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The Official MARUSZCZYK CLUB!

#1,285
Fat Freddy said:
Watcha gonna get?....
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For right now, an Elwood 5 Jazz. This will be the first time that I have ever did an order in this manner so I am going a little more conservative from an appearance standpoint. If this one goes well, watch out!

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Body: swamp ash
Neck: hard rock maple with carbon rods
Fingerboard: birdseye maple, 21 frets, black acryl dots
Nut width: 45mm
Construction: bolt on
Pickguard: tortoise
Pickups: Delano JC 5 HE
Electronics: 3-band: Delano Sonar 3MS/E
Finish: Dragon's Breath, transparent, body/neck matte
Hardware: chrome Hipshot Ultralite tuners & Kick Ass bridge, 19mm string spacing
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#1,286
Bthebassplayer said:
Why is that different in terms of how it feels??
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Both the bridge at the end of the body and the longer horn will reduce reach, and the longer horn will improve balance. As gln1955 said, reach is something that a lot of short scale players care about. Many intermediate-priced* short-scale basses have short upper horns and/or the bridge moved far into the body, so the reach to the first fret isn't all that different from a standard long-scale bass.

*In other words, not the very inexpensive basses sometimes described as 3/4 scale (which has nothing to do the ratio of the scale length to the standard length) that are intended for young players (e.g. the Ibanez Mikro) or very expensive boutique basses (e.g. the Birdsong models).
 
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gln1955 said:
One thing that will do is put the head closer to the balance point of your strap. It makes the reach to the first fret easier, which is one thing many short scale players care about.
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skeeler said:
Both the bridge at the end of the body and the longer horn will reduce reach, and the longer horn will improve balance. As gln1955 said, reach is something that a lot of short scale players care about. Many intermediate-priced* short-scale basses have short upper horns and/or the bridge moved far into the body, so the reach to the first fret isn't all that different from a standard long-scale bass.

*In other words, not the very inexpensive basses sometimes described as 3/4 scale (which has nothing to do the ratio of the scale length to the standard length) that are intended for young players (e.g. the Ibanez Mikro) or very expensive boutique basses (e.g. the Birdsong models).
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That makes me all the more curious cause mine will be a 33 inch Elwood C!!!
 
#1,292
jetboy66 said:
View attachment 533903 I took delivery of my first Maruszczyk back in mid December. It's an Elwood 4a. Chambered alder body with ash veneer. ETS aluminum bridge. Hipshot Ultra Lites. Delano Times Square Series split coil pups and a Glockenlang 2-band preamp for the active. It also has passive mode. It weighs 7.8 lbs. It's the best bass I've ever owned. I'm sure Adrian would love to crack the US market. He will be attending NAMM out in Cali. I really hope people start to take notice of his work. I know for sure that I'll be ordering from him again in the future. The whole process took 3 months from when I first emailed him until the bass was in my hands. His prices are ridiculously inexpensive for what you are getting. The quality and craftsmanship of my bass is top notch.
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Drool........
 
#1,293
skeeler said:
Maruszczyk knows how to build short scales, with the bridge at the end of the body and and the horn reaching fret 12. It's amazing to me that most short-scale basses have neither of those properties.
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Huge +1. Most shorties have modest ergonomics. The short top horn and crappy bridge placement often mean the first position reach isn't much better and sometimes there's neck-dive. The only advantage is the decreased tension and frets being a little closer together.
 
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Since I had never touched a Maruszczyk instrument before placing my order for a build, the unknown factor was killing me! I likely would have been a nut case waiting on the new bass to be completed if I had not acquired this......

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Body: alder
Neck: hard rock maple, matched headstock
Fingerboard: East Indian rosewood, 21 frets
Nut width: 40mm
Construction: bolt on
Pickguard: tortoise
Pickups: Maruszczyk single coils
Electronics: active 2-band Delano volume (active/passive push/pull switch), balance, bass, treble/passive tone blend
Finish: sea foam green, body gloss/neck matte
Hardware: chrome, 19mm string spacing
Weight: 4,16kg

I was waiting for the staff at a UPS location to turn the key this morning. Once I picked it up I bee lined straight back home! It's been in my hands for the past hour and I can honestly say that any apprehension that I had about the quality of these instruments has been squashed. Back to playing. I'll try o capture some actual pics later....
 
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