| My 5 string Cocobolo Bass project - Finale
I used Bartolini soapbar pickups, and a Bartolini preamp. Also, it has a hipshot bridge, and a premium madagascar ebony fingerboard with stainless steel frets in a 35" scale. Everyone was warning me how heavy this thing would be, it weighs 14 lbs. It's not a problem for me, I just need a wide strap. So, how does it sound? It's the punchyest bass I've ever had my hands on, with what seems like infinite sustain. The E and B strings sound like ones on a grand piano. As predicted, the dust from the Cocobolo made me break out in a rash, so I had to be completely covered up head to toe, and use a carbon filter mask when I was sanding it. It's finished with Tru-oil. It was also predicted that Tru-oil would not cure on this wood, but this did. Maybe it's the Florida sun that made it dry, but it's hard and fine. So what's next on my list of basses to build? A headless, "bodyless" 5 string made from a single plank of figured Bubinga, of course! I'll make this new thread as I get farther into it. Later! JT | 
