Potential Darkstar Project

[Matt R.]

I've been wanting to buy into the Darkstar hype and build a bass around a pickup- Yes, build a whole bass around a pickup... Haven't been able to decide until now after I was kinda inspired by the thread about Juan from The Mars Volta. A Jazz with a single DS. Here is a quickie photoshop of his bass, my apologies to all you other photoshoppers out there, just wanted to get a quick idea of the look:

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I may even go with black/tortoise, but was thinking of sonic blue/mint green PG. What do you all think?

Matt

 

[BadB]

Ditch the pickguard all together and have it rear-routed. That'd look sweet in any color you'd like.

 

[Matt R.]

Nah I love pickguards. It's gotta stay

 

[old puppy]

just sold a 71 (engraved) humbucker and a TB Plus to pay for the Dark Star i ordered, welcome to the Dark side.

get it ordered quick Lord Darth Hammond is backed up almost a month.

 

[Croox]

thats going to be a cool lookin bass

 

[TheDarkReaver]

dude, you had the plans the wrong way round. you built it backwards!

 

[mellowgerman]

oh man the wait is horrible, but sooo worth it

 

[Bernie Connors]

Are you opposed to going with a P body? The jazz looks cool but a little 'odd' to me with a single pickup. The P would look great with that though. Black with a tort guard and rosewood. Would be a beauty!

 

[Matt R.]

Are you opposed to going with a P body? The jazz looks cool but a little 'odd' to me with a single pickup. The P would look great with that though. Black with a tort guard and rosewood. Would be a beauty!

Well I had the P in mind originally but it's done so often. I was very happy with the looks of the Jazz with a single pickup. I didn't expect to love it because I'm a jazz bass guy and so used to 2 pickups

 

[GregC]

Do it! I dig the look. More importantly, I recently bought a Skyline Glaub with a DS and it kills!

 

[fidus]

I know is kindda vague but, how do you guys think the DS sounds better, in the P position or in the J position? just want a quick opinion, not trying to hijack the tread

 

[Andy_colassal]

Buy a mark hoppus sig. bass and put a darkstar there, I have always wanted to do that.

 

[Matt R.]

Buy a mark hoppus sig. bass and put a darkstar there, I have always wanted to do that.

Good idea, but not for me. I'm lefty. It'll be a Warmoth body routed for the DS and Fender Jazz neck (which I got off ebay tonight)

 

[GregC]

I know is kindda vague but, how do you guys think the DS sounds better, in the P position or in the J position? just want a quick opinion, not trying to hijack the tread

Well, I think it sounds great in the P position myself, of course. But which J position, though? The soundclips of the Lakland Decade will give you an idea of how they sound in an approximate J bridge position, and way up at the neck:
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[Matt R.]

I've ordered the body from Warmoth: Jazz Bass, Alder, Sherwood Green, mint green pickguard, Darkstar rout in the neck position. Updates in a couple months.