As promised, more pics of new bass, I have also opened new topic just for this bass in forum here so talk with other people there if you wish about this new design. I promisse you are free to say anything ! you love it, you hate it any, comment is very wellcome:
So here it is new “noname” singlecut bass from Jerzy Drozd factory 
Still color of two switches is unmatched.
For this pickup layout there will be small thumbrest.
Other pickup positions are possible, singlecoil-singlecoil, doublesinglecoil-singlecoil etc….
Back view, this is not final shape for neck hell, this one make very upper positions not so confortable as it will be, Yves Carbonne said that´s not problem though
another view
Closer look to the shape of the neck hell, again it will look nicer ( actually singlecut 6 string has new hell design), anyway the idea of the hell is to make it different than “known bass maker” do and many singlecut bass makers just copy the same shape.
Entire instrument look.
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#1 by esteban on April 16, 2009 - 14:40
jerzy como siempre mi admiracion, me parece muy bello ese bajo, te felicito, y muy bueno esto del blog, que haceptes ideas, pa desde rosario argentina un abrazo enorme y con gusto sigo viendo tu trabajo, ojala algun dia trabajemos juntos, bye maestro
http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb64/andyvicius/MAXERA%208/?albumview=slideshow guitarra de 8 cuerdas
#2 by esteban on April 16, 2009 - 14:50
disculpa jerzy, no puse mi link para venta ni nada , me gustaria que veas mis trabajo, nada mas que por eso, si te molesta saca el coment, no hay drama como siempre mi admiracion, abrazos
#3 by Franklin D. Ayala on April 16, 2009 - 15:14
“…the idea of the hell is to make it different than “known bass maker” do and many singlecut bass makers just copy the same shape.”
This is the reason that your work is exquisite.
#4 by Nuno Oliveira on April 16, 2009 - 16:14
Jerzy, I´m a great admirer of your work and hope to aquire a Excellency bass soon (as soon as I get the money
). Anyway, I think it´s one of the most original basses I´ve seen in a long time. I´m curious about the sound.
Usually I prefer the pickup position more spaced out and a bit more in the centre, like the one´s you have on Excellency bass.
Honestly I´m not crazy about this new trend in witch a lot of basses leave the top body part so far in to the neck, but it´s a “fashion” thing and my personal taste alone.
Loved the bridge design, beautiful work!!!
Hope it was a constructive criticism of your new bass and as I said before, look forward to purchasing an Excellency…
See you soon
#5 by elluisito on April 16, 2009 - 19:31
hola de nuevo a todos
me aprece muy interesante lo asimetrico del cuerpo, y lo pronunciado del angulo q forma el cuerno con respecto al eje central del instrumento, eso debe mejorar mucho el acceso a los trastes superiores, en particular cuando se toca sentado. Por otro lado, el puente me da un poco de curiosidad, entiendo q el hecho de pasar las cuerdas por el cuerpo altera el sonido, pero seri interesante saber la razon del cambio de su sistema de puente de dos piezas, o si llegado el caso es posible ordenar un bajo de este tipo con aquel modelo de puente.
La forma recuerda mucho al barcelona, pero definitivamente tiene un aire nuevo. Solo resta oirlo, seria ideal q el maestro benavente haga esas grabaciones
#6 by admin on April 17, 2009 - 15:28
Hola Luis,
Si, el bajo recuerda el Barcelona por que es el claro descendiente, utilizé la forma del cuerpo para diseñar este nuevo bajo con bastante modificacionbes.
El bajo es de 33″ pulgadas y opté por las cuerdas atravesando el cuerpo para que se pueda utilizar juegos estandard no de escala corta , de esta manera se evita el problema de suministro de cuerdas de escala corta que no estan siempre disponible en todas partes del mundo.
#7 by Edo Castro on April 17, 2009 - 13:12
Hola Jerzy
I must say I was very surprised by the appearance. It’s a radical change in direction from anything you’ve ever done. All the materials flow wonderfully together, from the adjustable wooden bridge to the matching woods. Overall it’s a beautifully made instrument. The only thing I would have asked you to do if it were “my bass” was to shorten the lower horn and have it taper to a point. Not a sharp point but more drastically than it stands now. I can see the advantages of it’s design for positioning the bass on the leg while sitting but I sit with the bass strapped on to keep the playing position that is suitable to my needs.
