{"id":1379,"date":"2012-06-20T16:41:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T16:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=1379"},"modified":"2012-09-12T18:34:36","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T18:34:36","slug":"bass-of-the-week-patrick-conways-dawg-bass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/bass-of-the-week-patrick-conways-dawg-bass.html","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Patrick Conway’s Dawg Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s BotW comes from Patrick Conway and his custom built Dawg bass from Bootleg Guitars and Basses.<\/a><\/p>\n

“This is the finest instrument I have ever played,” Patrick says, and we believe him. Here’s what Jon Hill from Bootleg Basses had to say about his build:<\/p>\n

The new Dawg Bass is all about business. People that know me know that I deal on a strickly professional level and I don’t mean rock stars, I mean keeping your tools of the trade an afterthought so you can focus on pleasing the crowds, which in turn makes everybody happy!<\/p>\n

The quality of the wood selection is where its at for me. How it’s cut, how old was the tree, how was it dried … I could go on, but woodworking is clearly a passion of mine. People ask me all the time what is my favorite part about building a guitar ? So for me, I love knowing when it see the right pieces of woods, I can start imaging how its going to come together and I know it will be perfect when its finished. Perfect Tone, Perfect Balance, Perfect Feel, Perfect bass.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Featuring<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Bridge:<\/td>\nHipshot B style, solid brass 3\/4″ SS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pickups:<\/td>\nBartolini Active\/Passive Pickup<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fingerboard:<\/td>\nQuarter Sawn Maple, 24 Fret 16″ Radius<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Truss Rod:<\/td>\nSingle action, Made In USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Headstock:<\/td>\n4 in line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scale:<\/td>\n35″<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nut:<\/td>\nSolid brass 1.5″<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frets:<\/td>\nJumbo \/ Jescar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inlay:<\/td>\nBlack Dot, 6mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Body:<\/td>\nSolid Maple<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pick Guard:<\/td>\nRed Ebony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pots:<\/td>\nCTS, 500K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Output Jack:<\/td>\nSwitchcraft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strings:<\/td>\n100, 80, 65, 45 Nickel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finish:<\/td>\nGunstock oil \/ Semi-Gloss Headstock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Add here’s a great video of the shaping of the neck:
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