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The Official MARUSZCZYK CLUB!

#2,261
Zooberwerx said:
I really like the gloss finish on this one. I don't think the matte would have done it justice.

How come every Frog has an "M" logo on the tuner assembly except mine?

Riis
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I fell in love with the finish on the Pilichowski signature "Pi" bass, so that's why I chose this finish which is standard turquoise instead of the 2-tone turquoise available in the configurator. A lot of things can be done outside of the configurator, like requesting another pickup position as I did for the humbucker.

My wife thinks it looks like the ocean and the gloss finish probably helps in that aspect.
 
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Ive been messing about in the cofigurator for a while now and am stuck deciding between and Elwood C and an Elwood L. Ive designed essentially the same bass in both formats and am wondering what exactly the difference is between them.

As far as i can tell the only difference between the Elwood C and L is the headstock shape and lack of a control plate. But this leaves me confused as too why the Elwood L has a base price thats 200 euro higher.

Could anyone here enlighten me?
 
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Gojiberry22 said:
Ive been messing about in the cofigurator for a while now and am stuck deciding between and Elwood C and an Elwood L. Ive designed essentially the same bass in both formats and am wondering what exactly the difference is between them.

As far as i can tell the only difference between the Elwood C and L is the headstock shape and lack of a control plate. But this leaves me confused as too why the Elwood L has a base price thats 200 euro higher.

Could anyone here enlighten me?
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hi , Maruszczyk dealer here.

Simple the Elwood L is chambered as standard and this requires work / Extra time.
5 strings usually go for about 3,8 kilo which is 400 to 600 gram lighter than Elwood C 5.
 
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Gojiberry22 said:
Ive been messing about in the cofigurator for a while now and am stuck deciding between and Elwood C and an Elwood L. Ive designed essentially the same bass in both formats and am wondering what exactly the difference is between them.

As far as i can tell the only difference between the Elwood C and L is the headstock shape and lack of a control plate. But this leaves me confused as too why the Elwood L has a base price thats 200 euro higher.

Could anyone here enlighten me?
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Isn't the L chambered and thus Light? Edit: was beaten to the chase.
 
#2,268
Gojiberry22 said:
Ive been messing about in the cofigurator for a while now and am stuck deciding between and Elwood C and an Elwood L. Ive designed essentially the same bass in both formats and am wondering what exactly the difference is between them.

As far as i can tell the only difference between the Elwood C and L is the headstock shape and lack of a control plate. But this leaves me confused as too why the Elwood L has a base price thats 200 euro higher.

Could anyone here enlighten me?
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L For light and chambered body.
 
#2,270
Donovan just emailed, she's done!
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Time for first impressions:

Today I received the bass (pics below). Adrian even added a very sweet padded bag and a nice strap.

My hope was that the Frog would sound like a Stingray and play even better. Oh boy, does it deliver! With my eyes closed I wouldn't be able to tell it from my 2 EBMM's, apart from the fact that it sounds like the best Stingray I've ever heard. It's not close to the sound; it really is the authentic Stingray sound. This taught me that the most important factors to the sound are the right (alnico) pickup and placement.

The bass has the fastest playing neck I have ever tried. The luminlays are cool and I wonder why not all basses have these? All tonal options on this bass are great and usable (which is seldom the case). I specifically enjoy the solo humbucker in parallel active and the solo single coil passive. They are just such great sounds.

All in all, I am very happy so far and I'm hoping the sentiment doesn't wear off over time. I can however immediately tell this is the best instrument I have ever played. So far however I have found it hard to get the strap in the best position, causing huge butt (ha!) dive. The bass seems to force itself in such a position that it promotes good form. I need to get used to it.

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LDonnie said:
There we are:

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The story:

Pickups: Häeussel HC and MM. Humbucker is in the Stingray "sweet spot" (I measured my own SR4 and SR5), which is more towards the neck than the usual positioning.
Electronics: Delano Sonar 3 MS/E with a switch for humbucker parallel, series or SC.
The ebony inlay is an olive branche. There is also walnut veneer, but it's not well visible from this angle.
Pots are supposed to be ETS instead of domes and will be changed before shipment.

I made a deposit on February 5th. The order form Adrian eventually sent me dated 27th. It has been nearly 20 weeks from payment to build completion. I can advise to triple check if your specs are noted OK because this was not the case with my build. I found out because I asked. Adrian is very helpful, though (and veeeery busy).

