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NBD: Dunable R2 - Black Limba w/ Bigfoot Humbucker & Reverse P

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by Jeffrey A-Bomb, Oct 19, 2018.

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  1. Oct 19, 2018 #1
    Jeffrey A-Bomb

    Jeffrey A-Bomb Drink Coffee & Destroy

    Oct 14, 2000
    Silver Spring, MD
    This bass is SICK! Got it from Chicago Music Exchange and couldn't be happier.

    Description from the site:

    This Dunable 4-string R2 bass features an aggressively cut, black limba body for tighter sound. Pair that with a Bigfoot Humbucker and a Reverse "P" Style split single-coil pickup and you've got one nasty machine. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, at your service.

    Model:     R2 Bass
    Serial #: 1790
    Weight: 9 lbs 10.4 oz

    Neck Wood: Maple
    Fingerboard Wood: Macassar Ebony
    Fingerboard Inlay: Standard Dots
    Side Dots: Standard Dots
    Nut: Bone

    Body Construction: Bolt-On
    Body Material: Black Limba
    Pickguard: None
    Strap Buttons: Strap Locks
    Color/Finish: Satin Polyurethane Amber Burst

    Hardware Finish: Black
    Bridge Pickup: Bigfoot Humbucker
    Middle Pickup: Reverse "P" Style
    Bridge: Hipshot "A" Style
    Tuning Keys: Lightweight Clover

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  2. Oct 19, 2018 #2
    kesslari

    kesslari Groovin' with the Fusion Cats Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Dec 21, 2007
    Santa Cruz Mtns, California
    Lark in the Morning Instructional Videos; Audix Microphones
    Nice. Rock that baby!
     
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  3. Oct 19, 2018 #3
    ajkula66

    ajkula66

    Sep 23, 2016
    The land of a thousand dances...
    Congrats on your new bass. May it serve you well.

    A quite radical but tasteful (IMO) implementation of the RD shape. Would love to try one someday.

    Play it in good health and enjoy.
     
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  4. Oct 19, 2018 #4
    cataract

    cataract Supporting Member

    Feb 14, 2007
    Birmingham AL
    Huge fan of Dunable and would LOVE to rock one of their basses. Congrats! Looks amazing.
     
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  5. Oct 19, 2018 #5
    Jeffrey A-Bomb

    Jeffrey A-Bomb Drink Coffee & Destroy

    Oct 14, 2000
    Silver Spring, MD
    Thanks! I actually have one being built now and saw this pop up at Chicago Music Exchange while waiting. Immediately nabbed it and sold another bass to cover it. Something truly unique and fun about Dunable basses! The R2 being built has block inlays, Swamp Ash body, and single coils in more of a Rickenbacker config w/ a series/parallel switch. It'll compliment this perfectly.
     
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  6. Oct 19, 2018 #6
    cataract

    cataract Supporting Member

    Feb 14, 2007
    Birmingham AL
    That’s such a good build, will definitely be worth the wait.. I understand the not wanting to wait- just got the bass I’ve been waiting for since last December.
    You should definitely share some clips when you’re able!
     
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  7. Oct 20, 2018 #7
    RobTheRiot

    RobTheRiot

    Aug 31, 2016
    las Vegas, nv
    Congrats, that’s a beauty!

    Really a beautiful piece of wood, and a unique over all bass.

    Hope you get years of enjoyment with it!

    *Neither here nor there, but is there something strange happening w/ the trussrod cover, or is it just my eyes & a strange angle?
     
  8. Oct 20, 2018 #8
    Jeffrey A-Bomb

    Jeffrey A-Bomb Drink Coffee & Destroy

    Oct 14, 2000
    Silver Spring, MD
    Ha, thanks! It's artistically cut ;) Has a single screw. Looks weirder at that angle than it does straight on.
     
  9. Oct 20, 2018 #9
    Bassamatic

    Bassamatic keepin' the beat since the 60's

    Dec 7, 2007
    Studio City, SoCal, USA
    Now THAT is how I would build a bass! Exactly!! IMHO the P pups SHOULD have been reversed from the start. AND my modified Hagstrom has a big humbucker for the bridge pup.
     
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  10. Oct 20, 2018 #10
    non

    non

    Aug 4, 2015
    not crazy about the headstock shape with that body but that is a beautiful piece of wood.
    how thick is the body? looks thick.
     
  11. Oct 20, 2018 #11
    Jeffrey A-Bomb

    Jeffrey A-Bomb Drink Coffee & Destroy

    Oct 14, 2000
    Silver Spring, MD
    Not much thicker than my other basses. It has a belly cut and quite a few curves and corner rounding. Feels surprisingly good.
     
  12. Oct 20, 2018 #12
    Jeffrey A-Bomb

    Jeffrey A-Bomb Drink Coffee & Destroy

    Oct 14, 2000
    Silver Spring, MD
    The custom I'm getting will be this, but with all black hardware and single coil soapbar styled pickups w/ a series/parallel switch. Hopefully be getting it in a month or two.



    It'll have the same pickups as the Jeff Matz High on Fire bass.
     
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  13. Oct 20, 2018 #13
    cdwthunderfoot

    cdwthunderfoot

    Nov 29, 2015
    Illinois
    I played that black Limba r2 from the OP a couple times at Chicago music exchange. that bass is awesome. I'm glad you bought it so I wouldn't have to sell a kidney for more gear.
     
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  14. Oct 20, 2018 #14
    somebrains

    somebrains

    Feb 7, 2017
    I never thought the RD shape would come back.
     
  15. Oct 20, 2018 #15
    Jeffrey A-Bomb

    Jeffrey A-Bomb Drink Coffee & Destroy

    Oct 14, 2000
    Silver Spring, MD
    Me neither, but I really dig it! I'm more of a Rickenbacker 4003 and Fender player and this body feels right. First saw this Dunable body shape on a rig rundown for the band Power Trip and fell in love w/ it. Then I saw some videos of Sacha demoing the guitars and playing them in the band Intronaut and was sold.
     
  16. Oct 20, 2018 #16
    somebrains

    somebrains

    Feb 7, 2017
    I had a 2nd year RD in high school for a minute.
    Bought it bc I wanted an Explorer, couldn't find one bc the Internet didn't exist + one never showed on on Daddy's Junky Music.
     
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  17. Oct 20, 2018 #17
    FingerDub

    FingerDub Inactive

    Jan 8, 2016
    Are you also a DJ mr. Bomb?

     
  18. Oct 20, 2018 #18
    Jeffrey A-Bomb

    Jeffrey A-Bomb Drink Coffee & Destroy

    Oct 14, 2000
    Silver Spring, MD
    Hahaha, no, no I'm not. Hope he's cool though!
     
  19. Oct 20, 2018 #19
    FingerDub

    FingerDub Inactive

    Jan 8, 2016
    He's amazing. He plays a lot of clubs in Vegas, his name is DJ Jeff Bomb. I went to college with him. It wouldn't surprise me if you were him and it was him buying a bass to lay down bass lines for his own DJ tracks.
     
  20. Oct 20, 2018 #20
    jamro217

    jamro217

    Apr 12, 2013
    Beautiful coastal Rhode Island
    Yay!!!