(Is this what you have planned for the Barcelona?)
It is a gorgeous instrument and I want to congratulate you.
You should post some audio files so we can all hear what it sounds like. Bravo.
#8 by admin on April 17, 2009 - 15:19
@ Edo Castro
Hey Edo,
Actually this is kind of sensation I expected to get anybody who know my work already, and response I get til now is in line wit this. Sincerely I did not expected nothing different and that´s normal. Whole design of this bass has some background and there is a lot to explain “why” of this bass and “why” of this design which I will try to explain in this blog soon.
Anyway You have catched a bit of my idea already. Yes I would like top post some audio clips if possible, hope I will do this in near future.
Thank´s for being here Edo.
#9 by Johnny Rowland on April 17, 2009 - 14:44
Jerzy,I’ve loved you’re basses since seeing one a couple years ago!!Never played one,I live in Florida in the U.S.A.But soon I’ll be able to get my dream bass,And am going to try one thru LAG,I really like the singlecut,the bridge is art,I’m building my second bass a fretless 4 and am going to build a bridge of ebony.Love the blog..
#10 by admin on April 17, 2009 - 15:12
Hi Jonny,
Welcome ! I´m glad you love this blog
Dan from LAG is a great person, so that will be great place to try some of my basses. Now, if you are in building mod just visit electricbasssecrets.com site, maybe you will find it interesting 
, still underconstruction though.
#11 by admin on April 17, 2009 - 15:40
@ esteban
Gracias ! No te preocupes, puedes poner tus instrumentos sin problemas
#12 by admin on April 17, 2009 - 15:53
@ Franklin D. Ayala
Thank you Franklin and Welcome
#13 by admin on April 17, 2009 - 15:56
@ Nuno Oliveira
Hello Nuno, thank you for being here I´m digging your music on myspace. Thanks for comments, really apreciate it.
Jerzy
#14 by Pedro Reixach on April 18, 2009 - 02:22
Apreciado Jerzy,
Interesante diseño, rompedor con lo que venias ya haciendo con la línea Obsesion. Se nota su inspiración del modelo Barcelona.
Viendo las fotos de este bajo me viene a la mente el pensar de como sería este mismo modelo, pero con cuerpo hollowbody, diapasón de ébano y fretless (en escala de 34″).
Gracias por compartir estas primeras ideas y en hora buena por el nacimiento de este nuevo producto en tu línea de bajos.
Un abrazo,
#15 by leonardo on April 18, 2009 - 07:11
hola jerzy,pienso que el cuerno de acceso a los trastes aagudos esta demasiado pronunciado en comparacion al resto del cuerpo. el detalle del puente esta estupendo y como siempre los detalles en madera tambien estan increibles, Por lo demas: muy buen trabajo. felicitaciones desde Lima-Perú…
#16 by rodrigo on April 18, 2009 - 12:36
You truly inspire me.
I wish that one day you build a bass for me Jerzy.
by the way.. as a suggestion, the curves on that bass really remind me of rio’s mountains and beaches.. maybe a cool name for it would be Rio, since you already have a Barcelona
a question.. I always wanted to know more about tonewoods (for the body, the fret, the neck, the top, etc). Is there something that I can read about it ? I know it is not an exact science, but just to have more information about the expected sounds from the woods and how to balance them to get different textures and so on.
with respect from Rio de Janeiro,
rodrigo
#17 by Stephen Mitchell on April 20, 2009 - 09:34
Hello Jerzy,
I’ve been really looking at the design of the new single cut bass and among the many aspects that appeal to me the main one based on only seeing this is the design and in particular the design flow. Overall it is quite pleasing, the only exception being the lower horn. To me it is a big departure from the design and really doesn’t work with the design. Please forgive me if this is out of line but re-working the lower horn to work design wise with the whole bass would in my opinion lend itself well to the appeal of this instrument.
I wish I could post a photoshop re-work I did, but I’m not sure I can post images to your blog.
For me, I’ve never been a big fan of single cut designs, but what you have created has a very appealing style to it. It has me re-thinking my opinions of single cuts.
#18 by luis borralho on June 6, 2009 - 12:25
you know jerzy, from judging these pics, I could definitly see a double cout design being born from it too. To see my point, try looking closely at the pictures from the back of the bass.