I ordered the bass because I wanted a new 5 stringer that was better than my SR5 single H. I tried alot of basses beforehand in stores to find out what I wanted. Nothing quite compared to my SR5 in sound and playability. I only wished it was an HS (alnico, not ceramic) and a different colour than black. I informed about new prices for an SR5 HS in pacific blue burst (nothing comparable is ever available secondhand locally, also PBB is no longer available) and was quoted over 2800 euros. Yikes!!! I paid less for the Frog which is specified as I like (comparable to SR5 specs in neck, scale and string spacing) and with better ergonomics and aesthetics.

Lets hope it lives up to the hype :).
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LDonnie said:
Time for first impressions:

Today I received the bass (pics below). Adrian even added a very sweet padded bag and a nice strap.

My hope was that the Frog would sound like a Stingray and play even better. Oh boy, does it deliver! With my eyes closed I wouldn't be able to tell it from my 2 EBMM's, apart from the fact that it sounds like the best Stingray I've ever heard. It's not close to the sound; it really is the authentic Stingray sound. This taught me that the most important factors to the sound are the right (alnico) pickup and placement.

The bass has the fastest playing neck I have ever tried. The luminlays are cool and I wonder why not all basses have these? All tonal options on this bass are great and usable (which is seldom the case). I specifically enjoy the solo humbucker in parallel active and the solo single coil passive. They are just such great sounds.

All in all, I am very happy so far and I'm hoping the sentiment doesn't wear off over time. I can however immediately tell this is the best instrument I have ever played. So far however I have found it hard to get the strap in the best position, causing huge butt (ha!) dive. The bass seems to force itself in such a position that it promotes good form. I need to get used to it.

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Lovely bass! I do not regret my custom Frog 5 at all!

I also found the way this bass hangs odd at the beginning, but you do get used to it and it's getting comfortable :)
 
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LDonnie said:
Time for first impressions:

Today I received the bass (pics below). Adrian even added a very sweet padded bag and a nice strap.

My hope was that the Frog would sound like a Stingray and play even better. Oh boy, does it deliver! With my eyes closed I wouldn't be able to tell it from my 2 EBMM's, apart from the fact that it sounds like the best Stingray I've ever heard. It's not close to the sound; it really is the authentic Stingray sound. This taught me that the most important factors to the sound are the right (alnico) pickup and placement.

The bass has the fastest playing neck I have ever tried. The luminlays are cool and I wonder why not all basses have these? All tonal options on this bass are great and usable (which is seldom the case). I specifically enjoy the solo humbucker in parallel active and the solo single coil passive. They are just such great sounds.

All in all, I am very happy so far and I'm hoping the sentiment doesn't wear off over time. I can however immediately tell this is the best instrument I have ever played. So far however I have found it hard to get the strap in the best position, causing huge butt (ha!) dive. The bass seems to force itself in such a position that it promotes good form. I need to get used to it.

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A quick word of warning...

I used the leather strap he provided at an outdoor hot weather show. The black leather dye bled onto my shirt and, after about a year of washes, it has failed to come out.
 
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DavetheDude said:
Lovely bass! I do not regret my custom Frog 5 at all!

I also found the way this bass hangs odd at the beginning, but you do get used to it and it's getting comfortable :)
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That's what I found out too. I have it hanging higher now and that solved most of the "weirdness"".

ColonelZulu said:
A quick word of warning...

I used the leather strap he provided at an outdoor hot weather show. The black leather dye bled onto my shirt and, after about a year of washes, it has failed to come out.
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That's some solid advice. Thanks!
 
#2,280
Bthebassplayer said:
Hello,

I'm thinking of ordering another Elwood C with jazz pickups. What is the general opinion on the Haeussel JB 4 HB pickups??
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I have one as a neck pickup. It's a bit more to the front than on a standard Jazz. To my ears they sound like standard single coils but a bit fatter. It's not the best single coil I have ever heard (very close though), but a very fitting choice for my instrument since it will do any P-Bass tone I need and be dead silent.

I am very satisfied with the quality of Häeussel, plus you have all sorts of custom options. If I was making a Jazz bass though I would also be looking at Aguilar.
 

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