Jeff's "Scarlet" Bass

[flaxattack]

gonna be a long night
its already in kentucky on the way to jfk

[jacko]

And breathe...hold it ....... and relax.
And breathe...hold it ....... and relax.
And breathe...hold it ....... and relax.
And breathe...hold it ....... and relax.
And breathe...hold it ....... and relax.
And breathe...hold it ....... and relax.
 
BTW, I've just seen the movie Terminal, in which Tom Hanks gets stuck in JFK for 9 months ;-)
 
Graeme

[dannobasso]

Congrats to you!
Now after completing the ultra=customs, us little guys can expect some elf time from Santa Rosa.
Play it in good health and good luck putting your group together.

[flaxattack]

the eagle has landed
i will be moseying over to ups to pick it up shortly
thanks danno
good luck with yours
am interested to see how those off angle pups come out

[David Houck]

Moseying; yes, take your time, enjoy the scenery, maybe stop for coffee and browse the aisles at a bookstore.
 
(Message edited by davehouck on December 28, 2007)

[jacko]

Ha! Unlikely dave. He'll be breaking all the limits ;-)
 
Graeme

[dwmark]

This needs to be televised.  I WANT AN UPDATE!

[flaxattack]

i actually did mosey,,,i had my coffee and cigs first. the ups lady was a hoot. she first said i couldnt pick it up til 6pm. then she said there was no box this size in the pu pen. Then she said oh i know where i put that. its expensive isnt it. uhh yea kinda, she takes me over to a locked jail pen and there she be. then goofs on me not looking like my drivers license. then she had 2 guys carry it out to the car for me.
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I waited til 12.20 to open it, cause i know somewhere its 4.20 and thats the only way to open an alembic
ok- so... alembic line 101
GOD DAMN IT LOOKS BETTER THE PHOTOS!!!!!!!!
I dont know where to start,,
first off- the finish is amazing. whats underneath   on the top looks exactly like bill said, liquid lava. it looks like its wet underneath so that the bubbles in the qcb look like they are floating. amazing depth- totally amazing- like did i say amazing?
the abalones are simply georgeous.  
the peghead is a darker qcb that really sets off the brass inlay- another wonderful piece of abalone.
the back is just elegant to me, subtle grains a fair amount of color variation.
the neck- fits like a glove again.   the woods look sweet with some nice flameage in the maple i havent matched it to wolf, but why bother-lol
the gold plating was a great last minute idea. the control layout is perfect, the led arrangement of amber on the 5th, 12th, 17th,24th will help me up the neck
i am just thunderstruck. time to head to the basement on plug it in

[flaxattack]

ya know how much i believe in no coincidences
we rotate who opens every week with my friday night friends
gee can you guess who opens tonight?
this is why the higher power didnt want me to have it last week and mele aloha- haha

[flaxattack]

there is something i need to say.,
in case some of you forgot,. this was a remake of the first tribute i had made. there was a booboo obviously and never did alembic point fingers and neither did i.  
i just want to thank susan and mica for being so kind. i know they took some kind of a hit moneywise to do the right thing for all concerned. my heartfelt thanks to all who contributed to its production.

[the_8_string_king]

Congrats, Flax!
 
Outdoing the Wolf is no easy task... but you may well have pulled it off with Scarlet.
 
They're both so awesome it doesn't matter.
 
Hey, I know you said it somewhere... but what exactly are your electronics...?  Anniversery plus individual bass controls... or something else?
 
Just curious.
 
Congrats again.  I don't know if any customer has ever had two of his/her instruments make COTM... but (if not) I'd say you've got a real strong chance of being the first.
 
Hey... do you hear more of the Coco Bolo sound on Scarlet -since you hear more of the top/back on set-neck instruments?

[flaxattack]

i havent tried them side by side and wolf is very special sounding. its ash and this is mahog core. i think one would have to have the same instrument with diff top woods to discern a difference in woods
this has a rich ring to it. fat ass bottom
the electronics are
2 vol- outside knobs on the clamshell
2 q filters and switches
led switch
master volume pu selector and a rotary bass control
across the top
i dont think it sounds like wolf and it wasnt supposed to, but its not broken in and neither am i on it yet
road testing tonight = got a call for an audition for a dead band tonight- am bringing a scoop to pick up their mouths when they see this lady
i think this may be a good initial way to describe it
wolf is all man and an animal
scarlet is a lady of nobility and grace

[bassjigga]

I don't know how but I missed the final pic on this one. Wow! That is beautiful! Love the QCB and how it's covered with it. No interruptions from the pickups or truss rod cover. Nice.

[bassjigga]

What does the Wolf sound like? I've never played an ash bodied neck-through. Do you notice the ash as much as a bolt-on or set neck?

[lbpesq]

Hey Flax, not a bad looking instrument.  The only thing I don't understand is how come you're posting here instead of playing it?  Of course with an axe like Scarlet, one could equally wonder why you would be eating, sleeping, or even breathing instead of playing away!  Congrats.  I owe you a mug, which should be heading your way soon.  Then, I suspect, you'll be sending me another in the near future.  Have fun tonight.  Nicky & I are going to the Warriors/Denver game.
 
Bill, tgo