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Pierre Erizias is a Bad*ss

nomatic

nomatic

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Arriving today is a Erizias set neck, single cut, 33" scale
six string which I had commissioned a few months ago.
For those of you who don't know Pierre Erizias is a professional
bassist and luthier in Montreal who makes some of the most
wonderful instruments I have ever seen. After being a studio
guy forever I had Pierre build me a bass for personal expression and improve. The Top is buckeye burl on a chambered walnut body, ash neck and alder tone block.

I will post some samples after it
arrives.

Best,

Michael
 

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It took about about 7 and a half months but I think Pierre
is usually more like 4 months. He has gotten quit busy lately.
After more time with instrument It feels like a cross between
Fodera, MTD and a Jazz. It weighs less than 8 pounds but sounds quite focused.
The preamp is the one that seems
to allow eq without removing the passive growl.
This builder is among the best in the world......
 
#10
Hi Guys,
Time for me to Chime in. I got the opportunity to play one of Pierre's older "trade in basses" a 2008 I believe, 35" scale 5 string, Beautiful spalted maple top, light swamp ash body, quarter-sawn kingwood fingerboard with gorgeous real Shell inlay, and the coup-de-grace is the 80 year old maple neck made from an antique table leg!!

I played if for an hour and it literally had to be yanked out of my hands, a week of no sleep at all later and I managed to arrange to buy the bass from Pierre who had it as a loaner demo bass for people awaiting custom builds.

I sell high end basses for a local store (Mike Lull, Sandberg, Duesenberg, ) and I own many, many, many great vintage basses (fenders, P's J's Teles Bases, Steinberger, Pre EB MM's a Lull... all 4 string). The Pierre Erizias represented something that I've never felt in any bass (especially 5 string), It seems to have incredible note definition and separation all over the neck. The B string is focused and natural sounding, the was warmth, grown, woody attack with just the right amount of Snap on top. It seemed to ooze Mojo (shoot me now, I know I'm using all of the cliches) the balance weight build quality everything was very very high standard. I believe truly that he is among the very best builders in the world and I will surely buy another custom build in the future... But for now I can't wait to get this one.. (still on loan to a player waiting his custom build..)
Pics will be posted ASAP Oh and the bass was entierly passive, the preamp had been removed... i will install a good preamp as soon as I can, but i really dug the straight ahead passive tone from the Norsdstrands.
 

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