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    Building my first 5 String Bass

    This is the Mongo 5 PJ Bass. -Solid Swamp Ash Body -Roasted Flame Maple Neck -Ebony Fretboard with Roasted Flame Maple Binding and Inlay -Carbon Fiber Nut -Flame Maple Veneer Pickguard -Hipshot Hardware -MM Style Control Plate -Aguilar 60’s P Pickup -Aguilar Super Double Bridge Pickup -Deep...
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    A Van Halen Bass?

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    A Van Halen Bass?

    Yeah, the back of his guitar isn’t visible much.
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    A Van Halen Bass?

    These are the style that Eddie used on his Frankenstrat so that’s why I chose them on this build. Here is a picture of Eddie’s guitar.
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    A Van Halen Bass?

    A couple years ago I built an EVH Bass for a buddy of mine. It’s a 32” scale bolt on Strat-shaped bass that features a Locking Nut and a Kahler Trem bridge. The pickups were handmade by Michael Pack of Sonic Pickups out of California. The body is Alder and the neck is a graphite reinforced Maple...
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    What wood is this?

    It looks to me like Mahogany. Unsure of the specific variety. The treads look like they have a veneer glued onto it.
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    When it comes to relic'd basses, I like the extreme ones...

    I love Reliced guitars/basses. I have done several and prefer building relics over polished beauties. Rick does a wonderful job with his.
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    Custom Single Coil with Custom Humbucker HELP

    It’s a 32” Scale tuned in Drop D.
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    Custom Single Coil with Custom Humbucker HELP

    That’s correct. I cut a Floyd Rose Trem block in half. Drilled and tapped mounting locations for the block to mount directly to the body.
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    Custom Single Coil with Custom Humbucker HELP

    Yes, it’s a surface Mount Trem with 2 springs on the underside of the plate. https://www.kahlerusa.com/guitar-tremolo-and-bridge/2400f-w4-cx-4-string-bass-with-forward-saddles
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    Custom Single Coil with Custom Humbucker HELP

    The Humbucker has vintage shielding and hot wiring so I’m guessing the only pup I can do this to is the Single Coil. Thank you!
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    Custom Single Coil with Custom Humbucker HELP

    Hello everyone, I need some wiring help. I am building an EVH Style Bass from scratch. I had custom pickups wound for this build. I have a single coil (8.6 DCR) in the neck pos. and a Humbucker (29 DCR) in the bridge pos. I have a 250k/500k Stacked Pot, .047uf Tone Cap and a Gretch Style 3 Pos...
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    send your maple fingerboard jazz basses!!

    Thank you! I only made 5 of them.