Ok, I decided it to be all-wenge. However, I haven't bought the wood yet so you still have some time to make some recommendations if you feel it's necessary. Merry Christmas to everybody :icon_biggrin:
That's true :icon_smile:
The amp is not the best possible: Behringer BX1200, but it works. Since I mostly play without amp and always use school's amp at gigs, it's not so big deal (that's also the reason I don't already have a better amp)... I will also buy a better amp when we get some gigs...
No, it does help :icon_biggrin: Walnut might be a little too bright but a warmer neck would balance the tone a little and the outcome would be pretty similar to what I was thinking. Thanks!
I don't expect it to sound just like these guys, in fact I don't even want it sound like them. I want...
I would like it to sound somewhat like Steve Harris' bass (precision with basswood body and all-maple neck). So if there's a bright-tone body, I'd like the neck to have a pretty warm tone and opposite. Or both from the middle section. Warmer tone is also okay but very bright overall tone is no...
Yeah, the body would definitely be chambered :icon_smile: And you can get a wenge fretboard but ebony is nice too. Oh, and you've got a pretty nice bass, especially the body looks great :icon_thumright:
I'm going to build my first custom bass but before I can start making it, I need to choose the woods... So I thought that maybe some of you more experienced guys could help me choosing good woods for it :icon_smile:
So here are the woods I've considered using:
Neck will be all-wenge, protest...
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