Just ordered another Gecko 5 (medium) neck from the showcase

[tubby.twins]

This one had been sitting in the Showcase for many months, and it was tempting me for the WHOLE time.  I finally broke down and ordered it yesterday.

It is made of Bubinga, with laminate stripes of Bloodwood on the back and an Ebony gecko inlay on the fingerboard.  I ordered it with fretless inlaid Ebony lines, and a black Graphtech TUSQ nut.

When it arrives I will install black Gotoh tuners and a "smoked chrome" metal decal on the headstock, for a nice sleek look. 

 

[Nando Vallart]

I was very tempted too by this neck!
I would put no decal at all on the headstock, think it'll look perfec as it is!
What's going on body? You know you need a new one :laughing3:

 

[tubby.twins]

What's going on body? You know you need a new one :laughing3:

I haven't quite decided yet on the body.  I currently have an "extra" body that doesn't have a neck on it, but I plan to do a bit of shuffling around with my other Gecko necks.

It really depends on which pickup(s) I intend to use with this neck.  I haven't used a Bubinga fingerboard before.  I'll experiment and see what looks (and sounds) best. 

 

[Nando Vallart]

What's the body that you have?

Perhaps a Flamed Maple or Birdseye Maple clear finished could be cool!

 

[tubby.twins]

The "extra body" is made of Swamp Ash, and has a solid black finish on it.  I'm not usually a fan of solid color finishes, but this one was really nice and the price was good.

 

I ordered this body with a single P2-soapbar pickup cavity in the bridge position.  I received it last month and it's been sitting idle ever since.

I was initially thinking of using this body with my existing all-Purpleheart fretless neck.  I saw a Warmoth 4-string bass on eBay which had this same design, and it looked really sharp.  In this case, I would put the Bubinga neck on another existing body.

On the other hand, Showcase body GB9 (I call dibs!) would look really wicked with the all-Purpleheart neck:

If I did this, then I'd need *another* neck.  I'm tossing around several ideas, including putting an all-Maple fretless neck on the black body (above).

So many ideas, so many possibilities...

 

[Nando Vallart]

Think the Bubinga would look good (even better) on these 2 bodies you showed us... Purpleheart can look good, but I think would not be the best match on the black or brownish Korina, but I can be wrong, sometimes things in real life looks better than the brain image (also the reverse is true :laughing7

 

[MUYFUE]

Dang, man. Are you gonna buy up ALL the Geckos or what?! :laughing11:

I have a classical guitar made entirely of Bubinga, save the top, which is spruce...i think...Anyway I love the sound. real stong and balanced.

For my preferences, a solid color body needs a solid color pegface (my highschool nickname!). I think it'd be a great combo with the Korina body.

What do I know? I paint everything BLACK. :guitarplayer2:

 

[Mor Paul]

What do I know? I paint everything BLACK. :guitarplayer2:

It's in your best interests not to bring that up again.
Elephants never forget. Neither does Nando.
And unlike elephants, Nando never forgives.
:toothy12:

 

[Nando Vallart]

Now imagine the darkest Elephant ever... that guys runned out a fight from me... you're in trouble MuyFue :laughing7:

 

[tubby.twins]

Nice T-shirt design.  I should order me some Snorgtees one of these days.

But getting back to the topic at hand...  Thanks for the suggestions.  I'll take pictures as I try different neck/body combinations.

Dang, man. Are you gonna buy up ALL the Geckos or what?! :laughing11:

I have no desire to buy them all, nor to have the most.  I just really like building basses, that's all. 

 

[MUYFUE]

Just expressing my desperation for a 2nd Gecko is all  :icon_thumright:

You have one of the coolest collection of basses I've seen!
Keep 'em comin'!
ccasion14:

 

[tubby.twins]

"UPS Ship Notification" e-mail received.  If past experience is a guide, my new neck should be here within two days. 

 

[Nando Vallart]

"UPS Ship Notification" e-mail received.  If past experience is a guide, my new neck should be here within two days. 

Congrats!

 

[MUYFUE]

Woo Hoo!

 

[Nando Vallart]

1 day... "this is the 'final countdown" (not really)

 

[Mor Paul]

1 day... "this is the 'final countdown" (not really)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vaf5g3wSK4

 

[tubby.twins]

The neck arrived today!  I've posted pictures in the "Just Out of the Box" section.