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Post by flateric on Jan 23, 2008 7:53:30 GMT -5
I finished this a while back. Warmoth parts - Gecko 5-string bass. Walnut on alder body, finished with tru-oil, birds eye maple neck, ebony fretboard, seymour duncan basslines active pickups and jazz bass-wiring. Deep, fruity sound, love it to death   |
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Post by newey on Jan 23, 2008 22:16:06 GMT -5
Flateric-
That's truly a gorgeous bass. I assume the red LED is "power on" for the active electronics?
And I've heard wine described as being "fruity", but never a sound. I'm having trouble conjuring up an aural image of that. But it looks like you've got yourself a player there!
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Post by flateric on Jan 24, 2008 11:43:47 GMT -5
Thank you Newey, it is a lovely piece of walnut that you just want to stroke gently before slapping it with some heavy funk.
The sound has a sort of sproing-y depth to it, fulll of rich harmonics, like the well struck bass strings of a fine grand piano.
The led is simply a power-on check to make sure the active pup battery is ok. There was a spare hole to fill as I wanted to go for stock JB controls, so the LED filled the 4th pot hole nicely.
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Post by kuzi16 on Jan 24, 2008 20:28:46 GMT -5
got a better pic of the gecko inlay on fretboard?
that thing looks sweet!
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Post by the_uprising on Jan 24, 2008 21:54:51 GMT -5
Very nice. That is a nice piece of Walnut. Do you have any pictures of the headstock?
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Post by andy on Jan 25, 2008 6:07:38 GMT -5
Wow, that looks like a fine quality piece of workmanship. Puts even the instruments I ASPIRE to build look laughable!
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Post by flateric on Feb 16, 2008 10:50:34 GMT -5
Heres some shots of the gecko inlay and the headstock.   |
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