No one else has one like it
The Jazzborghini
Status graphite neck
Alder body w/ Lamborghini orange three stage paint job
Delano pickups
Badass III bridge
J Retro
Hipshot Ultralites
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Your Signature Bass?
- Thread starter KingRazor
- Start date
No one else has one like it
The Jazzborghini
Status graphite neck
Alder body w/ Lamborghini orange three stage paint job
Delano pickups
Badass III bridge
J Retro
Hipshot Ultralites
Ive got 2 ideas for what my signature bass would be, the first i have designed roughly in illustrator, it is a fender style jazz body with a thunderbird neck and headstock, featuring a humbucker and a single coil pickup at the neck.
The 2nd idea is a traditional thunderbird pro 4 bass, but with the tuners on the bottom of the headstock, a deeper cut away to allow access to the lower frets and a revised placement for the front strap button to make the bass hang more horizontal than neck diving. i would also put a better bridge on.
The 2nd idea is a traditional thunderbird pro 4 bass, but with the tuners on the bottom of the headstock, a deeper cut away to allow access to the lower frets and a revised placement for the front strap button to make the bass hang more horizontal than neck diving. i would also put a better bridge on.
Attachments
A Steve Harris signature, but I would change the bright blue color of the official one for any other color, white, black...
It's been a while...
Spector Europe/USA Bolt-On 5 DLX EX (Fully Carved NS-Body and "Deep Socket Neck Insert" from the Euro Bolt-On Line combined with the USA Build Quality & Options, with more J-Bass focused Woods, Pickups & Electronics: an US-made "SpectorJazz")
Body & Neck
Hardware
Electronics
Available Colors
Spector Europe/USA Bolt-On 5 DLX EX (Fully Carved NS-Body and "Deep Socket Neck Insert" from the Euro Bolt-On Line combined with the USA Build Quality & Options, with more J-Bass focused Woods, Pickups & Electronics: an US-made "SpectorJazz")
Body & Neck
- Zebrawood top in Natural or with stained Color Dye, achieving [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
- Alder back
- 3-Piece Rock Maple Neck with "Deep Socket Neck Insert" Bolt-On Neck Construction and Carbon Fiber Reinforcement
- 24 Stainless Steel Frets
- Birdseye Maple Fretboard with Black Pearloid Crown Inlays or Pau Ferro Fretboard with Mother-Of-Pearl Crown Inlays (Pau Ferro Lined or Unlined Fretless Optional)
- Nut Material: TUSQ Black XL
- Scale Length: 35"
- Neck Radius: 16"
- String Spacing @ Bridge: .66"
- Nut Width: 1.81"
Hardware
- Color: Black
- Bridge: Spector Europe Series Locking Bridge, Aluminum
- Tuners: Hipshot Ultralight "Y-Key" (Hipshot Bass Extender Optional)
- Strap Button: Dunlop Flush-Mounted StrapLoks
- Knobs: Aluminum Low-Profile & Stacked Knobs
Electronics
- Tone Circuit: Aguilar OBP-3SK/PP
- Circuit Type: Active 3-Band (with Passive Bypass) and Dual Midrange Frequencies on Push-Pull Pot
- Circuit Voltage: 18-Volt
- Bridge Pickup: Nordstrand Big Single in EMG "40"-sized casing
- Neck Pickup: Nordstrand Big Single in EMG "40"-sized casing
- Pickup Type: Passive
Available Colors
- Natural Zebrawood
- Black-Stained Zebrawood
- Black Cherry on Black
- Cobalt-Black Burst on Black
- Green Stain on Black
- Trans-White Burst on Black
- Ultraviolet on Black
- Natural on Black
- Mono "The Betty" GS-1 Strap & Mono Top Loading Vertigo Case Included
- MSRP: $3,099.99
It would be..
1. Alder or Ash contoured P bass body in Natural finish
2. hum cancelling J pickup and the neck
3. Stingray pup at bridge
4. High mass bridge
5. Jazz bound and blocked neck
6. Series parallel switch
1. Alder or Ash contoured P bass body in Natural finish
2. hum cancelling J pickup and the neck
3. Stingray pup at bridge
4. High mass bridge
5. Jazz bound and blocked neck
6. Series parallel switch
Fodera Imperial II
5-String (E-C)
Mahogany Body w/ Maple Tone Block
Highly Figured Brazilian Rosewood top
7-piece 5A Flame Maple neck (with Purpleheart + Wenge)
5A Flame Maple fingerboard
Matching headcap, front and back
28 frets
5A Flame Maple pickup covers, knobs and buttons (ect)
Kahler Bass Tremolo
Hipshot Extender Keys on all the tuning keys, with a six-way key for the low E (B, Cb, C, Db, D, Eb)
Over-sized pick-up cover that holds both pickups, doubles as a ramp (5A flame maple)
Wal Pickups with 4-Band Mike Pope Pre-Amp, with kill switches and active/passive switches
Warwick Just-A-Nut III
Small, brass mandolin frets
That ^ would be one hell of a instrument.
