My painful purging continues. This is my beloved short scale semi hollow bass from Chris Stambaugh.
Chris did this bass as a heavily chambered body with a carved top and a set neck. Sort of a cross between the Starfire and how Rickenbacker does their semi-hollows. The finish is really interesting as it is painted gloss on the face of the body with the rest of the bass being tung-oiled wood for a great feel
The specs:
32" scale
4 strings
African mahogany body
3 piece neck - Mahogany with a Maple center stripe
Chechen fingerboard with white binding and dots
Hipshot ultralite lollipop tuners (chrome)
Teal burst top with binding and a tung oil finish on the back of the body and neck
Chrome Hipshot D-style bridge
Custom titanium knobs and switch tip
6 position Tonestyler (the controls are volume, pickup selector switch, and Tonestyler)
Custom Neo pickups in chrome T-bird covers wired for series/single coil switching
I can make a quick video if anyone would like, but here are some photos:
In progress shot (its in the foreground and you can see how much the top was carved.
Some nearly finished shots from Chris' shop:
Headstock shot
Here's a shot of the back (I've since added a strap button behind the bridge because I like how it balances on strap better that way)
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Here's a shot of the hardware including the custom titanium knobs and switch tip as well as the Hipshot D style bridge. It can be strung through the body or just through the bridge.
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Chris did this bass as a heavily chambered body with a carved top and a set neck. Sort of a cross between the Starfire and how Rickenbacker does their semi-hollows. The finish is really interesting as it is painted gloss on the face of the body with the rest of the bass being tung-oiled wood for a great feel
The specs:
32" scale
4 strings
African mahogany body
3 piece neck - Mahogany with a Maple center stripe
Chechen fingerboard with white binding and dots
Hipshot ultralite lollipop tuners (chrome)
Teal burst top with binding and a tung oil finish on the back of the body and neck
Chrome Hipshot D-style bridge
Custom titanium knobs and switch tip
6 position Tonestyler (the controls are volume, pickup selector switch, and Tonestyler)
Custom Neo pickups in chrome T-bird covers wired for series/single coil switching
I can make a quick video if anyone would like, but here are some photos:
In progress shot (its in the foreground and you can see how much the top was carved.
Some nearly finished shots from Chris' shop:
Headstock shot
Here's a shot of the back (I've since added a strap button behind the bridge because I like how it balances on strap better that way)
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Here's a shot of the hardware including the custom titanium knobs and switch tip as well as the Hipshot D style bridge. It can be strung through the body or just through the bridge.
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