looks pretty sweet!
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Congrats. Cool little bass.
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Very nice! Congrats, Tom.
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I would trust the SN. Nice looking bass nonetheless 
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Ooh, very pretty.
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Well that is some beautiful wood to go along with the rest of a beautiful bass.
Congrats
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Pwetty!
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Very beautiful, Joerg! I thought you were getting a fanned-fret, no?
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Thanks guys! (@howard , @John_E , @Paul , @MikeC )!
And so well made - amazing!
Ah, no - that was just one I found for the Bass Porn thread 
I actually never tried to play fanned frets so far…
The funny thing with the new bass is, now I have to re-learn how to coax the best sounds out of a passive Jazz - the volume-volume-tone setup with the volume pots really only working either fully on or fully off is something I haven’t tried since my short relationship with a MiM Geddy Lee quite a while ago 
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Yeah, it’s funny how easy it is to get used to having the vast tonal range of an onboard preamp!
Passives are very cool, though, and zero (battery) maintenance required.
Enjoy your new lovely!
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My 2014 stream. Active pickups and needs a battery, passive controls.
I kind of like passive basses. I actually like individual volume and tone controls for each pickup best. I have one bass like that, and you can get tones like that I haven’t been able to replicate with an EQ, internal or external.
I tend to dial the bridge back on tone and keep the neck bright.
The only onboard EQ I mess a lot with is the Tone Capsule
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Same here. 
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So, since my other post was a “teaser”, I better follow up with a few more pics… although I think I cancel my plans to become a professional bass photographer again 
4 different woods involved (European walnut, American walnut, maple, ebony) and that bass just siiiiiiiiiiiiings. And the craftsmanship is simply impeccable.
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Really liking the grain on this one. So cool that it starts at the bridge. Looks like an amazing piece of gear @joergkutter and yes I do feel a bit jealous 
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The luthier showed me several pieces of wood he had in his shop and this one resonated the most with me. This is the cool part about a “custom” bass - you can really make it “yours” 
You realize this is a Dutch bass, Paul!?!
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