Hey Charles!
Our basses will be alike in that they're both Balance Ks with Coco Bolo tops and hollow Mahagony bodies with the Crown peghead; and mine will have a similar width to yours, even though it's a 6-string -due to the narrow string spacing.
But the biggest similarity will be in our unusual custom necks. Even though they are both different, your neck very much reminds me of my own -because of the combination of Ebony, Purpleheart, Maple, and especially Mahagony in the neck.
Like you? I was also influenced by Thunder and Lightning -especially with regards to the outer neck laminates being Mahagony.
I wanted my neck to have several different woods in it; I knew I wanted the proven materials/woods of Ebony, Maple, and Purpleheart in my neck... because of my experience with 8 Strings of Power. But Thunder and Lightning convinced me that I wanted to add Mahagony as well... and I also wanted Vermillion.
Despite the differences in formula and ratios, your neck very much reminds me of my own... and the width of your body, with the Coco Bolo top also makes me think of my bass.
Since the neck woods have the biggest effect on sound, and since Coco Bolo on a hollow Mahagony body is said to consistently produce an awesome sound, I'm figuring that our basses -with the wide outer Mahagony neck lams and the other woods in the neck- should have a similar sound.
And -due to the awesome Coco Bolo they selected for me- I'm confident my bass will also be stunning in appearence -like yours!!!
