M-Series™ entering production

[andrew]

Nice!

[frankenjazz]

holy crap rod! forget anything ive ever posted on here about wanting a singlecut bass, when i have the money for a custom bass you have my buisness, one question though, i havent seen any on here or on your site, do you make 6 strings?

[Rodent]

I used to offer a 33" 6-string single-cut before I closed my shop in mid-2008

fast forward to late 2010 when I will be reworking my earlier neck design to add a 34"/35" scale 6-string version to the M-Series line. I have several builds I need to get to customers before I can begin working the new prototypes and accompanying templates. at my current rate, the first 6-string unit or two should be available by late Spring 2011

at this point in time I don't have plans to offer a 6-string P or J bass clone, since there are several ergonomic issues with their design that would make it difficult to craft a bass with excellent upper fret access that also is not neck heavy without having a bass that weighs-in in the 11.5 - 13+ pound range

for reference - Andrew got to 'play' my 33" single-cut prototype last time he was by. I think he'll agree that my 33" design doesn't suffer the from the floppy B syndrome

all the best,

R

[Rodent]

here's an image of the finished M-Series 5 as it looked before pounding the subs earlier this weekend. all-in-all an absolute success that played even better than I had hoped for



the Big Splits gave my P-bass serious competition to the point where the P simply spent a show on its stand

all the best,

R

[frankenjazz]

i would love to see a pic of that singlecut if you have one handy,on a side note i was at mylocal guitar shop today and i struck up a conversation with this random dude who was trying out basses, we talked for a little bit about basses and i mentioned you and your comapny and i would love to try one, anyways the guy is visting family and hes from out of town and he told me his bass player in a band he plays guitar for has one of your basses and likes it better then the sadowsky he owns,i dont know just thought i would pass on the compliment

[Rodent]

thanks for passing along the compliment

there is a PM your way re the image

[Rodent]

update on the Redwood/Maple/Redwood sandwich body: it just arrived back from a friend's CNC shop when I had the neck pocket cut

here's the body blank with shiny new neck pocket and wiped with a little Naphtha to highlight that gorgeous Redwood burl top (it's almost a shame that the back side is 98% as stunning as this top side)



all the best,

R

[Basshappi]

WOW!
The grain pattern right next to the neck pocket looks like a cat's face.

Rod, that top looks so good it would be a shame to route any pup cavities in it! Maybe you should make this one a piezo only config and leave that top unrouted!

[Rodent]

freshly cut edge wiped with a little Naphtha to reveal the figuring



it only gets better looking from here

I'm officially on forced leave at my day-job beginning Wed afternoon Dec 15th and running until Jan 3rd. I'm sensing a whole lot of projects nearing completion will be getting wrapped up during this time.

all the best,

R

[Rodent]

that's the trouble with finding stellar figure - you never want to do anything with it that hides or removes some of the figuring. the customer funding this build isn't into piezos

all the best,

R

[Rodent]

the first M-Series fretless 4-string rolled out this afternoon



Koa top on ultra light weight Mahogany body core with contoured heel
Mahogany / acrylized spalted birdseye Maple neck with satin finish
Nordstrand Big Singles pickup set
Passive electronics (optional dual battery boxes for future upgrade potential)
Hipshot Ultralights and Type A alum block bridge

final weight: 7-1/2 pounds

all the best,

R

[andrew]

Wow, nice!!

[frankenjazz]

to quote ray ramano when he hosted saturday night live "SWEET SASSY MALASEY!"

[AzWhoFan]

7.5 lbs. that must be some kinda light weight mahogany

[Rodent]

7.5 lbs. that must be some kinda light weight mahogany

yup - high $$$ specially selected Mahogany for this body. definitely NOT Honduran Hog that's for sure. I also liked the chatoyance of this particular board, too bad you can't see just how alive looking it is in the images

all the best,

R

[Rodent]

more M-Series Koa goodness ... this time it's a 5-string on extra light weight Mahogany (same Hog as was used on the 4-string above) with a similar black accent veneer in between



this one is going to be tought to route pickup cavities in ...

all the best,

R

[amimbari]

some much-o fantastic-o woods there...

a quote from "fiddler on the roof" " IF I WERE A RICH MAN "

but I'm not... anything with more than 2 zeros on the pricetag is beyond me right now

[AzWhoFan]

more M-Series Koa goodness ... this time it's a 5-string on extra light weight Mahogany (same Hog as was used on the 4-string above) with a similar black accent veneer in between



this one is going to be tought to route pickup cavities in ...

all the best,

R

Maybe you can save the routed wood and get matching pup covers made?

[pjmuck]

more M-Series Koa goodness ... this time it's a 5-string on extra light weight Mahogany (same Hog as was used on the 4-string above) with a similar black accent veneer in between



this one is going to be tought to route pickup cavities in ...

all the best,

R

Stunning! I love the V-neck wood grain running down below the neck pocket.

[andrew]

for reference - Andrew got to 'play' my 33" single-cut prototype last time he was by. I think he'll agree that my 33" design doesn't suffer the from the floppy B syndrome

Killer B string, I couldn't believe how nice it felt.