The Envelope Pusher

Cliff Davies bass just went out the other day. It was one of those basses that was sad to let go of. I thought I'd post a few of Cliff's thoughts upon opening his new instrument:

"Dude I got it. DAMN. The first thing that hit was how amazing the finish job is on this bass, I've had MTD's and Roscoes, but this bass' finish is amazing. If I smashed the bass, the wood inside would crumble but the finish would hold for sure. Well done!

I'm gonna play it for about a week until I tell you my thoughts on it's sound, I've only just plugged it in for about an hour but DAMN, it's such a great difference from the single coils I've been livin' on.

The Glock sounds great, the knobs are awesome, they make the top side of the bass so nice.

The Aeros and the pickup box are killer, I really dig the box and how it came out. The location on the bass is perfect for my style. I just love exposed pole pickups.

Dude it's just awesome, I'm so happy I took and chance on you guys and ordered this bass. You are the detail king, ever aspect is great, from the cool hex screws to the extra maple laminate where the neck is bolted to the body. You were right with the red finish on the back, it just kills. There's definitely another Sage in my future.


Thanks dude, I love this bass!

Cliff"


We Couldn't ask for a better response to one of our instruments. Thanks for carrying the torch Cliff.

The Grabbertarian Is Done!

My attempt to photograph this monster is pretty weak, never the less it totally kills. I'm gonna try and set up a real shoot before shipping it off to Paul, if it happens I'll post pics. This was an all out success, and we can't wait to see Paul hit the road and the studio with it.

Raining Blood

Blood Red paint that is. Paul asked us to match the Wine Red color Gibson used as one of the stock colors on the Grabbers. No sweat. A quick color match and two coats of the aforementioned red and we had the vibe we were looking for. Forgive some of these shots, the spray booth isn't ideal for photography, we promise to have some pro shots of the final product. Which is the next update. Stay tuned.......

The Grabbertarian

Every once in a while we take on special projects, it breaks up routine and serves a personal amusement. Our latest is for a personal friend Paul Burnette of the band Darkest Hour. Paul plays a Gibson Grabber that was modified with a replacement P-bass neck after the original neck crapped out, also it's fitted with new hardware. This bass has been Paul's companion for many years, and it shows. A fan gave Paul a bass they had tried to do the same thing with a while back, and although it was a nice gift it didn't really fire on all cylinders, so we took it upon ourselves to re-vamp the bass and give Paul a fitting backup bass to take on the road.

We started the project by eliminating everything except the body, next we made a custom Utilitarian neck, and set the bass up in raw form to get all the fit and playability issues in order. After filling many holes and adding new ones the bass was brought into the spray booth where it will receive a new wine red finish. In the coming days we'll post pics of the final finish, and eventually the final product which will feature custom pickups from the Seymour Duncan custom shop, and Hipshot Hardware, and lot's of Sage mojo.

Stay Tuned............

Our newest client Elias hails from Santiago, Chile. The first of two basses on order is a custom long horn with a Swamp Ash body core with bookmatched Maple Burl facings on the top and back, Ziricote fingerboard with block inlays, a pickup ramp, piezo bridge and custom Audere preamp. It gonna be a real envelope pusher. This installment features a rendered drawing of the bass. It's a great way to visualize a project before the first scrap of wood is cut. In the next installment I'll post the actual bass in-process, it's a head turner for sure!