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Here's my latest commissioned piece, and my first bass. I'm pretty happy with the way it plays and sounds, although the weight is a little more than I normally like. Les Paul shaped basses don't seem to be the most popular, but for some reason within 12 hours I got a request from two separate customers asking for them. This one is the first; the other is still a pile of lumber.
I'll start with a full-frontal shot.
Here's a closer shot of the front. The deep chamferred edge gives a sort of "faux binding" look to the bass. The customer had seen the Warwick Jack Bruce model and liked how they did a similar thing with the SG. I wasn't sold on the idea when he requested it, but in the end I really like how it looks.
Here's a shot from more of a "player's" persepective. You can better see the cheese-belly cutout and the side dot markers.
The full-rear picture shows off the maple stripe up the back of the neck and the bubinga control cavity cover. I really liked how the bubinga looked, so I decided to highlight the cover rather than downplay it with matching wood.
- Shape: Modified "Les Paul" type shape with a flat top and slightly larger than the original.
- Body Wood: 1.75" mahogany bottom with .25" bubinga top. 2" thick total.
- Top Edge: Chamferred approximately 1" to 1.5" from top edge, approximately .5" deep.
- Bottom Edge Radius: .5" roundover.
- Other Body Features: Cheese-belly cutout.
- Number Of Strings: 5 with a high B instead of a low B.
- Scale Length: 34"
- Neck Wood: Laminated mahogany with single maple stripe. Thin profile.
- Neck Type: Set neck (glued in)
- Truss Rod: Dual action, carbon fiber reinforced.
- Fingerboard: Fretless, ebony with decorative curve on body end, 12" radius.
- Dot Inlays: None on fingerboard face. Side dot markers at fret positions. 3, 5, 7 , 9, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24 positions use 3/32" dot, remaining positions use 1/16" dot.
- Nut: Graphite (black), 1.875" Nut Width
- Hardware Color: Chrome
- Headstock: Bubinga overlay, Gotoh tuners
- Bridge: Schaller 496
- Strap Buttons: Standard
- Electronics: Bartolini 72BC5CBC-B neck pickup, Bartolini 72BC5CBC-T bridge pickup, two volume, two tone.
- Finish: Uncolored, satin.
I'll start with a full-frontal shot.
Here's a closer shot of the front. The deep chamferred edge gives a sort of "faux binding" look to the bass. The customer had seen the Warwick Jack Bruce model and liked how they did a similar thing with the SG. I wasn't sold on the idea when he requested it, but in the end I really like how it looks.
Here's a shot from more of a "player's" persepective. You can better see the cheese-belly cutout and the side dot markers.
The full-rear picture shows off the maple stripe up the back of the neck and the bubinga control cavity cover. I really liked how the bubinga looked, so I decided to highlight the cover rather than downplay it with matching wood.
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