For the Tundra Boy's second instrument, he decided to build a beast: a six string bass made of exotic wood. Over a year before he started he had drawn up plans for this bass, which were loosely based on the Music Man Bongo Bass. He modified the body shape to his liking, and made a few other changes.
He awarded it the moniker of "The Bassinator", with a kind nod to Dr Heinz Doofenshmirtz from the Phineas and Ferb cartoon.
Due to a variety of reasons we're not going to bore you with discussing, this turned into a rather long project from start to end; roughly 15 months. But the Tundra Boy persevered and saw it to a conclusion.
Here are the specs for the bass:
Neck Type: Neck through construction
Neck Wood: Padauk with contrasting Wenge laminations.
Truss Rod: Dual action
Reinforcement: Two carbon fiber rods
Headstock: Flat, Fender style
Tuners: Wilkinson
Nut: Graphtech graphite
Body Wood: Ambrosia Maple. Bocote cavity control cover.
Body Features: Loosely based on the Music Man Bongo Bass, but highly modified. 1 5/8" thick with a 3/4" round over.
Fretboard: Bocote, 16" radius with mother of pearl dot inlays
Scale Length: 34"
Pickups: Aguilar AG 6J-HC. Jazz Bass style, hum-canceling.
Controls: Two volume, one tone, one producer pot. Push-pull series/parallel switch on the neck volume knob. Push-pull kill switch on the producer knob.
Hardware: Black.
Bridge: Hipshot B-Style, 18mm string spacing.
Finish: Satin poly
Weight: This is a big instrument. It's probably in the twelve pound range.
Click here to watch the Tundra Boy build this bass.
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This page last updated on 09/28/2021