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How would your absolute custom dream bass look like?

#81
Pretty much like this. While not fully finished in this photo. The bridge and electronics need to be installed and then strung up. Ebony neck and fingerboard, burl madrone on rengas body and piezo bridge with Richter 6 channel buffer.
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#88
at the risk of creating a bit of a platypus here I'm going to bolt a 4 string status headless neck onto a natural walnut/shedua wal mkii body...obviously i will need to replace the bridge with a status one.

i actually own both but i could never trash these two in the process...but i bet it would sound and play great.
 
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#89
I've narrowed my specs down, but the finishes tend to change:

Both are Basslab:

Fretted:
STD-VI
Multiscale 32-36"
Strandberg EndurNeck (under license)
29 stainless frets
Fishman Fluence 6-string bass pickup(s), with Fishman/Wal/Basslab pre
Headless bass trem, a la Strandberg EGT Rev. 7
Pinhole LED position markers, top and side
USB-C rechargeable battery system for entire bass, with a long run time
Finish:
Cerakote argyle pattern - teal and lime green lozenges, with burnt orange crisscross lines

Fretless:
L-Bow VI
Multiscale 32-36"
EndurNeck, under license
3-octave range, if possible
Headless Lightwave pickup system, with USB-C rechargeable battery, Basslab/Wal/Lightwave pre
No position markers - I'm a classically-trained cellist, so I need to keep that ear trained

Finish:
Cerakote color-shift, matte finish, unless fretless board requires more protection
 
#93
Oh, probably a lot like this...

J Bass Body
Construction - Chambered
Core Wood - Black Korina
Lam Top Wood - Black Korina
Right / Left Handed - Right-Handed
Control Cavity - Top Rout
Neck Pickup Rout - J Bass Neck 4-String (3-5/8")
Bridge Pickup Rout - J Bass Bridge 4-String (3-3/4")
Jack Rout - None
Bridge Rout - Babicz FCH-4
Neck Pocket - 4-Bolt Neck Pocket
Body Contours - Forearm Contour, Tummy Cut
Binding & Edge Decorations - Natural Masked Edges
Paint Category - Transparent
Top Color - Vintage Tint
Back Color - Vintage Tint
Satin or Gloss - Satin
Body Upgrades - Three Piece

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J Bass Neck
Shaft Wood - Roasted Maple
Fretboard Wood - Indian Rosewood
Stiffening Rods - Standard Steel Rods
Nut Width - 1-1/2" (38mm) J Bass
Left or Right Handed - Right Handed
Neck Profile - Slim Taper
Number of Frets - 21
Binding - Pearloid
Fret Size and Material - Vintage Small (Nickel)
Tuner Hole Size - Gotoh Carbon-o-lite 11/16" (17.5mm)
Inlay Shape - Blocks
Inlay Material - White Pearloid
Side Dots -Moon Glow Side Dots (3mm)
String Nut - GraphTech Black TUSQ XL - Standard Nut
Mounting Holes - Standard 4 Bolt
Finish -None
 
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#97
It would probably look something like this:

Warwick
Vampyre 6
Neck Through
Neck and body wood of the stock Vampyre NT
Royal ebony fretboard
A rather thick but narrow neck shape, D or U, I think
Probably passive electronics or at least a switch for turning it on and off; I hate push-pull-pots
If it's passive I only need a volume and pickup blend. I'm not completely set on this, though, because a three band might come in handy, from time to time.
Pickup config of the Thumb for some extra growl (maybe kepping the Vampyre's humbucker in the bridge position, though)
Violet burst
16 or 17mm string spacing
26 frets (like the 'standard' Vampyre)
Purple LEDs in the neck for dark stages
 
#99
I don't have all the money in the world, but my wife is a generous gift giver, so mine is being built right now.
  • Roscoe SKB5 Standard Plus (Plus), 35"scale
  • BEM fret board
  • AAA Flame maple top over swamp ash body
  • Custom burst finish with matching headstock
  • Roscoe Bartolini custom wound pups and pre
 
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