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As my weekly engagement has me on bass for the foreseeable future, as well as I have been wanting to:
It's time for a bass build.
Going to be a Gecko 5 string medium.
Going to have a select Flame Koa top
Need to place a call to make sure it can be done, but thinking chambered BK body
Neck will be wenge/bubinga with a black ebony board. No gecko.
Hipshot UL tuners.
Flamed Koa headstock veneer.
Thinking of just finishing it myself with Tru Oil.
For electronics, leaning towards Nordstrand.
3b-5a preamp
Fat Stack neck pup splitable
MM5.4 in the "sweet position" Will set this pup ala Lakland with a 3 way switch.
Bridge would be Takeuchi TG5W.
Hardware will be in black.
Thoughts?
Anyone with a gecko - can you tell me if I can get 5 pots, 2 mini switches and the preamp in the control cavity?
Figured I could either buy a Lakland 55-02 Deluxe, or for a few dollars more, build something nicer and get the enjoyment of a build.
It's time for a bass build.
Going to be a Gecko 5 string medium.
Going to have a select Flame Koa top
Need to place a call to make sure it can be done, but thinking chambered BK body
Neck will be wenge/bubinga with a black ebony board. No gecko.
Hipshot UL tuners.
Flamed Koa headstock veneer.
Thinking of just finishing it myself with Tru Oil.
For electronics, leaning towards Nordstrand.
3b-5a preamp
Fat Stack neck pup splitable
MM5.4 in the "sweet position" Will set this pup ala Lakland with a 3 way switch.
Bridge would be Takeuchi TG5W.
Hardware will be in black.
Thoughts?
Anyone with a gecko - can you tell me if I can get 5 pots, 2 mini switches and the preamp in the control cavity?
Figured I could either buy a Lakland 55-02 Deluxe, or for a few dollars more, build something nicer and get the enjoyment of a build.