Winter Build Off 2022 - The PeavEsh StinGer

[AudioTaper]

Is that a Wendigo or a Chupacabra?

Rake.

I lent him an old P-Bass to learn on. His timing is off, needs to take some lessons.

 

[Passinwind]

This is my submission in the Partial Build category for the 2022 WBO.

It is the PeavEsh StinGer.
(Because it's an Esh Stinger-inspired body with a Peavey GV neck...)

Specifications:
Body: Multi-piece Ash with an Alder core

Neck: 35" scale carbon fiber shell with Pau Ferro fretboard. 21 frets, Luminlay side markers. The tuners are Gotoh GB707 in black. The string tree was handmade.

Strings: Daddario EXL170-SL5

Pickups: EMG MM5TW

Controls: Volume, Treble (pull for coil tap), Bass. The preamp is the Uncle Fluffy 2-band from Passingwind Electronics. Its running at 18V and a Gotoh BB-04W battery box was used.

Bridge: Peavey factory GV, which is an aluminum copy of a Hipshot A-style.
Knobs: Kilo International aluminum in matte black.
Straplocks: Schaller in black

Finish: VHT Chassis and roll bar paint, satin black

Weight: 11lbs 13oz. It's a little neck heavy when seated, but balances well with my Gruvgear Neo 4"

Is the “finish” actually finished? (y/n) yes. View attachment 4628713 View attachment 4628714 View attachment 4628715 View attachment 4628716

Great job!

Just wanted to clarify that I don't have any involvement with that Uncle Fluffy MM 2 band clone preamp beyond having posted the fabrication file as an open source share at OSHpark, and there are various other clones and revised versions shared there by others now as well. I did this with Uncle Fluffy's explicit permission BTW, as he has just way too busy to deal with sending out boards anymore for a good few years by now. He's a great guy and was a huge help to me when I started doing my own designs and PCB layouts.