| Author | Message | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4664 Registered: 6-2000 |
Everyone starts with a neck. Here's yours:  and a detail - love the veneers:  and the authentic shop dust! | ||
| berniek
New Username: berniek Post Number: 3 Registered: 5-2007 |
Looking good! I broke my right foot so now all of a sudden I am playing bass instead of drums at church. I am really looking forward to getting it even more now. Karen | ||
| berniek
New Username: berniek Post Number: 4 Registered: 5-2007 |
What's going on now? | ||
| berniek
New Username: berniek Post Number: 5 Registered: 5-2007 |
Can I please have another picture? I've been waiting for over 2 months. | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1566 Registered: 6-2002 |
Perhaps you haven't been looking at the other threads? These kinds of updates are handled by Mica, who is ... well, check here! | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4725 Registered: 6-2000 |
Hi Karen, Your bass is part way throught he finish department. At this point, we install the frets and send it back for the rest of the finish. Here is your bass just ready for the frets:  And one of the LED tests:  There's still lots of work to do, but it's looking great alrady. | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1105 Registered: 10-2003 |
Love the neck combo. Subtle elegance. That purpleheart top looks great as well! John | ||
| the_8_string_king
Senior Member Username: the_8_string_king Post Number: 670 Registered: 9-2005 |
What he said! | ||
| the_8_string_king
Senior Member Username: the_8_string_king Post Number: 673 Registered: 9-2005 |
Interesting... I just noticed... no sustain block -even though there IS an ebony laminate for increased sustain... curious. | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1518 Registered: 2-2006 |
May not need a sustain block with that Purple Heart top. | ||
| artswork99
Junior Username: artswork99 Post Number: 22 Registered: 7-2007 |
Hi Karen, Being fairly new to the forum I have just started to wonder into this area of Factory to Customer and the build records... what a great place to see ones own come into fruition! Enjoy your bass and play it in great health! | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1108 Registered: 10-2003 |
It would be interesting to hear side-by-side comparisons of otherwise identical basses, one with the sustain block and the other without. Would the sustain block serve to give more definition as well? I think that with the ebony laminate and solid body, it's going to sound pretty fat. John | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5426 Registered: 5-2002 |
Beautiful top! | ||
| berniek
New Username: berniek Post Number: 6 Registered: 5-2007 |
Thanks for all the comments everyone. I appreciate it. Now I am kind of wondering about the sustain block myself but trust that it will be fine. | ||
| estring
Junior Username: estring Post Number: 23 Registered: 9-2003 |
Hi Karen You are going to have one sweet sound AND looking bass when it's done -Chris | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4851 Registered: 6-2000 |
Ready to ship!   | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 548 Registered: 11-2004 |
This is the most attractive Essence I've ever seen- usually the body shape doesn't do much for me. The neck lam combo is lovely and I love the headstock choice. Enjoy it! | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 811 Registered: 6-2002 |
Sweet! and a superb looker to boot. Enjoy this beauty.. Mike | ||
| crgaston
Senior Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 444 Registered: 11-2005 |
Go Karen! I love purpleheart instruments! You must post pics and details ASAP, especially of the back. Enjoy! | ||
| the_8_string_king
Senior Member Username: the_8_string_king Post Number: 859 Registered: 9-2005 |
Very purdy... understated... nice neck combo... should sound quite nice!!! And it's good you got a Q switch. | ||
| bassman10096
Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 990 Registered: 7-2003 |
Very nice. | ||
| the_8_string_king
Senior Member Username: the_8_string_king Post Number: 860 Registered: 9-2005 |
Oops, silly me... it's unlike me to arbitrarily assume something... looks like an LED switch... or is it a Q switch, and the LEDs just come on when it's plugged in? | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1397 Registered: 10-2002 |
Very nice indeed. Graeme p.s. mark- If you look closely, I think you can see the LED switch next to the jack socket so the other switch will indeed be a 'Q'. | ||
| southpaw
Intermediate Member Username: southpaw Post Number: 189 Registered: 12-2004 |
I lover Purple heart tops! Congrats Karen excellent choice of features & woods. 811952 has it right: you won't miss the sustain block. Not to ruffle any feathers here, but with a neck through bass and an ebony laminate, notes will ring for hours! Plus you save a half pound of weight; When my Distillate was disassemlbed for cleaning, I took the parts to my Post Office and weighed them on the postal scale,(yes, it was slow day for me...) the sustain block was a half pound (9 ounces, I believe). I actually prefer a wood sustain block (make my own) or none such as on my Orion, which also rings for hours. Please post more pictures Karen, again, Congrats. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5567 Registered: 5-2002 |
Beautiful; congrats!! | ||
| 5stringho
Intermediate Member Username: 5stringho Post Number: 137 Registered: 11-2006 |
Schuweeeeeeeet! Looks great and should sound the same! Congratz and enjoy!! Mike | ||
| berniek
New Username: berniek Post Number: 9 Registered: 5-2007 |
I'm waiting for the UPS truck now, since I have to be home and act accordingly for the "adult signature required". If that is a Q switch I sure hope the manual tells me how to use it - and what it is. | ||
| artswork99
Intermediate Member Username: artswork99 Post Number: 149 Registered: 7-2007 |
Oh, how much FUN that must be Karen. Do let us know when it arrives and post more pictures if you can. Play your new bass for many years in good health! Art | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 872 Registered: 2-2005 |
Karen, From the FAQ have included the control description. The Q-switch switches between the 8db boost described and 0db boost. It is a nice feature to have. I have it on my Orion with Essence electronics. Keith The Essence controls are volume, pan, and filter. The filter is a low pass filter and is variable from 350Hz to 6000Hz. When the filter is set fully to clockwise, all frequencies are being passed. As you roll back on the filter, you lower the threshold, above which no frequencies are passed. On the Essence, there is an 8db boost at the threshold frequency of the filter control. The Essence has just one preamp, so there is just one trim pot inside the control cavity. Thus, you can't use the trim pot to balance the outputs of the pickups. However, the trim pot does serve two other purposes. One, to control the amount of signal going from the bass to your amp. Some preamps can be overdriven if you are sending too much signal from the bass. Two, to balance the output of your Essence with the output of your other basses. | ||
| berniek
Junior Username: berniek Post Number: 11 Registered: 5-2007 |
Wow thanks, but could you be more specific? Just kidding. It's here - gotta go! | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2658 Registered: 7-2004 |
Don't forget to breath once in a while! Bill, tgo | ||
| berniek
Junior Username: berniek Post Number: 12 Registered: 5-2007 |
OK - breathing now, and it smells great. | ||
| the_8_string_king
Senior Member Username: the_8_string_king Post Number: 896 Registered: 9-2005 |
Mmmm. New bass smell. I can relate. So... what else have ya got 'ta say about it? | ||
| berniek
Junior Username: berniek Post Number: 13 Registered: 5-2007 |
God rocks !!! Especially now. |
