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BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
Currently parked up in the Peaks enjoying the view having visited a luthiers workshop in a stunningly pretty setting.

New bass in the boot and it’s a work of art.

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  • guitarfishbayguitarfishbay Frets: 7953
    edited August 2018
    Have you just been to Shuker’s? I seem to remember reading something about a Shuker recently.
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  • guitarfishbayguitarfishbay Frets: 7953
    edited August 2018
    We need pics!
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  • fftcfftc Frets: 559
    Oh, a Shuker P?
    Yes please!
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    It’s a Shuker, yes.

    But it’s an uberhorn fretless. In fact, it’s the first uberhorn he did so it’s serial is 001 (!)
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    What a busy day!

    Conference calls all the way there and back for work, but I managed to get half an hour in Jon Shuker's workshop tucked away near Hope in the Peak District. It's such a beautiful setting..

    Jon is an absolute gentleman. So knowledgable, so open and a really great conversation. I can see myself ordering a build from him... 

    And the bass? It's a Shuker Uberhorn Fretless 4. It has piezo bridges with a ghost preamp, and a magnetic pickup under the fretboard in the P position. He couldn't remember exactly what it was - but I tried it in the workshop and it's a fascinating solution to a balance issue.

    The Ghost piezo system gives a really really rich and lovely sound - it's basically like a rich P sound, with strong upper bass and some nice highs, but with the upper mids rolled off. 

    The magnetic pickup is voiced for mids - on it's own, it's like a mid-heavy P,  but with the piezo as well it's like a foghorn! Huge, deep, rich and loads of harmonics all over the shop!! There controls are logical - a switch for magnetic, both, piezo, then volume for magnetic, volume for piezo with a push pull "bright" control, and then a 3 band EQ for the magnetic (cut/boost) and a 3 way frequency switch for the mids control. Really flexible. Really good.

    The neck was a total surprise. It feels about 42mm at the nut but might be less, but it has this brilliant slim carve which is really similar to the pre-CBS Precision neck - it feels great! More on this when I get to play it!

    I'll give it a go later tonight and report back on my ham-fisted efforts (!)

    Check me out - I'm a fretless owner. Ooer.




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  • That looks awesome. Congrats! What has caused the light parts on the top? Is that just the figuring in the wood?
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    That looks awesome. Congrats! What has caused the light parts on the top? Is that just the figuring in the wood?
    Yeah - it's the figuring in the African Blackwood top
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  • octatonicoctatonic Frets: 33725
    That gives me the uberhorn.
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  • Looks striking.
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  • martmart Frets: 5205
    That's an amazing-looking thing. A glorious start to your fretless journey!
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  • LuttiSLuttiS Frets: 2243
    octatonic said:
    That gives me the uberhorn.
    My first thought - beat me to it :)

    Looks fantastic!
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  • RockerRocker Frets: 4941
    What a lovely instrument.  Tom Anderson build quality!  Enjoy.
    Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. [Albert Einstein]

    Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    Thanks all! I’ll have a play tonight and report back..!
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  • JezWyndJezWynd Frets: 6021
    That looks awesome. Congrats! What has caused the light parts on the top? Is that just the figuring in the wood?
    Yeah - it's the figuring in the African Blackwood top
    I thought that must be some sort of signature mark in the finish, so it's natural? Beautiful instrument, it has a real double bass vibe with the full length fretboard. I see your P bass collecting dust with this in the house.
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    JezWynd said:

    I thought that must be some sort of signature mark in the finish, so it's natural? 
    You made me take it out to get some close ups for you :) (Oh well...!) Excuse the dust and bits - I'm going to clean it later







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  • proggyproggy Frets: 5827

    That's absolutely beautiful, well done.

    One thing's bothering me a bit though, the name! ...I hope it doesn't sound like the beeper on a dodgy taxi.

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  • sweepysweepy Frets: 4158
    That is truly stunning, i bet it sounds perfect for all the Eberhard Weber tunes :)
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 27340
    S’pose it’s alright.




    In a wow sort of way!  Congrats.
    Having trouble posting images here?  This might help.
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  • blobbblobb Frets: 2914
    What a beautiful instrument that is. When you said you were thinking of 'trying' a fretless...........
    Feelin' Reelin' & Squeelin'
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    Just had half an hour off working. Decided to have a go.


    Fuck me. Fretless is addictive
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