I think the VW is a great idea. All the Victor Wooten fanboys and fodera geeks that afford one

:cough cough:: me), this opens a new option. I'm curious though, could this model, if proven successful, open doors for new options? Since they are made in batches, could it be a possibility to make them as "blanks." An alder body maple top bass seems to fairly popular, so this could be used as a template, and customers can pick pickups, finish, and inlays from there. This was just an idea I had. The only problem is there is alot of upfront cost I guess...