HANEWINCKEL basses?

[modulusan]

hello, im thinking build one 5 string bass with pete hanewinckel...

any advice about building quality, neck feel, sound (of his custom wound pickups too) will be a huge help to go ahead...

thank for the advice.

[malthumb]

I used to own two Hanewinckel 6-strings. If I didn't suck at 6-string or if they had been 5-strings, I would still have them. Best necks I have ever played. So much so that when I had a custom 5-string made by another luthier, I measured the Hanewinckel necks and had him scale it down to a 5-string. Eight years later I still have that bass and still love the neck.

[modulusan]

Originally Posted by malthumb

I used to own two Hanewinckel 6-strings. If I didn't suck at 6-string or if they had been 5-strings, I would still have them. Best necks I have ever played. So much so that when I had a custom 5-string made by another luthier, I measured the Hanewinckel necks and had him scale it down to a 5-string. Eight years later I still have that bass and still love the neck.

thanks for the input...lovely basses...alder-flamed maple body with pau ferro fingerboard? how you could described the sound of the barts with that wood? pete offer me the IN/out switch but he said works better with his custom pickups. I was thinking in swamp ash or mahogany body.thanks

[Cliff Bordwell]

Great looking basses IMO.

[Zooberwerx]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bordwell

Great looking basses IMO.

Exactly. I've owned two...still have the black one (and I hate black basses, in general) with bart soapbars. The Hanes and DW ABZ 5's have the best "rolled" fingerboards IMO.

I also own a Rami built by some guy named Cliff.

Riis

[Triad]

I owned a six strings fretless in 2006, if I remember well.
Nicely built, good finish and good sound/playability. Unfortunately the builder isn't very well known so the used instruments don't hold a very high value... but this is true for all the small and medium builders, so...
Mine had Barts on it so I can't comment on his pickups, sorry. Hope this helps.

[modulusan]

thanks for the input guys...

My idea is a headless 5 string.

which kind of woods recomend me? the standard are mahogany, ash and alder. I dont know if add a top since the price will be 200 or more high and I dont think affect the sound of the bass at all.

thanks...

[modulusan]

in your experience guys...Im thinking about the scale of the bass...

will sound ok with 33" the low b? or its more to use with high C??

I like the idea of 33" because looks like a more easy to play and comft neck but Im afraid that the low B dont sound well...