New 5-string basses completed!

[Michaelga]

I finally got my basses finished! I started on one, saw another body that really appealed to me and bought another one! I took it to guitar shop in Atlanta and had them finish assembly and set-up. I love them both! i need to get some better lighting and a better camera, they look and play very well! I had flat wounds mounted on the brown one, but the B-string broke! there's less than one wind around the tuning peg! The B-string sounds weak, but considering how good the rest of the strings sound, I think the problem will be fixed by a new string. The other bass is a very deep blue. I dyed the ash body it using Angelus light blue leather dye and had a local guitar shop clear coat it. It came out a very deep blue. It's not the color I was aiming for, but I still love it!

Michael

 

[BigSteve22]

Both very nice looking! I like the dark blue with the white guard, classic combo. Care to share any specs: Pups, wiring, woods? Tell us about their inner beauty....  :icon_thumright:

 

[Michaelga]

The blue one has a swamp ash body and a maple neck with a maple fingerboard and stainless steel frets. It was finished by Warmoth in a clear satin finish. The neck is very fast and smooth! It has Bartolini Deep tone pickups, an Audere preamp, Gotoh tuners and a stock Fender bridge.
The brown bass has an alder body and maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard and nickel frets. The pickups are Nordstrand humbuckers. It has a John East J Retro preamp and Kickass bridge. I finished the neck with Tru oil and the body was finished by warmoth in vintage tint.

Michael

 

[BigSteve22]

Very nice! Thanks for the info.  :icon_thumright:

 

[ghotiphry]

Fantastic! Love to see fellow bassists here. You catch the bug? What's next?

 

[Michaelga]

What's next is what started this whole project of building basses from scratch, finishing the Carvin kit I purchased about 3 years ago. I got really excited and jumped without a real plan. I had no finishing experience whatsoever, so the end result when I finished the Solarez polyester hard coat was mixed. I had an interesting color with a lot of defects.
I purchased another body and started again with dye. The result was so hideous I had a local guitar shop paint it red.
I also purchased a Standard 5 poplar Jazz body from the Screaming deals and dyed it black. I ordered it routed for a Precision pickup without realizing the pickguard wouldn't match. I'm debating whether to scrap this or make yet another 5-string bass that will be different looking and require a custom pickguard.
Right now I'm mainly focused on playing what I've already got and set aside the idea of building something else for now.

Michael