I finished this a while ago, but just got the bass back so I could take some pics. Short story is that this is my first build ever, I built this as a best man gift for my best man at my wedding. The dude is an amazing bass player, imagine if Geddy Lee, Flea, and Steve Harris had a love child. He plays an Alembic, but he doesn't have a good back up, so I thought this might fill the role.
Before I go on though, major props to Skuttlefunk who--believe it or not--is even cooler and more helpful in real life than he his on the board, who hooked me up with some parts and tons of good advice.
The bass itself is a korina dinky P body with bloodwood/canary neck. After much thought, I decided to leave the neck unfinished. It felt really good , like that so I left it. Nordstrand pickups with hipshot tuners and a Badass II bridge.
In the final analysis, this thing rocks. The action is incredibly low with no buzzes. The sound is amazing. It just has a presence about it. My buddy loves it. He says it "gives the Alembic a run for the money." As far as looks go, it is a cliche' but pics don't do it justice. It just reaches out and grabs you. Several non-guitar types have mentioned how striking it is. It is subtle but eyes just seem drawn towards it. I am thinking about building a guitar twin. A tele thinline perhaps?
Before I go on though, major props to Skuttlefunk who--believe it or not--is even cooler and more helpful in real life than he his on the board, who hooked me up with some parts and tons of good advice.
The bass itself is a korina dinky P body with bloodwood/canary neck. After much thought, I decided to leave the neck unfinished. It felt really good , like that so I left it. Nordstrand pickups with hipshot tuners and a Badass II bridge.
In the final analysis, this thing rocks. The action is incredibly low with no buzzes. The sound is amazing. It just has a presence about it. My buddy loves it. He says it "gives the Alembic a run for the money." As far as looks go, it is a cliche' but pics don't do it justice. It just reaches out and grabs you. Several non-guitar types have mentioned how striking it is. It is subtle but eyes just seem drawn towards it. I am thinking about building a guitar twin. A tele thinline perhaps?
