opinion needed

[Nami]

i'm building my first project now and i still deliberating about few things.
it's going to be an alder/ash body with (if i'll find a way to get it to israel) flamed maple top.
a 34.4" scale
a piezo (wich i want your help to choose one)
maple/ wenge (or maple /20 years old mahogany ) neck with ebony or rosewood fingerboard
Bartolini MM pickup -bridge
Bartolini J pickup-neck
active/passive switch
Aguilar / Bartolini active preamp

now
if i want the sound of this bass will be more like modulus flea or stingray in the bridge pickup and like J bass in the neck wich options should i take? and what about colors? do coloring the guitar make a less quality sound?
and what piezos are recommended?
and if i will buy only the piezo suddels ... wich bridge should i use?

 

[mahrous]

it would be easier to buy a whole bridge with piezo saddles. they are sold on allparts.com
guitarelectronics.com
and couple of other places. its a lot less hassle. recommended piezo? Fishman!

 

[Nami]

and what about the ABM and Schaller piezos? are they ok?
and i decided to use alder. so wich maple top is recommended? and do you know a wood seller that would send it to israel if i'll over pay him?

 

[mahrous]

gallery hardwoods are a sponser of TalkBass. they can sell you blanks of Alder.

ABM make all sorts of great stuff. if u can afford paying that cash, go for it!
i always found it a good idea to experiment with cheap stuff first. do it right, buy the expensive stuff and do the bass of ur dreams!

PS. i prefer ash over alder