Dread Bass Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 So i bought this bass a year ago. The idea was to buy something cheap to get me used to the idea of a seven string while awaiting my ACG custom. Looking back through ebay it cost me £190 used (i thought it was less but its still a good deal). These basses are made in Korea and sold under different names. Wolf, Woodo, HK and probably more. I wonder if the wolf name explains the wolf inlay. Spec is: : 7-String Neck Through 35" Bubinga Burl Top and back Ash body Hard Maple + Palisander Neck Rosewood fingerboard. The bass has some pros and some cons. [u]Pros[/u][list] [*]Seems fairly well put together. [*]Burl Bubinga Top is very nice and looks expensive. [*]plays fairly well [*]Slim neck [*]Sounds ok [*]Hardware is Wilkinson and pickups are Kent Armstrong. [*]It has a wolf on it. [/list] [u]Cons[/u][list] [*]Its HEAVY. I would guess around the 14 pound mark. A guess but it is a lot heavier than my ACG 6 and 7. [*]It sounds just ok. (I never changed the strings though so i am reserving judgement. [*]The finish is poor. If you look at the pics they even missed a section where the neck meets the body. You can feel all the transitions between the woods. [*]Its neck heavy. its not terrible but i would like it to be better. [/list] I have decided to keep it and clean it up as its so difficult to get lefty 7 strings. The mods i am planning are: new strings, refinish, shield cavities (preamp, batteries and pickups), New preamp and maybe new hardware (ultralights to help with balance) I am in no real rush to do this as i am not using high f tuning just now but it would be nice to get it up and running. The upgrades will be money dependent though as this will never be my main bass. Sorry for poor quality pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 (edited) Well i removed all the hardware this afternoon. Found some interesting things. Attached is some of the progress pics. Not the tidiest control cavity i have seen. It did have a couple of bits shielded but it was pretty bad. I have never seen an earth wire like this before but i have never taken individual bridge units off before. Stage two will be sanding, sanding and more sanding. for people with more experience like a novice like me the top has an open grain with cracks. What would be the best way to refinish? Edited February 19, 2012 by Dread Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Got a couple of hours Sanding in tonight. Not really worth taking photos but the finish seems to be coming off easily enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmettC Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Looks like a great bass for the money. Definitely worth keeping and putting a bit of work into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstrike Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Looks like with a bit of graft, you could have an awesome bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Thanks guys. Thats what i am hoping. I would like it to be comparable to a conklin groove tools by the time i am finished but we will see. I am thinking ACG preamp for it but the pre would cost more than i paid for the bass Totally worth it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildus Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) Hi,Mate I had a lefty like this was a good bass this might be my old one so i got hold of a 5 string & will be refinishing the bass as the finish is not so good plus i have some nice headless 5 string parts so will be having a chat with Jon shuker to make the bass a headless,will keep my eye on this thread looks cool Edited February 21, 2012 by wildus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 [quote name='wildus' timestamp='1329840860' post='1548309'] Hi,Mate I had a lefty like this was a good bass this might be my old one so i got hold of a 5 string & will be refinishing the bass as the finish is not so good plus i have some nice headless 5 string parts so will be having a chat with Jon shuker to make the bass a headless,will keep my eye on this thread looks cool [/quote] Hey dude. i am sure this is your old bass. Havny made any other progress yet. Night out with the girl Tuesday then band practice Wednesday last night and tonight. Should get the sanding done tomorrow with any luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 More sanding done yesterday. I hope to have the sanding finished by the end of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_l_perry Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 (edited) To be honest I was astounded how good this looked at moffat considering what you paid for it. This will be Well worth the effort im sure. Alans original 01 pre amps are now available for the first time and would be a great upgrade. Dave Edited February 26, 2012 by david_l_perry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 [quote name='david_l_perry' timestamp='1330257129' post='1554620'] To be honest I was astounded how good this looked at moffat considering what you paid for it. This will be Well worth the effort im sure. Alans original 01 pre amps are now available for the first time and would be a great upgrade. Dave [/quote] Your not wrong Dave. Its coming along pretty well. I am thinking of going for an 01 preamp for this after falling in love with my Recurve 6 string again. Its going to cost more than the bass did but will make it sound 100 times better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildus Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Keep on sanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassHertz Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 It could be my old one...see my sig pic. Really nice to play but I started to get hip pain after playing it sitting down - too heavy. Like everyone says they are a lot of bass for the money. Cant wait to see it when its finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) Looks like it BassHertz. This is now a Basschat bass and i will have to do it up well to sell to the next lefty. It is heavy though your right. I have finished all the sanding except the inside of the horns. I am busy tomorrow night, Friday and Sat so i will make progress on Sunday. Edited February 29, 2012 by Dread Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassHertz Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 just read the bit about the poor shielding in the electronics cavity. I shielded it all properly but then I noticed that the battery kept running flat when unplugged. Turns out that you cant allow the pots to touch ground in that preamp. So i removed as much as i could without taking it all to bits Anyway...any updates LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassHertz Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Did you get any further with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassHertz Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Did you ever finish this project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 I didn't really. I did the finish strung it up and have been waiting for some free cash to put into the electrics. I should really finish it as it's just sitting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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