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The Official MARUSZCZYK CLUB!
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I own two headless basses... The reason that I had them built was simply the fact that I used to travel from the U.S. to Europe quite often, and fitting a bass gig bag into the overhead bin in some airplanes was impossible. A headless bass can usually fit in a guitar gig bag and therefore easier to schlep around. Also, headless basses stay in tune for much longer unless you have an unstable neck. I also find tuning an instrument with your picking fingers more practical if something goes wrong during a performance (which seldom happens with a decent bass). Other than these, I do not see any other pros or cons of getting rid of the headstock.
Glockenklang Preamp with BassCulture pickups. Switches change pickups between single coil and humbucker. Controls are volume, blend, mid, and treble and bass. Man this thing is incredible!
What do you think about the balance of your headless basses vs. those with a headstock?
When you want it, I am okSo Ulaş, we need to get together so that I can give a shot to that headless bass!
Hey TapyTap,
Pretty much all my basses (Fenders and Foderas) are quite balanced, including the headless ones. In other words, I do not see much difference between the ones with headstocks and the ones without except the total weight of the instruments. At the beginning it was a bit difficult to get used to the headless ones, as I felt like my left hand (I am a righty) would fly off of the neck at first positions... However, once I got used to it, I loved the fact that the basses were much lighter than ones with a headstock, so less weight on my back. Basses with sloppy neck constructions (like most Fenders back from the day) might be prone to dead spots without the headstock, as the center of gravity of the neck would be at a (more) odd spot than a regular Fender, but luthiers are much more skillful these days and have better tools in hand to deal with such issues. Accordingly, neither of my two headless basses have dead spots...
Also, I must add that the body shape of the ones I have seem to be fitting my playing style quite fine because of the back contour of the instruments. So I feel like they are part of my body and therefore they feel even lighter...
I hope this helps...
Best,
Alper
Pretty much all my basses (Fenders and Foderas) are quite balanced, including the headless ones. In other words, I do not see much difference between the ones with headstocks and the ones without except the total weight of the instruments. At the beginning it was a bit difficult to get used to the headless ones, as I felt like my left hand (I am a righty) would fly off of the neck at first positions... However, once I got used to it, I loved the fact that the basses were much lighter than ones with a headstock, so less weight on my back. Basses with sloppy neck constructions (like most Fenders back from the day) might be prone to dead spots without the headstock, as the center of gravity of the neck would be at a (more) odd spot than a regular Fender, but luthiers are much more skillful these days and have better tools in hand to deal with such issues. Accordingly, neither of my two headless basses have dead spots...
Also, I must add that the body shape of the ones I have seem to be fitting my playing style quite fine because of the back contour of the instruments. So I feel like they are part of my body and therefore they feel even lighter...
I hope this helps...
Best,
Alper
Met Adrian Maruszczyk 3 days ago at the 2015 NAMM Show in LA. Discussed (over a prolonged cigarette break) the benefits of shipping Maruszczyk and Mensinger instruments to you straight here from Canada. Would that be something the bass (and guitar) playing community on this side of the ocean would appreciate? Any thoughts?
Hi. Adrian is a cool man! The Turkish bass players liked the Maruszczyk basses. I am a bass player too.
if someone like me, these basses plays bass without intent to sell high profit, the slogan make sense. The slogan is ''from player to player''.
If you have a large environment on bass guitar,
It will not take long to introduce these bass guitars .
This bass will also want to get the customer to be very high quality.
Here is my amazing Maruszczyk Elwood Absolution 5 string. What an incredible instrument! Not only is it stunning to look at but it plays and sounds fantastic. It's my understanding that Adrian (Maruszczyk) is looking to start selling these basses here in the states. I expect they will be quite well received!
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OK, question for you. I am looking for a left-handed, 34" scale Hollowbody bass to complete my herd. And I don't really care what kind it is; just that it's a well built, quality instrument. So.. is the Mr. Tee hollowbody a true hollowbody (as in, no big blocks of wood in there) like my Gretsch Broadkaster? Or is it just chambered, like a Thinline Telecaster; or is it a semi-hollow body? Already have a couple of those; don't need another one. I don't want to pay Gretsch $10K for a Custom Shop lefty White Falcon Bass, but I will if I have to, I guess..
OK, question for you. I am looking for a left-handed, 34" scale Hollowbody bass to complete my herd. And I don't really care what kind it is; just that it's a well built, quality instrument. So.. is the Mr. Tee hollowbody a true hollowbody (as in, no big blocks of wood in there) like my Gretsch Broadkaster? Or is it just chambered, like a Thinline Telecaster; or is it a semi-hollow body? Already have a couple of those; don't need another one. I don't want to pay Gretsch $10K for a Custom Shop lefty White Falcon Bass, but I will if I have to, I guess..
Hi. If you want to buy a Hollowbody, Adrian can make a hollowbody, If you want to buy a semi hollowbody, Adrian can build, semi hollow or thinline.
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Maruszczyk are great basses. I would like ordering one but first I will visit his showroom in Germany.
Some slight rebranding for the English-speaking market might help its success. I can't spell Maruszczyk and I can't pronounce it. Maybe shorten it to "Marus?" It's weird going to a website called public-peace.de to look at these basses. Just seems like a marketing mess. Branding is critical.
True, but I would vote against changing it, make it a "badge of honor" instead - and right on the website, tell us how to say it.
More memorable once you've "got it".
