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If you could build a bass in any way you desire, what would it be like? (feddit.de)

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I'm contemplating to build a bass after I'm done with my other projects, so I was wondering what specs others are into. Would you go with:

A wax finish or color coating?
How many strings do you prefer?
Fretless, fretted, or even fan-fret?
What about scale length?

So many options there. What would you do if money wouldn't matter?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I would probably build a Bass with a Rickenbacker style body and a MusicMan style neck. The body design looks really cool, I tried one out but didnt dig the sound. The 3+1 headstock also looks nice. For the pickups I would go for a double reversed precision set up. I liked the sound of the one from FGN, but unfortunately I never could buy one :(

But now to your questions:

probably oil or colour coating in a simple black
4 or 5 strings, depending on where i would use it
if 4, normal frets and if 5 strings multi-scale
4: 34 inch, 5: 34-37"

Yeah, the possibilities are endless and I am also not fully sure what I would want.