Winter Build Off 2020- The ♾

[MPU]

Truss rod cover on. I routed the letters with cnc, oiled the cover and after oil had dried I used toothpick to fill the letters with black paint. Pickup coils are wound, I'm soldering wires and potting the coils tomorrow. I also have to draw and print a filler piece between bridge pickup covers.

 

[Beej]

Really lovely work. Especially in comparison to the hack-abouts in my workshop.

 

[MPU]

It's finished!
I got the MPU custom humbuckers mounted yesterday. Ceramic magnets, steel blade cores, split humbuckers. Wired vol/blend/tone with push/pull for neck/bridge j on the bridge pickup. I also waxed the bass with Warwick wax and oiled the fretboard.
I'm very pleased with the looks, balance, playability and sound of thiss bass. I was a bit worried about possible neck dive with lightweight chambered body but this one is better balanced than the real Warwick I have (wenge neck, bubinga body). This one is so gentle to my shoulder because of the light weight.
Now I can watch other WBO projects while playing mine.

 

[Gary_M]

Wow, fantastic work, that turned out so nice! (and so quickly!) Just a gorgeous instrument. Any plans for sound clips?

 

[MPU]

Soundclip is coming soon.

 

[turindev]

It's finished!
I got the MPU custom humbuckers mounted yesterday. Ceramic magnets, steel blade cores, split humbuckers. Wired vol/blend/tone with push/pull for neck/bridge j on the bridge pickup. I also waxed the bass with Warwick wax and oiled the fretboard.
I'm very pleased with the looks, balance, playability and sound of thiss bass. I was a bit worried about possible neck dive with lightweight chambered body but this one is better balanced than the real Warwick I have (wenge neck, bubinga body). This one is so gentle to my shoulder because of the light weight.
Now I can watch other WBO projects while playing mine.

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Flat out beautiful. Love the work you have done here man, well done!

 

[Jebberz]

Wow, that's beautiful

 

[Jisch]

Really nice, beautifully done.

 

[enzodm]

Elegant and "clean".

 

[I-Am-The-Slime]

That is one lovely bass!

 

[JayGunn]

Something about this beautiful bass says "purity" to me. The cleanliness of the design, the brilliant execution, belongs in a museum of modern design. So surprise coming from MPU. Just wow!

 

[MPU]

Here's a quick short soundclip. Bridge pickup only, bridge coils, then neck coils. Neck pickup only. Neck pickup blended 50/50 with bridge coils on bridge pickup and neck pickup blended 50/50 with neck coils on bridge pickup.
Maihinnousu - Lataa - MPU - Infinitie

 

[rojo412]

Looks and sounds great!

 

[IconBasser]

Here's a quick short soundclip. Bridge pickup only, bridge coils, then neck coils. Neck pickup only. Neck pickup blended 50/50 with bridge coils on bridge pickup and neck pickup blended 50/50 with neck coils on bridge pickup.
Maihinnousu - Lataa - MPU - Infinitie

ooo it's got that midrangy mwaahh I love so much when the bridge pickups are favored

Great bass MPU, fantastic work

 

[Flying B]

Stunning, just stunning.

 

[rogerbmiller]

I read this start to finish tonight to sub and it's finished?! Gaaaaah!

Nice work @MPU!

 

[Bruce Johnson]

Very nice work! I like that you've put some serious engineering into it. You've thought it out carefully, adding lots of hidden details to make it work better, and to make it fit together well. I always like to claim that when I build basses, I build race cars, not show cars. Function first, beauty second. This is a race car bass.

But I also like your styling/visual design. You are bold with lines, edges and shapes. They make a statement, set an attitude. Too many builders go wimpy and make their basses all soft and indecisive.

 

[MPU]

This is my submission for the Winter-2020 Build off

For details, please read my build thread
Winter Build Off 2020- The ♾

I was intriqued about Warwick's way of making chambered basses with curved body shape. One thing lead to another and I found myself ordering wood and hardware for a sort of replica of Warwick Infinity.

Specifications
Body: mahogany wings, flame European maple center block and top, curved shape
Neck : Warwick RB Infinity, maple
Finger Board: tiger ebony
Fingerboard radius: 20"
Scale Length: 34"
Tuners: Schaller M4 Light
Bridge: Warwick
Pickups: MPU custom
Electronics: passive vol/blend/tone
Finish: Crimson guitar finishing oil
Strings: Daddario balanced tension

Sound clip

Maihinnousu - Lataa - MPU - Infinitie

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Wow! That came out spectacularly nice, love the F holes. Per your usual, extremely clean, precise work and immaculate finish. Very nicely done, Sir.

 

[Jeff Siddall]

Yup, that turned out amazing!

The ebony with flame maple combination is hard to beat. And the pickups sound great. I have been planning to make myself some blades and yours are great inspiration.