The workmanship on that bass is really something. As with most custom basses ... the pics really don't do it justice. The body is made of 13 laminations across the body and 9 laminations front to back. Interesting enough the neck as a whole is about 1/8 wider than my other 635 bolt-ons? This is noticeable, but still comfortable for me. It’s really a nice bass, Mike puts a lot of effort into all his basses and customer satisfaction. The communication on my 735 build project has been great too. What I find amazing is how prompt Mike is to return e-mails. I will try and get some sound bites as soon as I can. Oh and no … I didn’t pay anything near $8500 for it
. Glenn took another bass I had in trade plus some cash. He is really great to work with also
Dude, that is a rare beauty for SURE. There are not many out there at all with that configuration and that high count of such especially "select" woods. You are indeed fortunate to have that piece!!
I think the man enjoys a challenge. I discussed tone and style of playing with him and decided on a wood combination that fit what I was looking for. From there we discussed tops where he sent me several pics that fit what I was looking for (something a little abstract). I chose the one I did for that reason. The only thing I didn't pay attention to was the placement of the neck to the body. Most of the upper wood figuration (my favorite) was removed to insert the neck. The final task I had to accomplish was to determine a finish. This was very difficult. I love natural finishes, but I really wanted something a little different
some color and some natural. So, I spent the next couple of months feverishly searching the net for finishes for the purpose of providing Mike a color and type reference. Just last week he sent me a couple of pre-finish pics to review and we tweaked the color a bit. He has been great to work with!