#19 by Nuno Vilar on August 12, 2009 - 20:27
Hi
i had the opportunity to try the new Jerzy Drozd Single Cut models, both 5 and 6 string
there is so much SOUND from it …and its solid body, yet very light weight !!! this beauty plays so easy, no need to pluck it hard or slapped like my last day on earth 
the 33″ scale is DELICIOUS, i was a little suspicious about this because of the low B but curious about the G string! my conclusion is if i close my eyes i thought i was playing a low B on 34 or even a 35 ” scale…i really dont know how this is possible but MR.JERZY DROZD did it again and break all the old rules about bass concepts 
and the G string..ouch so powerful and so deep…tasty!
you gotta to try it and you will know what i mean! Congratulations Jerzy on making a new masterpiece 
so i leave here a little review ;
-after i get the bass is my lap i was amazed how comfortable it is , there is no fighting to keep the bass right in place, the lower horn is in fact very welcome ! a little playing unplugged and my first question to Jerzy is if the bass is chambered
The 5 string model is a little different from the 6 string, just because the woods choice, not one is better than the other but different sound.(i enjoyed more the 5..but hey im not a fan on a high C )
So all ups from now really that im ordering one for me, just choosing the woods and hope i get it by Christmas
Sorry if it seems a little exited but i am in fact
PS: i dont need to tell you guys how the beautiful details and finish that this basses have.
NV
#20 by Maki Sataki on August 17, 2009 - 03:54
This instrument if I win it my husband will be very happy,he always mention about he wants a unique bass and had mention Jerzy Drozd many times, but the economy is so bad he can’t afford one,He show me these basses and the no name one and I wishing to win it and give to him as my special gift, I am a Pianist and sometimes we play as duo and also in bands and he realy needs a special bass because his playing is very wonderful, his actual bass is giving many problems like sound, pickups, neck adjustments etc, and as a good bassist as he is he needs something very special like your bass the single cut no name bass!! It is very gorgeous and unique!
#21 by J.J. on September 21, 2009 - 03:51
Hola Jerzy,
This will be a very interesting bass……compliments!
Great wood-choice and original singlecut design…..but still a JerzyDrozd bass…
I hope this bass will be as light as possible…..below 4kg of weight!
The P’us config. is nice….because of still having that badass Bridge-Singlecoil growl….but an option with one extra Pu in the
neck will make it more suitable soundwise for slap/tap people.
A nice wooden thumbrest would be useful and loking cool too.
Wat I don’t like on this design is: thejack input…..should be on side of the body…….also then you could put the controlknobs a little further away from the bridge and Pu’s…..
I also would like to see the body curves more rounded for a more elegant and comfortable feel……this would make this bass a really sexy….haha.
The only thing wat I found ugly is the lower horn…..I don’t no know how to explain, but…maybe .it’s too far from the body away and should be more tapped to the point?
So this are my thoughts about your new design…..maybe you can do your favour with that…….
But anyway this is an interesting/inspiring design and I hope you will get enough possitive response to finally produce it.
Respect, man!
Greetings from A’dam,
J.J.
#22 by admin on September 21, 2009 - 06:14
Hello Adam,
Thank you for great comment, I am always very open to any sugestion or critic, thanks
#23 by Vicki on November 7, 2009 - 07:26
I do not know much about bass building and I have only owned one bass. I have only been playing bass for apprx. 3 years. I know that I will want a new bass hopefully not too far in the future and have been window shopping so to speak. I have lots of questions. What do you mean by single cut? How much does your basses weigh as I am a 55 year old woman so I do know want a big heavy monster like many basses are. What kind of picups,and are they active or passive? To tell you the truth, my knowledge about the construction of the bass is very limited so I really don’t know all the questions I should ask. My husband and I have a classic rock band(60′s, 70′s ect.) Is there a certain kind of bass that sounds better for this kind of music? I love playing bass and I have picked it up quickly but still in the learning process so I want a bass that is easy to play and has a good sound and that I can bring the best sound possible to our band. I have a spector now but I am interested in learning more about Jerzy Drozd basses and if it would be a good choice for a not quite intermediate player but starting to find my own style. Thanks for the opportunity to enter your contest and to learn about your instruments.
Sincerly
Vicki