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How would your absolute custom dream bass look like?
- Thread starter lazarus31
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Ric5
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- Jan 29, 2008
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- I like 5, 8, 10, and 12 string basses
my dream basses look like this ... I am living the dream
One of my dream basses (latest build):
Roasted maple neck, roasted swamp ash body, hum cancelling pickups, Hipshot hardware, custom circuitry- simple but unique. Pickups are "50's" position - the neck pickup is where a 51P pickup would be, the bridge pickup is further from the bridge than a 60's J position. Deeper, throatier sound than a regular J or P.
A few grams under 7.5 pounds, balances beautifully. Although it took a few tries to figure out what I REALLY like, by the time I got to building 5'ers, I have a pretty good recipe.
Roasted maple neck, roasted swamp ash body, hum cancelling pickups, Hipshot hardware, custom circuitry- simple but unique. Pickups are "50's" position - the neck pickup is where a 51P pickup would be, the bridge pickup is further from the bridge than a 60's J position. Deeper, throatier sound than a regular J or P.
A few grams under 7.5 pounds, balances beautifully. Although it took a few tries to figure out what I REALLY like, by the time I got to building 5'ers, I have a pretty good recipe.
Like this but if money is no object a bit up-specced…
Or a Mk 3 Wal 4 string with flamed sycamore facings…
Or a Mk 3 Wal 4 string with flamed sycamore facings…
It should be here in a month or two:
Spector NS-1 4-String Bass -- 1. 64" Nut -- Solid Black Walnut Wings -- 3-Piece Maple Thru-Body Neck -- Standard Neck Profile -- Pau Ferro Fingerboard -- Fretted -- Mother of Pearl Spector Crown Inlays -- Standard Side Dots (White) -- Ebony Headstock overlay -- Mother of Pearl Headstock Logo -- Natural High Gloss Finish -- EMG GZR Pickup -- Passive Circuit (Volume / Tone) -- Brass Bridge -- Hipshot Ultralights w/ Xtender -- Gold Hardware -- Tolex Hardshell Case ---- Rotosound RS77LD Strings ---- Setup Eb Standard
Spector NS-1 4-String Bass -- 1. 64" Nut -- Solid Black Walnut Wings -- 3-Piece Maple Thru-Body Neck -- Standard Neck Profile -- Pau Ferro Fingerboard -- Fretted -- Mother of Pearl Spector Crown Inlays -- Standard Side Dots (White) -- Ebony Headstock overlay -- Mother of Pearl Headstock Logo -- Natural High Gloss Finish -- EMG GZR Pickup -- Passive Circuit (Volume / Tone) -- Brass Bridge -- Hipshot Ultralights w/ Xtender -- Gold Hardware -- Tolex Hardshell Case ---- Rotosound RS77LD Strings ---- Setup Eb Standard
Dingwall just finished up my Z3, and if it plays as well as it looks, I'm having a hard time imagining a bass that I'd prefer.
I own it! Xmas present from my wife last year. Ibanez SRF 705. Versatile, playability off the charts, great feel and quality.
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A passive, jazz bass styled fretless like the one pictured above; Ash body, rosewood fingerboard, maple neck — classic perfection!
It would look like a Rickenbacker 4005 (the old one) with a price tag in the $2,500 range.
Might not be pretty... But with a name like "Battle Ax" it's not supposed to be. But I love it. Got this Fender Custom shop three months ago. And it has become my dream bass.
This is mine! A custom Wyn, with a little bit of this and a little bit of that from other basses that I've owned.
I had a '90s Epi reissue EB-1. The body was too small for me. I'm much happier with my Rivoli!
