I'm putting most of my basses up for sale to fund some tool purchases, so here's the last one.
This is a bass that I built last year for myself. It was my second attempt at a build, so it's really a prototype of sorts. I say that up front because this definitely isn't a perfect instrument and I want to make sure expectations are adjusted properly.
This bass has become my main player the past couple of months, and it's really going to be tough to part with (my only consolation is that I know I can build it's replacement
)
Here is a build thread that covers a lot of the construction details (it's two builds in one, and the blue bass gets finished up towards the end of the thread):
First build - 5 String Bolt-on
Everyone likes pictures, so here are a whole bunch:
http://s117.photobucket.com/albums/o...ild/?start=all
Now the specs:
Neck - quarter sawn maple with bubinga "stringers"; curly maple fingerboard with bubinga underlay/accent, 22 medium frets, 34" scale, angled headstock, bone nut (just a hair under 2"... I think either 1-7/8" or 1-15/16").
Body - poplar core, curly maple top with bubinga accent line, contoured neck heel, forearm and belly, rounded body edges.
Electronics - Nordstrand Big Singles, passive VVT
Hardware - Hipshot B bridge (aluminum, full .75"/19mm string spacing), Gotoh BG7 tuners (not sure why, but one of the string posts came "fatter" than the other 4), Dunlop straplocks.
The bass plays great (currently set up with med/lowish action), and sounds amazing. Maybe it's just the kind of sound I like or what works with my rig, but those Big Singles run passive is about as good as it gets in my book. I've got other basses with active electronics and Barts, and I just can't ever get them to sound as good as this one run passive. In fact, I used to run these pickups in a different bass with a Bart pre, and I honestly prefer them run passive.
As I mentioned before, consider this a "used" bass, so it's not perfect, has little blemishes, and probably a couple little quirks. From a couple feet away I think it looks great... so don't look at it with a microscope.
Not sure on the weight - I'll have to get it on a scale later today to verify, but it's actually on the lighter end of the spectrum. It balances quite nicely. Also, the neck is pushed into the body as far as I could get it, so the reach to the first fret is about as short as you can get for a 34" scale. All that to say that it's a very comfortable bass to play both seated or on a strap.
I'm asking
$500 (+shipping) for this bass which includes a really nice TKL Zero Gravity light weight case. That's actually less than I have in it for materials alone, so I think a great deal for a really great bass. (and yes, it is missing a truss rod cover, I'll make one for it)
