That’s a nice project, i would strip the body with a heat gun and finish it in whatever you choose , I did one a few years ago, and upgraded the parts, it’s good fun
That sounds really interesting, and quite a challenge, I know some of the Latin lines can be really fast , I’ve tried a few myself and had trouble keeping up as I’m not a particularly fast player, good luck scalpy ☝️
I use markbass 15s , with an Ashdown head and it’s a nice deep clear tone I like, I’ve also seen Robbie Shakespeare play through mb and it wasn’t a muddy sound 🙂