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OK - to clarify: the guitar has already been built and played. I'm not happy with the way it sounds. Bubinga is by definition, a very hard, bright tone wood. What I am trying to move AWAY from, is "bright - harsh - overly punchy". Rob: The tonal qualities you want in a bass, and the properties...

with a spalted maple top. Started out with a Spanish cedar neck w/rosewood board and stainless frets. Had some questions about the stability of the neck, so then had a quarter-sawn AAAA flame maple neck with an ebony board built for the guitar - but this neck paired with the bubinga body was...