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An unnamed bass came into the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox this week from Melbourne, Australia.
Harry writes:
I’m a custom builder from Melbourne, Australia.
The bass is my pilot build for my second design. It is my take of 70’s jazz bass.
It features modern double cut body, with 70’s jazz bass vintage style pickups by Nordstrand, and 70’s pickup spacing.
All woods are Australian wood, except for the middle neck laminate, which is brasilian purpleheart.
It has 2-band active/passive pre-amp, which is very versatile for any types of music.
All hardware and electronics are from BestBassGear (The best bass-related online store in the planet), except for the knobs and neck screws and ferrules.
Specs:
Construction
– 5 string, bolt-on neck
– 34″ scale length
Body
– 2 piece Tasmanian blackwood
– Magnetic style, rear-routed control cavity cover
Top
– Australian camphor laurel with black accent veneer
Neck
– 3 piece Tasmanian myrtle, Brasilian purpleheart, Tasmanian myrtle
– Matching headstock.
Nut
– Tasmanian blackwood
Fretboard
– Figured, dark Tasmanian blackwood with black accent veneer
– Flat, no radius
Inlay
– Gold MOP dots inlay, with my custom arrangement
Frets
– Wide, nickel silver frets
Pickups (from BestBassGear)
– Nordstrand NJ5 (70’s wind) single coil pickup set, with wood pickup covers
Preamp (from BestBassGear)
– Glockenklang 2-band preamp with passive tone control
– Knobs are Volume, Blend, treble boost/cut, bass boost/cut
String retainer (from BestBassGear)
– Hipshot 3-string retainer
Tuners (from BestBassGear)
– Black, vintage style, Hipshot ultralight
Bridge (from BestBassGear)
– Black, Aluminum, Hipshot type A bridge
– 19mm string spacings
Strap lock (from BestBassGear)
– Dunlop strap locks
Finish
– Satin polyurethane
It sounds awesome (Marcus Miller tone) and feels great.
The flat fingerboard allows the action to be very low with no fret buzz.
Tight B string sound.
Well done, Harry!
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nice bass!
would love to hear it!
Good on ya, mate … She’s a beauty… Would love to hear it
Thank you very much for the compliments. Will try to make time to record the sound.
Very unique all around. I particularly like the neck bolt pattern.