Recent content by thevenot13

awesome..how much did you shave the neck down?

Hello do any of you Gecko builders out there have experience with a Swamp Ash Body and Maple neck combo? I love the idea of lightweight swamp ash but does anybody with this combo feel that the neck is too heavy for the body and creates and unbalanced mix? Thanks! John

Will do!! I think the maple/maple combo may be a bit lighter weight than the wenge/ebony ones I've used in the past..plus some hipshot ultralights should make for a well balanced gecko

That sir..is exactly what I'm looking for....gonna build a black korina body with a maple/maple neck with the neck pickup placed right next to the bridge pickup for a more defined midrange growl! should be lightweight and angry!

Hola Amigos! I'm planning my next Gecko Build and I've used EMG DC's for my basses but i'm thinking of giving the Nordstrand Big Singles or Big Splits ( Hum canceling version ) a day in court. Looking for a pretty meaty, articulate tone, which the 35" scale gecko should certainly facilitate. Any...

The Specs on the fretless: Body: Black Korina w/ clear gloss finish ( from warmoth ) Neck: Unlined Gecko small 5, wenge with an ebony fretboard Electronics: two EMG DC pups pushed 3/4 inch back toward the bridge. Preamp is an EMG BTS system The Fretted Bass: just got this finished yesterday...

Yes!! at a very odd angle apparently haha..just noticed...Black Korina w a clear gloss finish, fretless Small 5...

Been needing to do this for awhile..I've built a few warmoth basses but these are the ones in steady rotation...hope ya like em!

awesome man. Yeah I grew to love bubinga from warwicks I owned...how does the stuff finish? I may let it go natural or just a simple 2 coat tung oil....

That looks slammin man, very deep almost pastel colors...I've got some parts on the way for a new Gecko 5..solid bubinga body, heavy but it should look great!

Love the Dinky P and the Dinky P carved top...only comes in a four string option though. I personally would love to see the 5 string variation!!

thanks for the info! i like the bright tone concept like I said I play mostly hard rock. That would suit the music pretty well i just wondered if any body had experienced any brittleness in tone with a maple body

Hey folks, gonna build a Gecko bass for a hard rock project. Does anybody have any experience with Hard Maple as a bass body? I'm coming from playing warwicks so I don't mind the heavy weight basses. Any pro's or cons soundwise with Hard Maple? i'm need a bass that will be very articulate and...