I believe on an earlier post it was stated that the ETS bridge does have the intonation adjustment screw? You need to be able to adjust intonation. What modern bass bridge doesn't have this option?
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They are Maruszczyk branded 45-105 stainless steel regular length strings that they strung it up with but usually the E string has the silk wrap also..Not sure why they have that e string on it without the wrap. I noticed it in the couch pic also from Adrian at Maruszczyk. Other short scale builds I received had the wrap on the e string though. I use DR short scale Hi-beams stainless steel 45-105's or the DR short scale Sunbeams Nickel plated steel 45-105's on my other short scales when the stock strings start sounding old.
Both the ETS and the monorail allow for adjusting intonation, but the process doesn't involve an adjustment screw. Basically, you have to unlock the saddles, manually move them to where you want them, and then lock them again, then check the new intonation. Rinse and repeat as needed.
I prefer the screw.
Also the standard bridge on my Jake has no adjustment screw. It's a PITA to set intonation. Not getting a Hipshot bridge is my only regret with this bass.
Thanks for your keen eyeThey are Maruszczyk branded 45-105 stainless steel regular length strings that they strung it up with but usually the E string has the silk wrap also..Not sure why they have that e string on it without the wrap. I noticed it in the couch pic also from Adrian at Maruszczyk. Other short scale builds I received had the wrap on the e string though. I use DR short scale Hi-beams stainless steel 45-105's or the DR short scale Sunbeams Nickel plated steel 45-105's on my other short scales when the stock strings start sounding old.
and suggestions on alternates.The Maruszczyk branded strings on it now are reminiscent of the round core Sunbeams. Not familiar with Hi-beams as I tend towards nickel.
Thanks for sharing.
I ordered the bass 18 months ago, but after FedEx lost the package, Adrian had to make me another one so I had to wait about 8 months after placing my order and didn't end up receiving my bass until 12 months ago. The 2nd bass came from Germany to UK and only took several days to get to me, so it spent much less time in transit than if it had been shipped to the US.
Storage definitely wasn't the issue, as it's been in my apartment without any extreme fluctuations in humidity or temperature.
Additionally, I bought a new American Fender Ultra Luxe Stratocaster at the same time as I ordered the bass, which arrived within 1 week (so I've had the Strat for 18 months). I also have a Yamaha Electro Acoustic that I bought about 5 years ago. Due to work commitments over the past year, I haven't had much time to play any of them. I'm now in a position to spend more time on music, so I took both guitars and my bass to my luthier for a full set up and string change last week. I also asked for the action to be lowered on both the Yamaha and the bass and colleced them all yesterday. Some tweaking was needed with the intonation and general set up along with the obvious need to oil the fretboarda on all 3, but apart from that, he said that the Fender and the Yamaha were almost already perfectly set up & it was only the bass that needed the extra work with the frets.
I suspect that my bass might have been rushed out as a priority due to FedEx losing the first one and it's reassuring to hear that everyone else who has commented about this has had the exact opposite experience and received their basses perfectly set up with no such issues.
Theres a few. I have a handful of Peavey Cirrus, they all used the ABM Lockdown bridge. It's nice and solid, but no intonation screw. I see this bridge used on higher end builds as well. It's not horrible once you do it a few times, but I much prefer the Hipshot A-Style.
Ugh, sounds like you got the one that slipped through on a bad day. From all accounts on here, it's very rare, but it sucks when you're the one.
I'm partial to that body shape, and the color combination looks nice.
Did you notice the lollipop tuners? I'm hoping its doable. I photoshoped them in.
That is one very sharp looking bass! What do I think?...I think you should order it!
I did not notice the lollipop tuners. What I noticed was the black hardware on the trans brown bass with dark fretboard, and I thought that looked cool af. I can't imagine that you couldn't get lollipop tuners, though.
Beautiful Frog. The only downside is its likely to supplant your other basses, both past and future. A few notes on your previous posts:
1) You like rosewood fretboards: get a rosewood fretboard. Make the cosmetics work somehow
2) Body vs. electronics budget. Spend on the body and neck. Electronics and hardware are easier to replace later. e.g. standard jazz routes mean you'll have lots of pickup options.
3) If you like active preamps, consider a 5 knob, no-switch configuration, which can accommodate many good aftermarket preamp options (or 5 knob, 1 switch). If that's passive, rock on, so is my Jazzus.
4) Monorail bridges. BlueTalon pointed out the lack of an adjustment screw (Ibanez monorail bridges are the one's I can think of that have them). It's important but not a show stopper for me. On the WSC monorails, I've learned to loosen the string a whole note or so, then lift the string and slide the bridge with my fingers. Since I can perform that operation reliably and with good precision, I don't miss the screws too much. ETS might increase the wait time. I like that bridge (also no spring) but I wouldn't wait for it.
5) IMHO. If that's an ash body, I'd consider a top, e.g. spalted maple. See 2).
Have been out of town... this looks great, TK! Now that you've had it for a few, how does she play and sound? How's the quality/fit-n-finish?
I'm still vacillating between a Maruszczyk, a Martin Keith or a NS Design CR Radius for my next headless bass.
