the body on this one is now ready for the paint shop. since my last post I've installed the pickup and control cavities, carved the forearm contour, installed the tunnel for the side jack, and detail sanded the body
here's a couple new images for your viewing pleasure
one thing about this bass not previously noted is that it will have a passive tone control set-up based on a G&L L1000. instead of a volume and two individual tone pots, this will utilize a custom made lefty concentric stacked pot. after quite an extensive search I finally found a shop that could custom make this pot for me
your eyes do not deceive you, and that is not a mistake - the MM pickup was intentionally installed with the single ear edge up and not in the traditional two ears up orientation. while I respect Leo for getting soooo many things right, I do have a personal beef over his choice to put the two ears up instead of down (or for having mounting ears at all for that matter) personally, I find the single ear up orientation gives me more flexibility as to how I anchor my thumb on the pickup. I love my '76 B00 to pieces, but the pickup orientation just drives me nuts and gives me thumb cramps. I've been installing MM pickups orientated this way for years (and I've been endlessly harrassed about it for years, too
) I say try one this orientated this way - you won't go back, and you'll also like the added flexibility it affords you to fine-tune your G-string volume balance when tapping one of the coils
all the best,
R
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