Features Overview
Tele Bass Inspired
30" Scale
20 Fret
Yew Fingerboard
Boxwood Nut
Ash Neck
Two Piece Ash Body
Gotoh 203 Bridge
Gotoh Tuners
Dunlop Straplocks
Passive Electronics, CTS pots
Single Kent Armstrong
MM4 pickup
D'addario Strings
Though it does have one unusual feature which is the fingerboard of yew, which is I believe a first for a solid body instrument. The idea of a wood which is technically a soft wood (non-deciduous) as a fingerboard may seem a bit odd, but it was an experiment which came out well. Yew has been used as a fingerboard before for Lutes but as far as I'm aware, not for hundreds of years, so it is also an Echo of the past in that respect too.
It has a very unique tone and fortunately held the frets well! Which was one of the concerns when choosing it. It is tough, dense and sounds good, so I was pleased with the results of the experiment! All the woods featured are native and grown locally to Shropshire.
It is a 30" short scale bass featuring a one piece (with separate fingerboard) Ash neck and two piece ash body. The hardware is a Gotoh 203 bridge with Gotoh tuners. The electronics/pickups are CTS pots and a single Kent Armstrong MM4 pickup which create a lovely beefy yet natural sounding tone.
