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 Post subject: A few of mine
PostPosted: April 12th, 2008, 4:44 am 
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My custom J4E Shuker

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Warwick Thumb NT 6 (2005 Custom)

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Warwick Streamer Jazzman 5

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Warwick Corvette 4 (active)

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My new Shuker J4E....Coming along nicely

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 Post subject: Re: A few of mine
PostPosted: April 12th, 2008, 7:56 am 
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That Shuker looks great! It kinda reminds me of a Roscoe with sleeker contours.


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PostPosted: April 12th, 2008, 8:34 am 
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bassmonster wrote:
My new Shuker J4E....Coming along nicely

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finally - another builder who installs a MM pickup "correctly" :D :D :D

a personal pet peavey of mine is that most MM pickups are installed with the two ears up, leaving you precious little real estate to anchor your thumb. I always install mine with just the single ear point up, despite that fact that many find it laughable ... until they play it and go "oh, that's comfortable. why doesn't anyone else do it this way"

congrats to Shuker on bucking the norm and opting for what's comfortable!

all the best,

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 Post subject: Re: A few of mine
PostPosted: April 12th, 2008, 12:03 pm 
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andrew wrote:
That Shuker looks great! It kinda reminds me of a Roscoe with sleeker contours.


yeah, tis my fav bass, plays and sounds as good as it looks

Rodent wrote:
bassmonster wrote:
My new Shuker J4E....Coming along nicely

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finally - another builder who installs a MM pickup "correctly" :D :D :D

a personal pet peavey of mine is that most MM pickups are installed with the two ears up, leaving you precious little real estate to anchor your thumb. I always install mine with just the single ear point up, despite that fact that many find it laughable ... until they play it and go "oh, that's comfortable. why doesn't anyone else do it this way"

congrats to Shuker on bucking the norm and opting for what's comfortable!

all the best,

R


Its great working with someone like Jon Shuker, he takes care of all that kind of stuff, i hadn't even noticed that detail until you pointed it out

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PostPosted: April 29th, 2008, 5:32 am 
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Just got some updates on my new Shuker

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PostPosted: April 29th, 2008, 7:26 am 
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Man, that's looking good!


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PostPosted: April 29th, 2008, 8:13 am 
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I always install mine with just the single ear point up, despite that fact that many find it laughable ...


Seriously? Many find it laughable?

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PostPosted: April 29th, 2008, 3:25 pm 
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I have been goaded on it many times ... usually with someone making a comment like "oops! guess you got your pickup template backwards, eh?"

I've always thought of the MM pickup "two ears up" orientation as the first one being installed backwards by accident/mistake ... and to make everybody believe that they intended to do it that way, they continue to do so to this day. (or maybe the luthier of the first MM bass was really a lefty with alterior plans :mrgreen: )

all the best,

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Another backwards-ism of the MM pickup (at least on my late 90's Stingray pickup) is the pickup slugs each have rounded edges on the bottom of the pickup, but not on the top where your fingers can rub on them.


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PostPosted: August 31st, 2008, 8:14 am 
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another update, got this a while ago, hopefully now not far away from completion


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