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The Official MARUSZCZYK CLUB!
- Thread starter ulasengin
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Randy is the man. He helped me get mine, and provided amazing service throughout the entire process!
I just moved some Nikon glass this weekend and should have the funds in the next few days to order... getting close! (ordering stock, will probably do custom configurator in '24).
Check Randy's Reverb Shop. He is a dealer in USA. I bought a Brand New Elwood L 5 from him.
Bass Spotlight | Reverb
The Local Trade went Thru. Now I am the owner of this Beautiful Sputnik 5. Bass is Passive. Volume, Blend, Tone and a kill toggle switch. I was planning to install a Delano Sonar 2 Band Preamp or, Pope 2 Band or John East or Audere, but after plug it on my Mesaboogie Subway DW 800 and Mesaboogie powerhouse 4X10, I am not sure. The bass sounds amazing as it is. Any other owners of a
Sputnik 5 with active electronics? I believe the Pickups are Delano Jazz but will need to check with the Serial # with Adrian or Randy.
Absolutely stunning. I never went for the "cetaceous"-style bass but I love how Maruszczyk carve the back for that upper fret access.
If it sounds good, why eff with it?
That's gorgeous! I am in the…If you are happy with sound, leave things be camp.
I posted what seems like an eternity ago that Fedex delayed my shipment with no movement for many day's. it'sFinally here after 7 days later than expected. Hopefully they were able to keep it in good shape for the extra time they had it. Cant wait to get home and dig in.
What did you order, Shibata? I just spent the last few days reading all 363 pages so I'm losing track of everyone's build
What did you order, Shibata? I just spent the last few days reading all 363 pages so I'm losing track of everyone's build
I ordered a 5 string Frog that was in stock on the Public Peace website that was pretty much the same as what I would have custom ordered. I figured I would to a custom order for a 4 string after. I decided I wanted the Pilichowski signature Frog which turns out that one was just sent to a dealer for stock, so I got that one right away as well. The funny thing is I ordered the 4 string almost a week after the 5 string and got it almost a week before. I will post a picture later tonight.
Have you decided what you are going to get yet?
Can you wait another 24 hours? After being shipped like that, in winter, it's a good idea to bring the box inside and just let it sit for a day before opening.
Yes, It was delivered this morning. I am going to wait until tomorrow morning to open it up. Thanks for the advice.
If you have a Christmas tree, you could do the whole routine. Stick it under the tree and put some cookies on the table. Wake up early, make some hot chocolate or spiced cider, put some Christmas music on, eat the cookies, and open your package.
I'm experiencing the FedEx curse right now myself. My bass arrived at a FedEx depot in my home town last Thursday. On Friday morning the tracking info had a note saying that a delivery attempt failed because "...the business at the address was not open". Well, the address is that of my house, so I figured the driver went wrong somehow. I contacted FedEx and was assured the error would be rectified and the bass would be delivered today. As well, there was a note on the tracking info saying "per the sender's instructions the package would not be delivered until Wednesday, Dec 7", which is one day short of a full week since it arrived at a depot within 10 miles of my house. I emailed Adrian and explained that I was led to believe that the sender had placed a restriction on the deliver date and asked that he please remove the limitation. He responded right away and said he hadn't done that and expressed disappointment in FedEx's nonsense with his deliveries lately. I explained all of this in my live calls as well. I made 3 calls to FedEx and spoke with 3 live people, all of whom apologized and assured me the bass would be delivered today. So, today...nothing. I contacted again them evening and asked rather strongly that the actual whereabouts of the bass be made known to me. Turns out despite all the assurances that it would be on a truck for delivery today, it was not, but instead was in some holding container at the depot. I have been assured that all of this has been made known to the depot supervisor and the bass will be on a delivery truck tomorrow morning. As a bonus of my latest call, I was told that my shipment has a case number (different than the tracking number) and that I can get directly in touch with the person I spoke with this evening by quoting the case number. She knows all the details and has assured me that she will take care of me.
Silver lining... I ordered the bass 19 weeks ago in anticipation that it would be a birthday present to myself. Tomorrow is in fact my birthday. So the bass will arrive on the day of if it is delivered tomorrow
. That would be extra special, so here's hoping.
