The e-volution has bullnose radiusing- meaning it's quite a bit more rounded at all of the edges, while the Classic has a more defined edge, like Fodera or Nordstrand singlecuts have (I greatly prefer the smooth edges of the e-volutions).

The overall body shapes are a little bit different, but the thing that's most notable is that the e-volution has a lower horn that doesn't curve as dramatically inward as the Classic, which makes the knee hole wider. I have average-sized legs and the Classic was never uncomfortable when restng on my knee, but I know some guys with thick legs found them a bit uncomfortable.

Also, while the knob layout is the same, the knobs on the e-volution are in a straighter line- the knobs on the Classic are in a more curved line.

The only other thing I can think of is that in the lower corner of the bass where the figured tops end, the e-volution has a curved transition to the the body wood, while the Classic has a straight line transition to the body wood. This is likely because of the different types of radiusing the two models use."

There is a TBer- I forgot who at the moment- who has a recent Classic where Rob decided to make the top wood have a curved transition to the body like it is on the e-volutions, and it was pretty cool looking. That top-to-body transition is usually the quickest way to tell if it's a Classic or an e-volution.
 
#717
Thanks Bryan for clairfying that. It seems like the differences are rather subtle ... maybe that's why I'm having a hard time telling the difference. Maybe seeing one first had will help me tell the differences better (now to find a E-vo :D)

A far as comfort sitting down ... the first couple of days I found it a bit bothersome (woke up the next day with sore spots on my thigh :smug:); as of now ... it doesn't bother me that much. Although I do find myself having to change the position of the bass, ever once and again.
 
#718
Here's a couple pics of Elricks I've owned- the top an e-volution, the bottom a Classic- where it's pretty easy to tell the differences between the two. The roundness of the e-voution's edges can be seen in how the light is being picked up on the rounded sides, it's easy to see the differences in the lines separating the top and body woods as well as the knob layout, and the slight body shape change (more drastic curves on the Classic) is also fairly easy to see:
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Bryan R. Tyler said:
Here's a couple pics of Elricks I've owned- the top an e-volution, the bottom a Classic- where it's pretty easy to tell the differences between the two. The roundness of the e-voution's edges can be seen in how the light is being picked up on the rounded sides, it's easy to see the differences in the lines separating the top and body woods as well as the knob layout, and the slight body shape change (more drastic curves on the Classic) is also fairly easy to see:
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Finally got it. :D

I was checking out some past FS E-vo's and saw one with a Crotched Walnut top ... it then became easy to spot the diffenence (I'm guessing the dark-even tone as well as the lighting helped). It really helped me spot the differences in your basses, as well as your discription.

Thanks for all your tutoring, and your pics ... it's greatly appreciated! :)
(another reason why TB is unlike any other bass site ... it's members!)
 
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