Andyjr1515 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) Hi Some of you may have seen this in the 'Gear Porn' section. [attachment=86985:IMG_1686.JPG][attachment=86986:IMG_1690.JPG][attachment=86987:IMG_1697.JPG] [attachment=86984:IMG_1661.jpg][attachment=86989:IMG_1706.jpg][attachment=86988:IMG_1700.JPG] It's customised from a new fretless 34" scale bass, stripped down and veneered in American Burl Maple on both body top and headstock, with unstained wood at the back. It is a gloss Tru-oil varnish finish - not as rugged as Nitro or Poly but MUCH easier to repair any dints and scratches. Not sure what make the p'ups are but I have upgraded the pots and it produces some nice tones through our band's PA. Strings are a set of new D'addario Chromes and it comes fully set up ready to play. I persuaded our band's main bass player (I'm the reserve ) to try it out and his comments were 'nice balance, decent neck, setup seems fine, sounds pretty good'. Also, the great thing about stripping down is that you get up close and personal to the timber! The original spec states Alder - but seems more like a harder wood to me...it is light but much harder than some of the other basses I've stripped down - this shows through when playing (and probably improves the tone) as you don't get any of the through-body vibration you often get with, eg Squiers and lower-end Ibanez's. [b]Reduced to £350[/b] (prior to posting on E**y at original price of £375). Thanks for looking Andy Edited August 20, 2011 by Andyjr1515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Reduced to £350! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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