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depimp
04-11-2008, 04:08 PM
This is my first post and this is the first bass I´ve built. I´m very happy.

PunkRocker33133
04-11-2008, 04:23 PM
That looks great but hows the upper fret access?

depimp
04-11-2008, 04:39 PM
I don´t use to play in that frets but you can easily play at 21 (it´s 23). Anyway I´ll reform this in my next project.
The neck is one piece wenge flatsawn, bolted on and the peghead is fender style, no angled. The fingerboard is rosewood from stewmac with zero fret, the scale is near 32". the truss rod is "double action" with 1/8 allen nut, from stewmac aswell, but I´ve put it with the working bar on top, just under the fingerboard . The access is in the body side with no holes required and works perfectly,only remember that it works inversely.
The body is two pieces wenge with 4 cm. thick at the center to near 2.5 cm. at sides. the weight is about 4.1 Kg, a little heavy to me. I`m thinking about doing one similar but full hollow body but the brigde zone. How does it affect the tone?. Feel free to ask me anything about the bass and how it was made.