| Reviewer
| Larry Richardson
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| Experience
| 25 Yrs Of and on
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| Email
| Lwrichsr@netscape.net
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| Review date
| June 25 2002
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| Manufacturer
| Ambush Custom Basses
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| Model
| -
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| Price
| $2,945.00
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| Item owned for
| 1-6 months
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| Bass type
| 5 string fretted
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| Neck join
| Bolt-On
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| Neck construction
| Graphite reinforced composite construction
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| Fingerboard
| Birdseye Maple, 22 Frets, 35" Scale
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| Body
| Ash Body with Spalted Maple Top
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| Finish
| -
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| Pickups
| Specially designed Bartolini pickups
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| Hardware
| Gold Hipshot Ultralight tuners and Hipshot 'B' bridge, Schaller str |
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aplocks
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| Electronics
| Active/Master Volume, Blend control, Mid cut and boost w/ three |
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position switch, Stacked treble and bass cut and boost, Pickup configuration s |
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witch (double J bass or double humbucker)
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My Custom Ambush bass was made by Scott Ambush, bassist for Sypro Gyra.
This is by far the flattest neck I?ve ever played and the absolute best
Graphite neck bar none. The action is very low to my liking and the ?B?
string is to die for. The construction is first rate for a working bass
master. The spalted maple top wood really makes this bass look tasty, add
to it the birdseye maple fingerboard and gold hardware, and you have a
masterpiece.
Looks are great for a bass but it has to say something, and the Ambush
basses say a lot. If you want that vintage Fender Jazz bass sound and with
a flick of a switch a vintage Ken Smith bass sound with balls, you have to
get yourself an Ambush Bass. You would have to give me a Ken Smith bass
because Smith?s just don?t do it for me, but the Ambush gives you what the
Smiths lack, decent mid-range and some good down home BOTTOM! The Ambush
cuts through and with the three way mid-range toggle switch you can get the
biggest variety of sounds imagined. Scott is a master bassist, he?s local
I get a chance to see him perform when he?s off the road, and to hear the
sounds coming out of his bass closed the deal for me.
I didn?t have to pay a kings ransom for either, starting at just $2,545.00
you can have a world class bass. Build time is about the same as most of
the other major bass builders, much less time than Fodera or Sadowsky and
sound wise the same result. I would recommend anyone looking for a custom
bass that you just can?t put down to look seriously into getting an Ambush
Custom Bass.
| Construction
| 98% | 
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| (Exceptional for a working bassist)
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| Appearance
| 100% |
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| (I just sit and look at, very pleasing to the eye.)
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| Playability
| 100% |
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| (The neck feels like butter, the action is very fast.)
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| Sound
| 100% |
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| (Vintage Fender jazz, vintage Ken Smith, best of all worlds)
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| Customer Service
| 90% |
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| (Keep in mind Scott is a working luthier, but he comes through when needed.)
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| Value
| 95% |
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| (Very Good value)
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| Overall
| 98% |
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| (No complaints about buying an Ambush bass, I highly recommend them.)
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