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Chameleon
PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:04 pm 
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New 5 String bass finished. Check it out. Made custom for Toby Driver of Kayo Dot. He's off to record a new album next month. Hopefully we'll hear this bass on it! Awesome musician, honored to do some work for him.

For those who like specifics:
Burl maple top/walnut body
Walnut neck
Katalox fretboard, cocobolo moon inlay
29 regular frets + 6 quarter tones = 35 frets total
Hand wound jazz style pickups
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Yeah baby! Nice work. Me want to play it!

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Thanks. You're welcome to, however it's a long drive from Calgary.

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Long drive to where?

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Sorry, Ozark mountains of NW Arkansas.

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Very cool

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Looks really good I like the laminated headstock
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Nice! I have been having the urge to build a bass. Yours is inspiring....Mike

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FishtownMike wrote:
Nice! I have been having the urge to build a bass. Yours is inspiring....Mike



Thanks.

Do it. If you can think of any reasons not to, they probably aren't good enough.

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Very nice!
The headstock is killer.
Did you use local wood?
I bet that sucker is heavy, but basses are supposed to be.

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Very nice!
The headstock is killer.
Did you use local wood?
I bet that sucker is heavy, but basses are supposed to be.


Thanks.

Not too heavy really, but I wouldn't call it light. The walnut for the body may be local, not sure though. Neck is Peru walnut that I had laying around. the burl top I got from a friend who had it in his closet for years, I'm sure he doesn't remember where it came from.

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