The Official MARUSZCZYK CLUB!

[TolerancEJ]

The Maruszczyk build configurator is the best feature of any bass manufacturer's website. Sandberg has a nice configurator too, but I like Public-Peace's version best.

 

[Ian774]

Agreed. While Sandberg make fantastic basses, they have limited options available, and their building schedule is like 9-12 months at least.

Maruszczyk can build you a bass in less than 4 months and you can choose so many options:

-Loads of colors available, in gloss, satin or nitro
-Fretboard
-Neck wood + finish
-Matching headstock or not
-Pickups
-Electronics
-Bridge and string spacing
-Tuners
-Strings
-Number of frets
And so on...

all for a reasonable price.

Now I haven’t received my Maruszczyk bass yet (tomorrow) but what sold me was the concept and the options. I hope it’ll live up to my expectations!

 

[nonohmic]

Does anybody know if they downsize their bodies for 30" and 32" scale basses?

 

[Lightmanager]

Does anybody know if they downsize their bodies for 30" and 32" scale basses?

I just compared my two Elwoods I posted this afternoon - the quilted one is 32“ while the Absolution is 34“. The body of the 32“ is slightly smaller.

 

[nonohmic]

I just compared my two Elwoods I posted this afternoon - the quilted one is 32“ while the Absolution is 34“. The body of the 32“ is slightly smaller.

That's good to know!

 

[nonohmic]

It's ready!! So fast!!


This is the mock up:
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This is the photo of the wood Adrian sent me, warning me it was a lighter color wood and the last piece he had of Caribbean Rosewood for the top. Sent me more options, because of the color.

Here is the photo:
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And a darker alternative of another piece of rosewood:
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I went with the lighter and simpler peace, i liked it very much.






And here is the result!
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I asked for some simple changes that are not in the configurator and Adrian did them all, no extra charge.

Dimples in the knobs.
16.5mm bridge spacing.
Front jack input.
Ramp.

The deal was made with Mark from Bassdirect.co.uk, with 3 basses part exchange plus the remaining cash. Thank you Mark for your help and thank you Adrian for that beautiful peace of art!

Chic, indeed, ahah!


The e-mail with all the details was sent to Mark in 19th May.

Simply incredible.

 

[J_Bass]

Simply incredible.

Thank you!

 

[GeoKinetic]

Does anybody know if they downsize their bodies for 30" and 32" scale basses?

For a few models they change the body shape as well as the size on the short scales. For example, you can see the difference on the Jake models:

 

[PotsdamBass8]

Does anybody know if they downsize their bodies for 30" and 32" scale basses?

The Elwood looks different too. I posted the 5 string 30” I just bought a little earlier and you can see it’s slimmed down more like a sadowsky body.

 

[Ian774]

OBVIOUSLY, FedEx being FedEx, my bass is taking forever and they can’t even give me a delivery date.

It left Germany on Tuesday, to then go to the Netherlands, then Belgium, then delayed because of some measures taken in Paris, France...

Can’t they just fly the bass from Germany to the UK, like UPS would?!!

 

[J_Bass]

OBVIOUSLY, FedEx being FedEx, my bass is taking forever and they can’t even give me a delivery date.

It left Germany on Tuesday, to then go to the Netherlands, then Belgium, then delayed because of some measures taken in Paris, France...

Can’t they just fly the bass from Germany to the UK, like UPS would?!!

I think that depends on what the sender pays. The basic package normally is by road and stops many times. If you pay extra, it goes by plain.

 

[gln1955]

I think that depends on what the sender pays. The basic package normally is by road and stops many times. If you pay extra, it goes by plain.

My road shipment left Germany last year and it's still not here.

 

[Ian774]

Wait, what?

 

[PotsdamBass8]

FedEx should be delivering today! Woohoo!

 

[foothilla]

Are all truss rods on Maruszczyk/Mensinger basses reverse thread (i.e. counterclockwise straightens the neck, clockwise adds up bow)?

 

[Lightmanager]

Are all truss rods on Maruszczyk/Mensinger basses reverse thread (i.e. counterclockwise straightens the neck, clockwise adds up bow)?

Yep...

 

[foothilla]

Yep...

Thank you!

.....and one more question to any of you that have the carbon fiber rods in your Maruszczyk/Mensinger neck,....do you find the truss rod has very limited impact on the neck, compared to "traditional" Fender-type necks?

 

[David Sutkin]

Thank you!

.....and one more question to any of you that have the carbon fiber rods in your Maruszczyk/Mensinger neck,....do you find the truss rod has very limited impact on the neck, compared to "traditional" Fender-type necks?

I find very small adjustments go a very long way on my Frogs, super sensitive.

 

[foothilla]

I find very small adjustments go a very long way on my Frogs, super sensitive.

Is yours headless? Carbon fiber rods?

I'm finding just the opposite on my 5 string, headless, short scale, with carbon fiber rods, and a thick ebony board. My neck hasn't moved and the relief was/is perfect. I've literally never had to adjust the neck, it's been rock solid. I just wanted to work the truss rod a little, to make sure it functioned properly. When you try to adjust the neck out of the sweet spot it seems like the carbon rods and ebony board don't want to relinquish much movement. Kind of hard to explain in text. But, essentially, I think the carbon rods and thick ebony board are so stiff that the truss rod seems to have to work pretty hard, in order to get a noticeable change in the relief (compared to traditional bass necks).

 

[Stu be do]

In case it helps to know... I've got a 33in 5 string [E-C] Sputnik, with rods, katalox fretboard, with a head on the neck. Quite recent build. I also find the truss rod is very responsive - it needs very little adjustment to see the results on the neck.