(x) Body Shape

[mica]

Prepping the bass for future Series II electronics is $1300 additional. This includes making the body thicker to actually hold the electronics, mounting the humcanceller pickup, making and mouting the two additional backplates, shielding the upper body half, mounting the 5-pin housing. We don't drill for all the future holes, just leave room so they can be drilled.  
 
Also, the bass will have to come back to the factory to have the electronics installed. While the prepping for the future electronics makes the job easier (and possible), there is still calibration work once everything is installed that must be done here. Take this into consideration when making your decision.  
 
This decision will have to be made quickly, since a neck made for your original specifications will not be thick enough for the Series II body thickness.

[shim]

Ok... It is too expensive to me.  
I don't have enough money....  
 
So... I want to know the additional fee for treable and bass cut/flat/boost switch.  
 
 
I'll go to Signature electronics so you can start making my bass. Thanx Mica.

[shim]

And I want to know the additional fee for installing Fat boy.
One Fatboy for the bridge, and onotehr AXYs for Neck.
Please answer it.  
After knowing additional fee, I can decide the Pick-up for my bass.

[mica]

Adding one set of switches is $400. This will control the bass cut/flat/boost and treble cut/flat/boost for the overall sound.

[shim]

So if I want to bass and treble switch in my bass, I should pay $800 , shouldn't I?

[mica]

Only if you want 4 switches. With 4 switches, you have 2 switches for each pickup.  
 
The $400 quote is for adding 2 switches that control the overall sound.

[shim]

And, please answer the additional fee about installing FatBoy.
We discussed about the AXYs and Fatboy, they told me the price of them might be same. Am I wrong?

[shim]

Okay, Mica.  
 
Can I consider if I could pay for the additional switches? If I can afford to them, I want to have additional two switches which can control the overall sound.

[mica]

From the tummy contour thread, I understand that you want to add:
 
bass cut/flat/boost
treble cut/flat/boost
 
to affect the overall sound of the bass. These switches will be partially paid for by change from abalone inlays to mother of pearl. I'll add the FatBoy pickup and the switches to the order, adjusting for the inlays, and send the new details to Beaver in the morning.  
 
Thanks for taking care of all these issues, Shim. Now we can get the work started on your bass. Soon I'll be posting pictures in the build record area.

[shim]

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(Message edited by Shim on January 04, 2007)

[shim]

Mica~ Thanx your help to make my bass.
 
And I hope to say, Please choose the best top wood for my bass, like RagingBass. If you can, My all efforts to my dream bass, can be over~!!!!!

[shim]

And, I wonder if you can install my additional switches, not 3 way toggle switch, but 3 way nobe like pick-up select nobe.  
 
I think the nobe would be more suitable in my bass. Can you install the nobes for me??

[mica]

Sorry, but 3-position rotary switches are not available from stock. Custom switches usually take 6-8 months to arrive from the manufacturer.  
 
The pickup selector switch is 4-position. Iy's a much more complicated (and expensive) wiring to use these rotary switches instead of the normal toggle switches for this operation.

[shim]

Oh... so is there any other choice to install my switch to nobe??

[mica]

You can have the function on a potentiometer rather than a switch, like the bass and treble controls on the Epic/Orion/Excel basses. Then you will have the funtion available by knob.
 
The idea of the toggle switches is to have quick and repeatable changes available. When you change this to a pot, you'll gain all the settings in between, but you lose the quick access. It's just a question if you want quick changes or more available settings.