My Stambaugh Upgrade Completed

[Richard_P_Harve]

Drove up to Chris's shop last week and had him install the Fodera / Mike Pope preamp and my new David King knobs. The bass now sounds just awesome, just like a single cut Fodera and it should because it now has the same Aero pickups and pre. What do you guys think of the knobs...?

 

[Richard_P_Harve]

By the way, this bass may go up for sale when I take delivery of my custom F-bass 6 string in a few months.

 

[spade2you]

Why upgrade it then sell it?

 

[Richard_P_Harve]

Good question actually - I want it to sound like it should, it had a Bart pre in it which in my opinion was a mistake. The knobs are just way too cool and make the bass just stand out that much more. But the bottom line is that I picked this up in an effort to get more comfortable with 6 strings in preparation for the arrival of my F-Bass 6 in a few months. It was always my intent to sell this once the F arrives but I wanted to make it the Fodera killer that it is now first.

 

[Jared Lash]

Great looking Stambaugh. I think the knobs add a great touch.

And while I dig the Bartolini preamp for certain things, I agree that if you're going for a Fodera vibe the Pope preamp is your best bet.

 

[Richard_P_Harve]

My real reason to post this was to show everyone here what wonderful work David King does on knobs, and he is a luthier as well. His prices on knobs is wicked reasonable and the work is first rate, simply gorgeous looking. Here are his websites...

Solid Knob Gallery Page
David King Bass Guitars Home Page

 

[bluesblaster]

I have been looking for something like this for my 4 string Stambaugh, its got a zebra top with gold knobs, I always thought they should be some kind of wood instead of gold or black.

What kind of wood are those knobs ?

BTW, my Stambaugh 5 is for sale in the classifieds if anyones interested in a killer 5 string

 

[Richard_P_Harve]

The bodies are Brazilian Rosewood, then there is a thin line of Blackwood and the tops are spalted Walnut like the top on the bass. They are a perfect match for the woods on the bass.