{"id":12550,"date":"2018-12-06T07:11:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T12:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=12550"},"modified":"2018-12-06T09:28:45","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T14:28:45","slug":"bass-of-the-week-willis-guitars-5er","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/bass-of-the-week-willis-guitars-5er.html","title":{"rendered":"[Bass of the Week] WILLIS GUITARS 5er Fretted 5 String"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s selection is from Jason at Willis Guitars. An amateur builder. Here’s his story:<\/strong><\/p>\n

About a year ago I set out to build my first bass guitar.\u00a0 As an amateur builder, I have built a couple acoustics and electric 6 string guitars in the past couple years but I began playing bass and wanted something to inspire me every time I picked it up.\u00a0 \u00a0I was influenced by my favorite bass manufactures such as Fodera and many others.\u00a0 I didn’t use any templates at all and just went to town with rasps, routers and sanders to shape the whole thing.\u00a0 Bass electronics were new to me so Bestbassgear.com was a godsend\u00a0 by allowing me to research the best stuff all in one place and they were very helpful with talking me through some troubleshooting with the wiringIt sounds and plays better than I could have hoped. The whole thing weighs under 8lbs. I feel like this was really successful for my first bass build. Inspiration has taken hold of me. I hope it inspires other people too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It features the following:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Swamp ash body (light) w\/ buckeye burl top
\n5 piece maple and mahogany neck (set)
\nMaple fretboard with abalone inlay
\nFiber optic illuminating side markers
\n18VDC active Mike Pope preamp<\/a> w\/4 band EQ (including bass, treble, hi mid\/low mid with frequency switches) and an active\/passive switch
\nDelano SBC HE\/S dual coil pickups<\/a> with grain matching covers
\nHipshot ultralight tuners<\/a> with bass extender<\/a>
\nHipshot A style bridge<\/a>
\nCopper shielded<\/a> cavities
\nCavity covers and truss rod<\/a> cover are all matching surrounding woods and fastened with magnets.
\nI stabilized the top with epoxy and finished the whole guitar with Tru-oil<\/p>\n

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Well done!<\/p>\n

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