The Official MARUSZCZYK CLUB!

[eude]

Thanks!
The fingerboard is made of Katalox.

Thank you.
The whole bass is wonderful but the fingerboard grabs me in particular.
Enjoy!

 

[Steve Park]

It's worth noting - for those with a sensitive eye to the classic proportions - that while the bodies change size according to scale length, the headstocks appear to remain the same full size.

Personally, I think the 32 just about carries it off, but the 30 looks too jarring for my tastes.

Thank you for pointing out the headstock size. And that picture offers a useful comparison.

 

[BlackWolf]

Thank you.
The whole bass is wonderful but the fingerboard grabs me in particular.
Enjoy!

Thanks, the quality is top-notch and I also agree about the fingerboard. Excellent piece of wood!

 

[BlueTalon]

Arrived a few hours ago. Love it!
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Absolutely gorgeous! I have a thing for dark wood and dark finishes.

Thanks!
The fingerboard is made of Katalox.

I love the Katalox fretboard on my frog!

 

[BlackWolf]

Absolutely gorgeous! I have a thing for dark wood and dark finishes.

I love the Katalox fretboard on my frog!

Thank you!

I love it too, also it goes very well with the wenge top wood and matching headstock. At first I was torn between katalox, rosewood and ebony.

 

[BassmanM]

I've always wanted a short(er) scale J bass with nice pickups. The Configurator is too much fun.
This Elwood C has Aguilar 4J-60s, Hipshot hardware, passive V/B/T. Debating 30" vs 32" still.
Which do you like?:

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Or some other combination...

Green. Always green.

I mostly end up with something like this....

 

[twangcat]

Arrived a few hours ago. Love it!
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Beautiful combination of woods! Congrats!

 

[Assumer]

Here is my couch shot. Being delivered today.

 

[gigetto]

3 for me

 

[mallninja]

Here is my couch shot. Being delivered today.

Looks awesome. Is this a lefty strung "upside down"/GDAEG?
The bridge with the separate saddles looks interesting. I wonder if it makes adjusting the intonation easier, or possible without having to loosen the strings, due to the distance from the bridge end that pulls the strings towards the body?

 

[2ndBassGuitar]

The Joker is wild - finally arrived

 

[Barticus]

The Joker is wild - finally arrived

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Wow, that's awesome!

You cannot just post a picture like that without some type of video/sound clips to accompany this

 

[2ndBassGuitar]

3 days in a row "presents" arrived by Fed Ex. I love my job.

 

[BaileyMan]

So many beautiful basses!

 

[MrVentures]

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New bass came in a few days ago. Ordered Feb 10 and it delivered May 6.

Main Specs:
Elwood L 5 String— 32" Medium Scale
17mm spacing
Alder body - Rosewood Fingerboard - Caramel Roasted Matte Neck
Charcoal Frost Metallic
Nordstrand Zen Blade Pickups with Parallel/Series/Single Coil Switches
John East Preamp with 18V operation
HipShot hardware with Xtender on the B string

I ordered from South Shore Music here in the USA. They were great handling all of the correspondence.

The bass will need to be slightly tweaked setup wise due to all of the travel and weather changes (Germany>Massachusetts>Georgia). But I always let my instruments settle in to the climate before making any drastic changes.

Loving the bass so far. This one sounds bigger than the Lakland 5 it is replacing. And it's 3" shorter!

Sorry to raise this from the dead, but this sounds similar to something I have in mind. Do you still own this bass? What have you liked / disliked about it?

 

[twangcat]

The Joker is wild - finally arrived

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I'm expecting the Joker I ordered a couple of weeks ago to arrive in late Nov or early Dec if everything goes per the usual 15-16 weeks. In the meantime I have been pretty curious as to the actual width of the body at the widest part. Any chance you might please measure that dimension and post what it is? I'd be grateful if so! Thanks.

 

[dave64o]

The Joker is wild - finally arrived

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Wow, that's a nice looking bass!

 

[pablohonig]

What does the tribunal think?

Jazzus 4
34", 22 frets
40 mm nut width
Mahogany body
Wenge top with matching headstock, matte
3 piece maple neck / maple fretboard
Turner multicoil pickups
Lusithand Dual NFP
Hipshot hardware, black
Luminlay side dots, green
Upgraded gig bag

It'll come to around $3,000 with the enhancements and shipping, etc. That's an expensive setup with the pickups and pre. A little cheaper than a certain alternative, though . . .

 

[David Sutkin]

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What does the tribunal think?

Jazzus 4
34", 22 frets
40 mm nut width
Mahogany body
Wenge top with matching headstock, matte
3 piece maple neck / maple fretboard
Turner multicoil pickups
Lusithand Dual NFP
Hipshot hardware, black
Luminlay side dots, green
Upgraded gig bag

It'll come to around $3,000 with the enhancements and shipping, etc. That's an expensive setup with the pickups and pre. A little cheaper than a certain alternative, though . . .

I'd check with Maruszczyk directly on whether those pups are in stock and if not, how long the wait would be. Trust me on this. Good luck, beautiful configuration.

 

[jefframm]

The Joker is wild - finally arrived

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Very nice looking. Could you share what it weighs? I'm completely new to knowing about this brand - so very curious about their stuff. Thx!