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The Official MARUSZCZYK CLUB!
- Thread starter ulasengin
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Any fretboard wood would look nice on a black bass.
I'm a Fender guy that's just about had it with being a Fender guy. It would seem to me that for the price of a regular same old, same old AP2 Fender, you can get a stunning Maruszczyk instead. The colour choices are amazing! Their 2-tone burst is nothing like Fender's and much nicer. Just stunning! 21 frets too! I wants me a 32" scale Jake.
That's my biggest gripe* with Fender -- they offer a pitiful variety of options when they could very easily offer much more.
*Actually, lack of options and spotty quality control.
That's a cool looking bass! Which Nordstrands are those?
Until recently I had a Power Blade 4 in the neck position and a BJB4 "Clean & Clear" in the bridge. But decided to replace those with Seymour Duncan SPB1 and SJB-2.
The black and red combo has that classic Dracula vibe...
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Here it is. This Jake shorty is a beast! I waited till this morning to unbox and took some pics. It is my day off today so I can spend some time playing it. I am extremely happy with it. It is nice and light at 7.2 lbs. The sound is huge! I was surprised that the Aguilar OBP-2SK preamp is wired for 18v. They added a Hipshot string retainer to it that was not in the original couch pic. I guess they felt it needed one. I'm glad it is Hipshot to match the rest of the Hipshot hardware.
Setup is low and perfect for me. Added some chrome Abalone knobs that I had to it also. I decided to swap the Hipshot clover tuners over to my Silver sparkle Elwood and put the Lolipop tuners from the Elwood on the Jake. I like the Lolipop tuners better on P basses.
Specs: 30" Jake
Body: Swamp Ash with Quilted Maple top in trans Turquoise.
Neck: Birdseye Maple with Ebony fretboard (abalone fb dots, luminlay 3mm blue side dots and carbon rods)
Nut: 38mm
Radius: 9.5"
Pickups: Delano Xtender (reversed x2)
Preamp: Aguilar OBP-2SK
Bridge: USA Hipshot B style aluminum
Tuners: USA Hipshot Ultralite 1/2"
Setup is low and perfect for me. Added some chrome Abalone knobs that I had to it also. I decided to swap the Hipshot clover tuners over to my Silver sparkle Elwood and put the Lolipop tuners from the Elwood on the Jake. I like the Lolipop tuners better on P basses.
Specs: 30" Jake
Body: Swamp Ash with Quilted Maple top in trans Turquoise.
Neck: Birdseye Maple with Ebony fretboard (abalone fb dots, luminlay 3mm blue side dots and carbon rods)
Nut: 38mm
Radius: 9.5"
Pickups: Delano Xtender (reversed x2)
Preamp: Aguilar OBP-2SK
Bridge: USA Hipshot B style aluminum
Tuners: USA Hipshot Ultralite 1/2"
Wow, that’s AWESOME!!!Here it is. This Jake shorty is a beast! I waited till this morning to unbox and took some pics. It is my day off today so I can spend some time playing it. I am extremely happy with it. It is nice and light at 7.2 lbs. The sound is huge! I was surprised that the Aguilar OBP-2SK preamp is wired for 18v. They added a Hipshot string retainer to it that was not in the original couch pic. I guess they felt it needed one. I'm glad it is Hipshot to match the rest of the Hipshot hardware.
Setup is low and perfect for me. Added some chrome Abalone knobs that I had to it also. I decided to swap the Hipshot clover tuners over to my Silver sparkle Elwood and put the Lolipop tuners from the Elwood on the Jake. I like the Lolipop tuners better on P basses.
Specs: 30" Jake
Body: Swamp Ash with Quilted Maple top in trans Turquoise.
Neck: Birdseye Maple with Ebony fretboard (abalone fb dots, luminlay 3mm blue side dots and carbon rods)
Nut: 38mm
Radius: 9.5"
Pickups: Delano Xtender (reversed x2)
Preamp: Aguilar OBP-2SK
Bridge: USA Hipshot B style aluminum
Tuners: USA Hipshot Ultralite 1/2"
That’s a whole lotta pickups on that bad boy!
That one deserves a NBD thread all of its own and definitely needs to be shared in the shortscale club.. hopefully sound clips too?Thank you Bart!
Wow that is RAD! I really like it...total package. And, oooohh those knobs! Well done sir!Here it is. This Jake shorty is a beast! I waited till this morning to unbox and took some pics. It is my day off today so I can spend some time playing it. I am extremely happy with it. It is nice and light at 7.2 lbs. The sound is huge! I was surprised that the Aguilar OBP-2SK preamp is wired for 18v. They added a Hipshot string retainer to it that was not in the original couch pic. I guess they felt it needed one. I'm glad it is Hipshot to match the rest of the Hipshot hardware.
Setup is low and perfect for me. Added some chrome Abalone knobs that I had to it also. I decided to swap the Hipshot clover tuners over to my Silver sparkle Elwood and put the Lolipop tuners from the Elwood on the Jake. I like the Lolipop tuners better on P basses.
Specs: 30" Jake
Body: Swamp Ash with Quilted Maple top in trans Turquoise.
Neck: Birdseye Maple with Ebony fretboard (abalone fb dots, luminlay 3mm blue side dots and carbon rods)
Nut: 38mm
Radius: 9.5"
Pickups: Delano Xtender (reversed x2)
Preamp: Aguilar OBP-2SK
Bridge: USA Hipshot B style aluminum
Tuners: USA Hipshot Ultralite 1/2"
I second the motion for sound clipsThat one deserves a NBD thread all of its own and definitely needs to be shared in the shortscale club.. hopefully sound clips too?
.TK is the king of custom knob selection! He should provide a consulting service to others on that
I wonder if a frog would look good with lollipop tuners. Not a fan of the y type.Here it is. This Jake shorty is a beast! I waited till this morning to unbox and took some pics. It is my day off today so I can spend some time playing it. I am extremely happy with it. It is nice and light at 7.2 lbs. The sound is huge! I was surprised that the Aguilar OBP-2SK preamp is wired for 18v. They added a Hipshot string retainer to it that was not in the original couch pic. I guess they felt it needed one. I'm glad it is Hipshot to match the rest of the Hipshot hardware.
Setup is low and perfect for me. Added some chrome Abalone knobs that I had to it also. I decided to swap the Hipshot clover tuners over to my Silver sparkle Elwood and put the Lolipop tuners from the Elwood on the Jake. I like the Lolipop tuners better on P basses.
Specs: 30" Jake
Body: Swamp Ash with Quilted Maple top in trans Turquoise.
Neck: Birdseye Maple with Ebony fretboard (abalone fb dots, luminlay 3mm blue side dots and carbon rods)
Nut: 38mm
Radius: 9.5"
Pickups: Delano Xtender (reversed x2)
Preamp: Aguilar OBP-2SK
Bridge: USA Hipshot B style aluminum
Tuners: USA Hipshot Ultralite 1/2"
Very nice bass! I hope you like the Delano P Xtenders as much as I do. They are great pickups. I’ll bet with the double P setup that bass roars!
I am in the same camp, that came out extremely well, Congrats TK. Hope Adrian took the time to make a video before it shipped, I would like to hear this.
