Hah!

Did you camp out in a tent? Lol.

Okay, it's been five hours since Rusty's last post. Does 9-1-1 take from 200 miles away?

I'm guessing he's in a state of shock.  It's also difficult to type when playing...or drooling.

Russsssstttttyyyyyyy where are youuu?

I'm Baaaaaaaaaack!!! Sorry to keep everyone waiting but I literally just got home from Austin. I spent 2 hours at Guitar Rez playing & drooling & the the drive home was 4 hours with traffic, so I'm finally home but haven't had a chance yet to play it through my amp to really see what it sounds like. My initial reaction is I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! I will give a detailed reply after I ve played it through my amp, but I will say this, the amazing marbling if the Quilted Maple in conjunction with the gorgeous blue paint does a very good job hiding the drool!!! Stay tuned......film at 11 :-)

that blue is so impressive!

I know how you feel, bass brother.

Rusty, I can attest to the fact that amber-tinted quilted maple also hides drool.  
 
lol  
 
Gorgeous bass.  Enjoy!
 
Bill, tgo

I finally had a chance to play through my amp yesterday & it sounds great! It has much more bottom end & punch than my SCSD, which is what I was hoping for. Susan was right about the woods she selected, the Walnut core does give it great attack, & the quilting on the Maple is amazing!The action is incredible & the neck is perfect! The neck dimensions are exactly what I ordered & it feels great in my hands. I can see why Mica had trouble capturing the exact color of the bass because it changes depending on the light & angle you are looking at it. When you tilt it side to side the ripples in the quilting are 3D & look like waves on water. I love the Ruthenium plating & the Cosmo Black tuners are a very close match. The blue LED's are awesome! I can't wait to play it live to really see them in stage lighting. It feels solid in my hands like my SCSD, much better than my Schecter 5 string which feels like plastic after playing my Alembic. I have a lot to learn about tweeking the controls to get the sound I want, but I know the possibilities are endless with the Series II electronics. I was worried about aligning the 5 pin cable with the side mounted jack, but it is actually very easy to plug the cable in without looking at the socket. I still have a lot to discover on this bass, but after spending a couple of hours on it, it appears to be just what the doctor ordered, & I think it's only going to get better as I get more used to it & learn the controls better. I also love the Jan-Al case! Even though it is larger than the Calzone case I have for my SCSD, the Jan-Al is 10-15 pounds lighter! It also has wheels on one end which makes moving the bass super easy. They gave me a large storage compartment too that is big enough for my 4 strap & two 5 pin cables. I'm at work now but will post more pictures when I get home. I'm still pinching myself to make sure this isn't a dream & that this amazing bass is actually mine! It was definitely worth the wait!

Great to hear Rusty, if your experience is anything like mine,  then the bass will appear to sound better the more you play it. I really felt I couldn't hear the ebony when playing the bass in an enclosed room at home but on a gig, the sound of the bass is so different and much more open and I find that I don't need the filters as open as wide I do when at home in order to  hear tone.

I did notice that I can hear filter changes better on the Europa than my SCSD. On my SCSD I have to roll the pan towards the bridge pup to really hear filter changes good, but on the Europa, I can hear filter changes with both pup volumes 100%.

Sorry about the lack of pictures & comments, I have been busy Christmas shopping ever since getting home with my bass, so I haven't had time to play it much or post pictures. I promise I will right after Christmas!

Here's a video that shows the 3D depth of this amazing Quilted Maple!
 

Rusty; I got a this content is currently unavailable message; is it a non-public page?