DC-2, 5 String Neck Through, Available - $1699.00

Planning on finishing with standard hardware. Of course, options like wood knobs or wooden pickup covers could be added still, too!

Neck:
  • 5 piece; wenge with purpleheart stringers
  • 35" scale stabilized macassar ebony fingerboard, fretted
  • Thin accent layer of maple under fingerboard
  • Pau Abalone dot inlays, standard side dots
  • Black limba headstock to match body
  • Figured walnut headstock overlay to match body
  • Thin accent layer of maple under headstock walnut overlay
  • 2 graphite stiffening rods added to neck


    • Body:
  • Black Limba body wings and back
  • Figured Claro Walnut top
  • Thin accent layer of maple between top and body wings
  • Walnut top covers entire top (neck does NOT show through)


    • Hardware and Electronics:
  • Black Hipshot ultralight tuners
  • Black Hipshot Model A bridge in brass
  • Two Bartolini P4 Pickups
  • Aguilar OBP-3 preamp
  • ATA Case from CDM Manufacturing



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    Status and Updates

    Here are the woods for this bass

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    Raw wood
    All the wood to make up a bass    		 Top set and fingerboard
    The walnut top set    		 Neck blank and scarf joint
    Neck blank and scarf joint    		 Maple accent lines done
    Maple accent lines done    		 Figured walnut headstock overlay glued and clamped
    Figured walnut
    headstock overlay
    glued and clamped
    Finished headstock
    Finished headstock
    with accent layers
    and walnut overlay, fingerboard is on    		 Rear of headstock and neck
    Rear of headstock
    and neck showing
    neck detail and
    accent layers    		 Rear body and neck
    Rear view of Black Limba body wings and neck construction    		  




    12 January - All wood and routing done except for the belly and forearm contours.