there are lots of little changes that will make this production run blow away the pre-prod basses that are floating around EBay (which should NEVER have seen the market place).
mahogony body should sweeten up the tone quite a bit too!!!
i'm putting some finishing touches on the database this weekend. anxious to see finished product.
the flamed maple is a slightly modified bitmap. in 3D Studio MAX you can edit the RGB output, helps with colors that aren't quite right when applied in the material editor.