5-String (E-C)
Mahogany Body w/ Maple Tone Block
Highly Figured Brazilian Rosewood top
7-piece 5A Flame Maple neck (with Purpleheart + Wenge)
5A Flame Maple fingerboard
Matching headcap, front and back
28 frets
5A Flame Maple pickup covers, knobs and buttons (ect)
Kahler Bass Tremolo
Hipshot Extender Keys on all the tuning keys, with a six-way key for the low E (B, Cb, C, Db, D, Eb)
Over-sized pick-up cover that holds both pickups, doubles as a ramp (5A flame maple)
Wal Pickups with 4-Band Mike Pope Pre-Amp, with kill switches and active/passive switches
Warwick Just-A-Nut III
Small, brass mandolin frets
That ^ would be one hell of a instrument.
lol whut? 
That's a list you don't see every day! 
And 28 frets is a lot! How would you apply something like that to your bass lines?
That's a list you don't see every day! And 28 frets is a lot! How would you apply something like that to your bass lines?
Something like my P Elite II.
Natural maple body, P style, very thick clear finish
Maple neck/fb, re-inforced, 1 9/16" at nut, 24 med-jumbo nickel frets
PP pickup config
Lace sensor pickups, black
Active/passive switch per pickup
VT VT, 500k tone pots
Audere pre, no eq
2 way truss rod
TUSQ nut, black
Schaller roller bridge
Lollipop tuners
Chrome hardware, burled knobs
No pickguard
Natural maple body, P style, very thick clear finish
Maple neck/fb, re-inforced, 1 9/16" at nut, 24 med-jumbo nickel frets
PP pickup config
Lace sensor pickups, black
Active/passive switch per pickup
VT VT, 500k tone pots
Audere pre, no eq
2 way truss rod
TUSQ nut, black
Schaller roller bridge
Lollipop tuners
Chrome hardware, burled knobs
No pickguard
Mine would be....
1. Jazz bass body
2. Dual active precision bass pickups.
3. Geddy Lee style thin C jazz neck.
4. 60's style vintage tuners.
5. Hi-mass bridge, similar to blacktop jazz style.
6. Three tone burst, natural, and vintage colors only, such as sea foam green, antique white, etc. NO BLACK WITH WHITE PICKGUARD!!!
7. Unique shaped pickguard, undecided on exact shape.
8. Hardshell case.
9. All under $1000 if Fender, $600 if Squier.
10. Made wherever cost effective without sacrificing quality.
1. Jazz bass body
2. Dual active precision bass pickups.
3. Geddy Lee style thin C jazz neck.
4. 60's style vintage tuners.
5. Hi-mass bridge, similar to blacktop jazz style.
6. Three tone burst, natural, and vintage colors only, such as sea foam green, antique white, etc. NO BLACK WITH WHITE PICKGUARD!!!
7. Unique shaped pickguard, undecided on exact shape.
8. Hardshell case.
9. All under $1000 if Fender, $600 if Squier.
10. Made wherever cost effective without sacrificing quality.
sj_bass
Supporting Member
For me? It would be a Sunburst P with a maple neck and a tort guard.
Then I could see my 'Sig' bass everywhere! I'd even autograph the back of the headstock - for a small fee, of course...
Then I could see my 'Sig' bass everywhere! I'd even autograph the back of the headstock - for a small fee, of course...
Warwick Thumb NT4
Body:Bubinga
Neck:Wenge
Fretboard:Ebony
26 Frets
Nirvana Black Finish
Bartolini 9CBJD S1/L1 pickup
Active/Passive Electronics(Push-pull volume/Bass+Treble/Midrange)
Brass Hardware(See-through Black)
Epic Inlays(Bronze Gothic Lettering)
Thomastik-Infeld JF 344 Strings
Hipshot Detuner(Drop D/E-standard)
Body:Bubinga
Neck:Wenge
Fretboard:Ebony
26 Frets
Nirvana Black Finish
Bartolini 9CBJD S1/L1 pickup
Active/Passive Electronics(Push-pull volume/Bass+Treble/Midrange)
Brass Hardware(See-through Black)
Epic Inlays(Bronze Gothic Lettering)
Thomastik-Infeld JF 344 Strings
Hipshot Detuner(Drop D/E-standard)
My zombie thread is back! lol my preferences have changed quite a bit since I started this thread...
My favorite basses are my 60th Anniversary P and my Select P.
I guess that a combination of the two would be what I'd want.
so, it would be an American Select P with the 60th Anniversary pick guard and control plate.
I guess that a combination of the two would be what I'd want.
so, it would be an American Select P with the 60th Anniversary pick guard and control plate.
That insult is just a little obnoxious and uncalled for, don't you think? Considering that the Trabens used a very non-traditional, aesthetically "risky" bridge design on many of their instruments - including yours - I would think you would be less likely to dish it out. FWIW, I like the body wood on your Traben, but I think the bass overall would look a lot better without the pointy headstock and the tribal bridge. I see the appeal, but I think it just looks a little to early-2000's trendy in a metal kind of way. It certainly isn't a timeless design, like Rickenbackers have proven themselves to be.
I'm aware. In one thread, he essentially said that $500 is the point of diminishing returns for a bass. In this thread, he identifies his $600 Traben as the perfect bass for him. His math is off, but I do agree that the Array Attack is the best looking Array bass. And then there was the roadworn thing.
Still, the threads here are pretty repetitive lately, and I think TB can use all the fresh contributors it can get. Hopefully, he'll come around quickly and learn to contribute in a more positive way.
