RIM Basses Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Hi All, Ive been contacted by Hajime Hirose of Sleek Elite in Japan to build him a Marseer 5 string fretted.This bass will be going up for sale in his high end bass shop, ive been looking at the sleek elite website for around 3 years now and loved the basses he was getting in from the likes of Carey Nordstrand,Chris Benavente,Fodera etc.So when Hajime contacted me I was over the moon! www.sleekelite.com www.haeussel.com So the specs look like this, Marseer 5 fretted with fishtail 5 piece Purpleheart/wenge thru neck Bubinga body wings Cocobolo bookmatched top Slotted RIM headstock design 2/3 layout with Cocobolo cap. Ebony 34" scale board Haeussel Custom Jazzbucker and singlecoil Pickups (Ebony faced) Hipshot Ultralites ETS MK III bridge with custom tailpiece (Black with gold saddles) Aguilar OBP3 Preamp JD flushmount straplocks Lacquered finish Hardcase http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...05102006038.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...09102006042.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...18102006079.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...17102006074.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...Marseer6006.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...Marseer6016.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...Marseer6005.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...Marseer6023.jpg Rim Custom wound Jazz pickups in Marty's Fender Jazz http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...Marseer6018.jpg Marty with his Marseer 6 fretless, I love this bass! Sorry for being away so long guys, more updates soon! Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyd Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Awesome work Robbie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 WOW that bass is HOT!!!! Great work! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielM Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 pretty neat. How are those Heaussel pups working out? I was considering a pair of the singelcoils for my Fretless project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIM Basses Posted December 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Ive as yet not heard these pickups, so once we have them fitted I'll sort out some soundclips. Im sure they will be good, for now hears some latest pics, The Marseer and my fretless 4 http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...30112006151.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...29112006150.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...30112006152.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otisband/lepwood.jpg More wood! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...30112006154.jpg Bassist mags for sale! Cheers, Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRossitter Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Wow, That looks great. Keep the pics coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIM Basses Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Hi All, Well my ordered ETS MK III Bridge has turned up, so I'll be cracking on with the bass over christmas. Also my coil winding machine has also arrived. I'll be custom winding my own pickups in the new year, so look out for them. Cheers, Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Wow Robbie, that looks like a sizeable investment for a winder Here's a pic of my Schatten clone in it's current unfinished state. I thought you'd like to see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIM Basses Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 I love it, I'll have to get pics up of my other new hand wound machine. Phil what did you use to read the count, ive got a proximity magnet sensor that im gonna fit to my new Digi readout. I found that basic reed switches tend to stick/jump. You'll see some new designs coming in the new year. Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 I'm using a reed switch on it. The magnet it originally came with didn't work very well so I stuck an Alnico 5 Musicman size magnet to it and I've got no problems now. I've heard lots of good thing about proximity switches but at 60$+ a pop, I'll wait for a little bit. Besides, even if the reed misses a few counts here and there it's not that bad since I check my final output and will remove or add wire to get my magic kOhm number for the final pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIM Basses Posted December 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Hi All, Well I poped into work today and fitted the ETS saddle and put a set of strings on to see how she looks, and listened to abit of Miller and Adam Nitti while I worked on the bass. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...27122006216.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...27122006215.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...27122006213.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...27122006212.jpg More next week guys, Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Wow that looks Exellent Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIM Basses Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Hi Guys, Well the pickups are now machined in and we should have the bass setup for next week http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...04012007229.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...04012007225.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...04012007227.jpg Cheers, Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Wow i just love how that looks! And i cant get over how good that top looks =) ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquesa Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 That is pretty darn sweet! And I really love that bridge design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIM Basses Posted January 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Hi All, Well the bass is nearly setup now, got the preamp all sorted today and I'll be giving her a blast thru an amp tomorrow night to make sure everthing sounds right. I do some final tweeks then strip down for Dewax shellac sealer/KTM-9 clear coat. I need to get a little amp at work me thinks! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...09012007236.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...09012007233.jpg Cheers for now, Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I truely love that bass! Any chance of sound clips i would love to hear it in action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTYGUMS Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Such an utterly beautiful instrument! good show sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiezelMonster Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Hello That's pretty cool, I really love how clean and neat everything looks, your quite the builder! I can;t wait to show you all my finished works! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FA2A Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 I can't stress enough how much I hate making post like this but.. That headstock is freakin' classy. I love it. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIM Basses Posted January 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Cheers guys, glad to see you are into the bass. I'll get some soundclips done once its been finished. Its all stripped down for Shellac/KTM-9 now. Played the bass last night at Marty's house (Marseer fretless 6 owner) thru his Mesa Scout combo and she sounds great. Tonnes of detail with a very focused and smooth sounding range thru the pickups. Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIM Basses Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Hi All, Well we have a few coats of KTM9 on the bass now, waiting for my new spraygun to come in and I'll finish the bass with a few more coats before I flatten and buff out the finish. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...16012007254.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...23012007272.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/otis...16012007255.jpg Cheers, Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Amazing work! I can't wait to try some KTM on my basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Okay, WAAAAY off topic, but I gotta say... Everytime I see one of your threads and see RIM, I can't help but think dirty thoughts... *shudders* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 that bass is so beautiful i don't even know what to say. i loe that bridge design, and the heel shaping is perfect. fantastic work. or as your customer will say, ichiban! ichiban! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.