Any other non-cocobolo suggestions? :p

[QUOTE=Akira;13623058]I really like spalted maple.
And it's not for everyone, but a nice, not too busy buckeye burl top makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.[/QUOTE]

Ah, yes. Spalted maple is nice, but it takes a particular top for me.

I'm not overly fond on burls of any sort. They just don't look good to me. The only one I've ever seen that I liked had a blue burst stain on it, so it was a lot easier on the eyes.

Nah, there's a reason Cocobolo is extinct expensive. Because it is the best and it's so damn nice.

What are the rest of the specs on this bass?

Redwood burl is sexy.

Buckeye is just really cool in my mind.
Honestly, appearance of a bass isn't that important to me. I mean I hardly notice what it looks like when I'm playing.

Anybody ever heard of the band Downface? It almost sounds like MJK (Tool) and Gavin Rossdale (Bush) are the vocals.

Especially in the song "Lies."

[url]http://www.purevolume.com/downface[/url]

[QUOTE=Polyamarous;13623076]Nah, there's a reason Cocobolo is extinct expensive. Because it is the best and it's so damn nice.

What are the rest of the specs on this bass?[/QUOTE]

8 string, B-E-A-D-G-C-F-Bb
Singlecut design (tough luck, Spiffy-poo :p)
2 single coil Aero pickups
Unsure if I wanna go passive or active electronics yet
Hardware colour will depend on woods
I want to go neck-thru, but it might tip me over my price range
Swamp ashbody
Flamed maple/purpleheart neck

[QUOTE=Akira;13623092]Buckeye is just really cool in my mind.
Honestly, appearance of a bass isn't that important to me. I mean I hardly notice what it looks like when I'm playing.[/QUOTE]

Appearance is very much important to me. If I'm having it custom made, I want every last little detail to appease me.

You just had to go single-cut. Now I can't steal it.

Is that considered tenor?

Or is it 9's that have a low F#?

[QUOTE=Akira;13623121]You just had to go single-cut. Now I can't steal it.[/QUOTE]
:amaze:

It being a single-cut is even [B]more[/B] reason to steal it.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;13623114]Appearance is very much important to me. If I'm having it custom made, I want every last little detail to appease me.[/QUOTE]

I would agree that if I spent that much, I would want my dream bass, but I don't know if appearance is worth the extra money for me personally. I mean When I play it's weird, I just don't even notice the appearance of the bass.

[quote=BenJammin;13623107]8 string, B-E-A-D-G-C-F-Bb
Singlecut design (tough luck, Spiffy-poo :p)
2 single coil Aero pickups
Unsure if I wanna go passive or active electronics yet
Hardware colour will depend on woods
I want to go neck-thru, but it might tip me over my price range
Swamp ashbody
Flamed maple/purpleheart neck[/quote]

So you're going to pay extra for cocobolo, but you are worrying about a price range? Why not just get the neck through and have the thing kick even more ***?

[QUOTE=Thonk;13623135]:amaze:

It being a single-cut is even [B]more[/B] reason to steal it.[/QUOTE]

Well I'm a sad little Baudin wannabe. Single-cuts aren't exactly the best for tapping.

He said cocobolo tops don't do anything for him.

[quote=Thonk;13623126]Is that considered tenor?

Or is it 9's that have a low F#?[/quote]

Yes, it is a tenor.

[quote=Thonk;13623150]He said cocobolo tops don't do anything for him.[/quote]

Yeah, kind of missed that.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;13623142]So you're going to pay extra for cocobolo, but you are worrying about a price range? Why not just get the neck through and have the thing kick even more ***?[/QUOTE]

Well, I'm not totally sold on the cocobolo. I will send the quote out with every feature on it and wittle my way down as I need to. :)

In case you didn't see it...

What about redwood burl, Ben?

Bump!!!
 

Anybody ever heard of the band Downface? It almost sounds like MJK (Tool) and Gavin Rossdale (Bush) are the vocals.

Especially in the song "Lies."

[url]http://www.purevolume.com/downface[/url]

It almost sounds like Scott Stapp (Creed) in "three16 LIVE" too.

[QUOTE=Thonk;13623164]In case you didn't see it...

What about redwood burl, Ben?[/QUOTE]

Again, burls tend not to do anything for me, either.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;13623107]8 string, B-E-A-D-G-C-F-Bb
Singlecut design (tough luck, Spiffy-poo :p)
2 single coil Aero pickups
Unsure if I wanna go passive or active electronics yet
Hardware colour will depend on woods
I want to go neck-thru, but it might tip me over my price range
Swamp ashbody
Flamed maple/purpleheart neck[/QUOTE]

EWWWW!

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;13623173]EWWWW![/QUOTE]

:p

Find me a body shape that will change my mind, then.

Who is building it and what is the body style like? SC doesn't tell me crap about what it really looks like.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;13623194]:p

Find me a body shape that will change my mind, then.[/QUOTE]

Just look at any bass that isn't a singlecut! There! I've found it!



:p

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;13623226]Who is building it and what is the body style like? SC doesn't tell me crap about what it really looks like.[/QUOTE]

It's being built by Chris Stambaugh, and it would look fairly similar to this:

[img]http://www.nehp.net/~coe1/Basses/Stambaugh/7.jpg[/img]

lawl for my art being featured as a myspace main pic.

As much as I hate single-cuts, I do really like the look of the Benavente SCD body:

[IMG]http://www.benaventeguitars.com/images/standardscdpage.gif[/IMG]

Ben, that design is ugly. If you are going single-cut, get the Benavente SCD shape, or go double-cut.

You are gross.

Some kind of walnut?

A nice, figured walnut top sure is sexy.

i.e [IMG]http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/unitybass4/front2.jpg[/IMG]

mmm Stambaugh.

[QUOTE=The Brad;13623259]lawl for my art being featured as a myspace main pic.[/QUOTE]

Lawl indeed.

[QUOTE=Thonk;13623266]Some kind of walnut?

A nice, figured walnut top sure is sexy.[/QUOTE]

Hmm, yeah. Walnut is definitely a possibility.

It's almost as if I've "made" it.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;13623250]It's being built by Chris Stambaugh, and it would look fairly similar to this:

[img]http://www.nehp.net/~coe1/Basses/Stambaugh/7.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

That's really unbelievable hot.

[QUOTE=Akira;13623298]That's really unbelievable hot.[/QUOTE]

;)

They all come around.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;13623165]Anybody ever heard of the band Downface? It almost sounds like MJK (Tool) and Gavin Rossdale (Bush) are the vocals.

Especially in the song "Lies."

[url]http://www.purevolume.com/downface[/url]
[/QUOTE]

I enjoyed them. Pretty good music. I can see the MJK/Gavin connection.

Edit: i just listened to 316live. Holy cow he sounds alot like Scott Stapp. Yuck.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;13623302];)

They all come around.[/QUOTE]

What's that top?
I never said I don't like the aesthetics of single-cuts, I just want more room to anchor my thumb.

[QUOTE=Akira;13623317]What's that top?
I never said I don't like the aesthetics of single-cuts, I just want more room to anchor my thumb.[/QUOTE]

Maple burl, with a touch of flame.

Maple burl, I think.

Wow, Ben has almost 2x as many posts in this thread than Spiff.
BenJammin 1,170
Spaceman Spiff 684
The Brad 554
Pluperfect_Arson 516
thelowsoundofbass 449
One Groovin Clown 448

I'm in 6th place :cool:

1,170?

:lol: