Author Topic: Semi neck through short scale (Read 287 times)

juggernaught · « **on:** April 06, 2009, 12:23:04 PM »

Love that neck through sound. But I love that set neck punchiness. So why not have both?

I'm thinking take the neck through design but halve the neck wood volume as it gets to the body. Maybe that will increase the punchiness without sacrificing too much of that tone.

So I'm thinking a short scale series II (starting off expensive here, but for a dream bass, why not?). Body in-between a balanced k and the essence. Neck lams: gotta have ebony + purple heart combo with maple. Maybe some mahogany. Side LEDs in blue, of course.

The body: how about 9 layers? 5A buckey burl (or coco), maple, ebony (or purple heart), maple, myrtle (or walnut), maple, ebony (or purple heart), maple, 5A buckeye burl. Top and bottom two or three layers bookmatched to center.

Top it off with wood pickup covers.

Beautiful as hell, but how will it play? Wont know until it's built!

Definitely a 20k+ bass.

A more budget solution I guess would be just take the Stanley Clark deluxe and do the neck/bookmatched thing.

juggernaught · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2009, 12:39:36 PM »

Or is this what most bookmatched to center basses do? If so, I'm thinking to a greater degree.

robinc · « **Reply #2 on:** April 06, 2009, 01:26:14 PM »

my understanding is that BTC scoops out just enough of the neck wood to accommodate for the top wood (and back as well, if you go for BTC back) laminate to span the entire width of the instrument.

juggernaught · « **Reply #3 on:** April 06, 2009, 01:38:34 PM »

I'd probably have the center wood block be thinner than normal, maybe around half an inch to line it up with the thinner neck lames. Have the top woods be thicker, most notably the ebony. Maybe have even more layers! 11? 13? Maybe add a couple vermillian layers?