- Fretless
- Y
- Ships to:
- United States
This is the 5th bass I built and the second fretless.
General
Neckthrough design; double cutaway body
34” scale
5 string; 1.75” at the nut; 18mm/.708 string spacing at the bridge
The finish is a two-part catalyzed clear urethane.
Body
Center core is Alder with a Bokote inlay at the neck joint
The body “wings” are Spanish Cedar
The thin layer between the body and the top is Makore
Finally, the top is from a Box Elder log gifted to me by Victor Wooten and came from his "Vixcamps" location
The headstock is capped with a matching thin layer of Box Elder.
The body and neck have some very unique characteristics and markings which make for a striking appearance.
Neck
The neck is a 5 piece Rock Maple lamination utilizing a two-part catalyzed epoxy
Inside, there is a dual action trussrod and two each 3/16”x1/4”x24” graphite rods
The fretboard is Zirocote finished with catalyzed epoxy and markers at the "fretboard" locations
The feel is "chunky", not thin or excessively "fat...but if you like a super thin feel, then this is not the bass for you.
Electronics and hardware
Preamp: 18 volt Mike Pope “Flexcore2”
Controls (looking down from player’s view) –
the left/upper is stacked bass/treble
the bottom is master volume push/pull, active/passive preamp
next row is balance (pickup blend)
high midrange
low midrange
the two switches are midrange boost/cut and signal output on/off
Pickups: Aguilar DCB (dual ceramic bar) pickups
Bridge: Hipshot “A-style”
Tuners: Hipshot Ultralite
Nut: Graphtech TUSQ XL
I haven't played it a lot, as I'm a 35" scale player, but it's a great bass.
$1750 shipped CONUS. I'm sorry, this will not come with a case or bag.
General
Neckthrough design; double cutaway body
34” scale
5 string; 1.75” at the nut; 18mm/.708 string spacing at the bridge
The finish is a two-part catalyzed clear urethane.
Body
Center core is Alder with a Bokote inlay at the neck joint
The body “wings” are Spanish Cedar
The thin layer between the body and the top is Makore
Finally, the top is from a Box Elder log gifted to me by Victor Wooten and came from his "Vixcamps" location
The headstock is capped with a matching thin layer of Box Elder.
The body and neck have some very unique characteristics and markings which make for a striking appearance.
Neck
The neck is a 5 piece Rock Maple lamination utilizing a two-part catalyzed epoxy
Inside, there is a dual action trussrod and two each 3/16”x1/4”x24” graphite rods
The fretboard is Zirocote finished with catalyzed epoxy and markers at the "fretboard" locations
The feel is "chunky", not thin or excessively "fat...but if you like a super thin feel, then this is not the bass for you.
Electronics and hardware
Preamp: 18 volt Mike Pope “Flexcore2”
Controls (looking down from player’s view) –
the left/upper is stacked bass/treble
the bottom is master volume push/pull, active/passive preamp
next row is balance (pickup blend)
high midrange
low midrange
the two switches are midrange boost/cut and signal output on/off
Pickups: Aguilar DCB (dual ceramic bar) pickups
Bridge: Hipshot “A-style”
Tuners: Hipshot Ultralite
Nut: Graphtech TUSQ XL
I haven't played it a lot, as I'm a 35" scale player, but it's a great bass.
$1750 shipped CONUS. I'm sorry, this will not come with a case or bag.