AcornHouse
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This year’s build was an electric bass commission. This required a new design and plenty of choices to be made by myself and the customer. I used woods to maximize its tone: wenge (often compared to Brazilian RW), redwood (very resonant in addition to being very light), and Honduran mahogany (with a dash of maple for the neck). The pairing of the ultra dense and heavy wenge with the very light redwood managed to keep the final weight down to 8 lbs., 12 oz.
The customer selected Aguilar pickups and preamp (17 wires!) for maximum tonal versatility, and challenged me to create a 12th fret MOP inlay of a wild horse. I finally decided to name it The Wenge Underlord for its dominion over the bottom realms.
He was well pleased.
Full specs and pics at https://acornhouseworkshop.com/gallery-pages/wood-for-music/electric-bass-the-wenge-underlord/
The customer selected Aguilar pickups and preamp (17 wires!) for maximum tonal versatility, and challenged me to create a 12th fret MOP inlay of a wild horse. I finally decided to name it The Wenge Underlord for its dominion over the bottom realms.
He was well pleased.
Full specs and pics at https://acornhouseworkshop.com/gallery-pages/wood-for-music/electric-bass-the-wenge-underlord/