My Dream Bass

Just to get it all down on paper:

I plan on attempting a 5 string P/MM project sometime in the near future. As of now, this is my plan:

-P bass body (most likely SX)
-RW Jazz neck with mother of pearl blocks (warmoth, maybe)
-tuners would be 3 over, 2 under (matching headstock!)
-P pup (researching different brands..)
-SD MM pup (either ceramic or alcino. not sure yet)
-5 string Badass III bridge

as far as electronics go (in no particular order):
-Master Volume (pull to bypass EQ and run passive)
-3 band cut/boost EQ w/mid freq. sweep
-Tone for passive mode
-3-way selector switch (P/P-MM/MM)
-blend knob for when the switch is in the middle position (maybe asking too much? I think it would be very handy to be able to put a bit of the MM pup in the P pup signal or vice-versa)
-3-way mini toggle for switching the MM pup SC/parallel/series.

Whew! Now I'm wondering how I'd fit all that in one bass! I think that that would be all I'd ever need in a bass. In theory, I'd be able to get a tone-rolled-off P bass thump, a bright, snappy, aggressive MM tone, and everything in between.

Please reply, as I'm interested in what you guys have to say.

 

that's the plan. I don't want to screw anything up, like I know I would. Although I'd love to work on it my self, I have no where near the talent nor tools to attempt such a project. Eventually I'd like to get to the point where I can do any mods to my basses myself, as well as doing mods for other people, such as Mr. Valenti does.

so in short I will be doing business with Mr. Valenti sometime in the foreseeable future.

 

I don't want this color combination, but that is the basic control layout.

 

yeah! I'd definitely use a SX MM for this project if/when it ever comes out.