Hanewinckel Bass Progress

[jzucker]

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[j-raj]

*subscribbled*

 

[jzucker]

for those of you too shy to click on the link:

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[ibanezcollector]

im in.. subscribed..

 

[west*coast*bass]

Pete does amazing work. I had an early model of his a long time ago and it was really great.

I went to his shop last year and played his personal 6 string with his own brand of pickups in it...they were awesome...nice to read that you are going with his pickups as well!

 

[jzucker]

Pickups were an interesting decision. Because I wanted 24 frets, 33" scale *AND* a decent slap zone, it was a challenge. I have never liked the sound of the two pickups being an inch apart like you see on many 24 fret basses and the 33" scale compounds the issue. I also was very emphatic on having the '60s jazz bridge position. (Scaled to 33" of course). I did not want the bridge pickup a 1/2" from the bridge like you see on some 24 fret instruments. Therefore, I decided on going with both pickups in a single musicman sized wooden shell. I primarily use the bridge pickup but with the 4 coils inside the housing, I'll be able to get some interesting coil combinations but will probably continue to use only the bridge pickup here...

 

[jzucker]

some updates with proposed control layouts. Pete likes the front mounted jack but I'm not sure yet...

proposal 1:

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back (prior to grain enahancement...)

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[FL Knifemaker]

Nice!!! I like the controls all in a single row. That's going to be an beauty!!!!

 

[jzucker]

Nice!!! I like the controls all in a single row.

I do too but I'm thinking the jack pushes them into the playing area a little too much so I'm leaning towards a side jack.

 

[FL Knifemaker]

I do too but I'm thinking the jack pushes them into the playing area a little too much so I'm leaning towards a side jack.

I see your point. A side jack will make it look cleaner. I like the Neutrik locking ones. They're not exactly inconspicuous but they work well

 

[jzucker]

I see your point. A side jack will make it look cleaner. I like the Neutrik locking ones. They're not exactly inconspicuous but they work well

I like the neutrik as well but discovered that they don't work with the planet waves spring loaded jacks.

 

[Ryan L.]

My vote would be for having the jack side mounted (not a huge fan of front mounted jacks, no idea why).

And the controls all in a row looks great, IMHO.

 

[jzucker]

Thanks Ryan. That's what I've decided on.

 

[jzucker]

here's what it's going to look like...

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[jzucker]

slight update to control layout

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[jzucker]

these are about a month old. It's much closer to completion but Pete's digicam broke so i haven't gotten the latest pix. It's coming along great. Specs are a bit different from the original though.

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[Wilbyman]

Hey Jaz, I'm diggin it!

W

 

[smperry]

Looks great. I like the new board.

M

 

[FL Knifemaker]

I like that fretboard!! Looking NICE!!!

 

[west*coast*bass]

The bass is looking great. The fingerboard is gorgeous! Pete sure does some nice work.

Mark