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FWIW, it's not.The neck is indeed maple.
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Good to know! Hopefully, Gelb will correct their listing.
Thanks, Tom.
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The Official MTD USA Thread
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Good to know! Hopefully, Gelb will correct their listing.
Thanks, Tom.
In the interest of keeping this thread moving, some chocolatey 535 goodness (love me some chocolate!):
Edit: sorry if the pictures are really big. I had no idea!
Edit: sorry if the pictures are really big. I had no idea!
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is a PRIME example of why I hate this thread....
that is SO chocolatey I think I'm entering a diabetic coma just by looking at that. That's ridiculous! So it's a stained ash body, topped with burled walnut, and a wenge neck topped with ? Is it stained at all (probably not). That is truly incredible, and once in a lifetime unique.
For those, like myself, now in dire need...
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=688442&highlight=wishbass
Cheers,
Cameron
In the spirit of keeping this thread moving, some chocolatey 535 goodness (love me some chocolate!):
Edit: sorry if the pictures are really big. I had no idea!
that is SO chocolatey I think I'm entering a diabetic coma just by looking at that. That's ridiculous! So it's a stained ash body, topped with burled walnut, and a wenge neck topped with ? Is it stained at all (probably not). That is truly incredible, and once in a lifetime unique.
For those, like myself, now in dire need...
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=688442&highlight=wishbass
Cheers,
Cameron
Sorry Cameron!
You're right about the combo, and the fingerboard is wenge. Wait a second - you said walnut? No - it's actually maple burl.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260657702212&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRI
I almost pulled the trigger. Hopefully a TBer got it.
OMG!!! This sold for $1585..now someone got a DEALL!!!!!!
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The new one is maple top on ash body, maple board on ash neck. Our bass player (church) loves it to death.
You're welcome. Of course, now I am in the "dealing with my loss" mode for selling #746, but I'll have to post some pics and comments about my new 635 shortly. It has been a crazy couple of weeks with work, family, and church gigs.
OK, #746 arrived to its new home today. Took it home and played it at lunch, I'd be playing it right now if the Fever and Liberty weren't playing. I love to watch Women's hoops. For those new to this thread it's the one on the right.
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Where are my manners? Thanks, Bruno!
Here's some eye-candy -- this is the 635-24 that I recently purchased from fellow TB-er fLaT-fIfTh . . . ash neck with an insane BEM board, plus figured maple over ash body. The maple top is incredibly unique -- Mike's letter says it's "spalted", but that's the most unusually geometric spalt pattern I've ever seen.
http://s809.photobucket.com/albums/zz19/brunoschubert/635/
Tone-wise, it's a big departure from my old 535 (maple+rosewood neck). The first thing I noticed was the punch from the ash neck -- it has a lower-mid (say, 200-450Hz) attack that really is fast and transparent. The same frequencies were there with maple+rosewood, but they definitely took longer to "blossom", and therefore sounded a bit rounder. The lower frequencies are just as strong my old 535, and the highs have a nice "ping" that I assume can be attributed to the maple fretboard.
Nice work, Mike!
http://s809.photobucket.com/albums/zz19/brunoschubert/635/
Tone-wise, it's a big departure from my old 535 (maple+rosewood neck). The first thing I noticed was the punch from the ash neck -- it has a lower-mid (say, 200-450Hz) attack that really is fast and transparent. The same frequencies were there with maple+rosewood, but they definitely took longer to "blossom", and therefore sounded a bit rounder. The lower frequencies are just as strong my old 535, and the highs have a nice "ping" that I assume can be attributed to the maple fretboard.
Nice work, Mike!
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That bass is incredible looking. The top is truly special on that one. Speaking of the top, though - that looks like maple burl to me.Here's some eye-candy -- this is the 635-24 that I recently purchased from fellow TB-er fLaT-fIfTh . . . ash neck with an insane BEM board, plus figured maple over ash body. The maple top is incredibly unique -- Mike's letter says it's "spalted", but that's the most unusually geometric spalt pattern I've ever seen.
http://s809.photobucket.com/albums/zz19/brunoschubert/635/
Tone-wise, it's a big departure from my old 535 (maple+rosewood neck). The first thing I noticed was the punch from the ash neck -- it has a lower-mid (say, 200-450Hz) attack that really is fast and transparent. The same frequencies were there with maple+rosewood, but they definitely took longer to "blossom", and therefore sounded a bit rounder. The lower frequencies are just as strong my old 535, and the highs have a nice "ping" that I assume can be attributed to the maple fretboard.
Nice work, Mike!
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Careful with that gold hardware - it pits REALLY easily...wipe it down, often, or it will look absolutely ancient in about 2 years.
Gorgeous bass, man. Post some clips.
Cheers,
Cameron
Gorgeous bass, man. Post some clips.
Cheers,
Cameron
Here's some eye-candy -- this is the 635-24 that I recently purchased from fellow TB-er fLaT-fIfTh . . . ash neck with an insane BEM board, plus figured maple over ash body. The maple top is incredibly unique -- Mike's letter says it's "spalted", but that's the most unusually geometric spalt pattern I've ever seen.
http://s809.photobucket.com/albums/zz19/brunoschubert/635/
Tone-wise, it's a big departure from my old 535 (maple+rosewood neck). The first thing I noticed was the punch from the ash neck -- it has a lower-mid (say, 200-450Hz) attack that really is fast and transparent. The same frequencies were there with maple+rosewood, but they definitely took longer to "blossom", and therefore sounded a bit rounder. The lower frequencies are just as strong my old 535, and the highs have a nice "ping" that I assume can be attributed to the maple fretboard.
Nice work, Mike!
No, the other new one.
The newEST one on the left is described above; the one I just received on the right is spalted maple on ash body, rosewood board on slightly glossed maple neck. The neck and board DO make a sonic difference but I need to plug them into a cranked amp so I can accurately describe it.
+1That bass is incredible looking. The top is truly special on that one. Speaking of the top, though - that looks like maple burl to me.
Kinda' similar to one I had a while back:
Nope, that's ebony. It had a maple neck. I VERY begrudgingly let that go to get the ash/walnut one I have now. VERY begrudgingly. That bass was amazing, but I had to make a choice.
In fact, that was the first one I ever bought. I ordered that one, and a similarly configured one except with the wenge neck, played both, sent the wenge necked one back.
Later on, after re-reading all the buzz about wenge and noting it is a very popular config, I gave it another shot. Bought a really great tulip/wenge 535 from someone used, but ultimately sent that one down the line too. The ash/walnut bass with the ash neck and maple board was what precipitated from the discussion I had with Mike regarding what I kept hoping to get from the wenge neck but was unable to.
