Hi everyone! After lurking about the forum and the warmoth page quite a bit, the p-bass project is starting to come together. As far as the overall looks and such that is. I'm still not sure on pickups and bridge. The pickup configuration is a P/J solution right now, but i'm also thinking of a P/MM setup. In the P/J config. i'm thinking SD Quarter Pounders, anyone with experience on those pickups? Controls will be (unless conviced otherwise) Volume/Volume/Tone and side mounted jack.
Body will be a one piece clear coated swamp ash, I just love the looks of the natural wood. black white black pickguard. black knobs and black hardware to make a contrast between the body and the rest.
The neck is one those things i'm under the impression could make or break the project, so i'm interested in feedback on my plans on a maple/ebony j-bass neck, all black. The sound i'm after is something to compliment my Fender J-bass. Something with a more modern sound, more output, more low end and more sustain (yup, want it all :icon_biggrin
and im not going active. How much will my choice of nut influence the sound? Any suggestions?
The gotoh 206 bridge is really appealing to me, the possibility to string through the body and just the bridge is great. But i've read somewhere the 206 is a discontinued model? True? In that case, is there another string through body/string through bridge solution out there thats comparable in quality?
Well that's the plan, but research will continue untill I can get the finances together (When the musical G.A.S. overrides the ski G.A.S) A short note to warmoth, have you realised what you have done by opening the e-shop to international customers?! The last psychological barrier against ordering is no longer present, you will drive a lot of people in to voluntary bankruptcy! hehe, and it's all good :headbang:
frozen greetings from Norway, J
A little photoshop quickie for pre viz:
Body will be a one piece clear coated swamp ash, I just love the looks of the natural wood. black white black pickguard. black knobs and black hardware to make a contrast between the body and the rest.
The neck is one those things i'm under the impression could make or break the project, so i'm interested in feedback on my plans on a maple/ebony j-bass neck, all black. The sound i'm after is something to compliment my Fender J-bass. Something with a more modern sound, more output, more low end and more sustain (yup, want it all :icon_biggrin
and im not going active. How much will my choice of nut influence the sound? Any suggestions?The gotoh 206 bridge is really appealing to me, the possibility to string through the body and just the bridge is great. But i've read somewhere the 206 is a discontinued model? True? In that case, is there another string through body/string through bridge solution out there thats comparable in quality?
Well that's the plan, but research will continue untill I can get the finances together (When the musical G.A.S. overrides the ski G.A.S) A short note to warmoth, have you realised what you have done by opening the e-shop to international customers?! The last psychological barrier against ordering is no longer present, you will drive a lot of people in to voluntary bankruptcy! hehe, and it's all good :headbang:
frozen greetings from Norway, J
A little photoshop quickie for pre viz:
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