LukeFRC Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1457713607' post='3001280'] This has been in the back of my mind since I put my Ritter up for sale. Almost certain that the proceeds of the sale will go towards an ACG Harlot SC like my existing one. The plan is for:[list] [*]Harlot SC body, Natural finish, burl or spalted timber - preferably light coloured (Sycamore?) [*]Headless 5 or 7 piece asymmetric thru neck - ebony/maple/purpleheart [*]Plain Ebony fretboard (no markings) [*]I'd like black frets but haven't seen these on anything - does anybody do black frets?? [*]Black hardwear - pick up covers, knobs, bridge, nut [*]SIMS p/ups (15 different settings from 2 pick ups) [*]Black tapewound strings (Status do 40-100s) [*]Internal strap locks - like those on early Warwicks [/list] Just need to sell the Ritter... [/quote] 15 settings on the pups plus a filter preamp???!!! what won't it be able to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Rosewood fingerboards Twin pickups Pick up pan Ash body with a clear or trans finish Natural woods and figuring Slimmish neck Versatile but still natural sounding EQ (think Wal and Audere - love those preamps) Chunky bridge Asymmetric double cut bodies (and not... Well, I'll leave that thought hanging...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I like the fact that on my right handed basses the strings are on top of the neck whereas if i used a left handed one theyre on the back and sound a bit dull, bit of a design flaw there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
such Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 ebony fretboards (don't have one in any of my 4 basses now, mind) large tuners - don't trust the little Gotoh style ones, for no good reason probably significantly rolled-off fingerboard edges brass nuts d-tuners quick-release bridges flamed and/or quartersawn maple necks gloss finish on the neck and body exposed polepieces on the pickups those polepieces flush with the enclosures or hex-key-adjustable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) Ceramic pickups maple fretboards series/parallel switching five strings Edit Things I think I'd love, but never used: Multi-coil pickups filter pre-amps graphite necks aluminium bodies/necks multi-scale LEDs So a graphite necked, aluminium bodied, multi-scale five string bass with ceramic multi-coil pickups, a filter pre-amp and LED fret-markers should in principle be my ideal bass Edited March 12, 2016 by Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Everything that makes up a good sounding, well balanced, lightweight and resonant passive Precision 5 string. Can't be arsed playing, nor do I need, anything more faffy these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 One pickup (to rule them all). Give me a well-placed good-sounding pickup, and all I need to adjust during a gig are the tone control and my plucking hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Angled headstocks and not-square neck heels. It's become a bit of an irrational deal breaker for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Precision Maple board Kill switch (I play in churches so a noisy clunk is a no no) Volume & tone Yellow. All I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootleg Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Neck through Twin pickups (not humbuckers) Pup pan Ebony fingerboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) Active electronics Simple, intuitive controls No extraneous electronic hum (noiseless operation) Humbuckers or single coil with exposed pole pieces Coil selection switch Series/parallel switching Basses with broad response to plucking intensity and position for flexibility Figured maple necks Maple boards Rosewood or ebony boards Shiny chrome hardware Natural or burst finishes Curvy design detail (Such as MM scratch plate - Bongo body edges) Simple scratch plate colours (black, white - the same in pearl format) Capability of punchy, fat bass sound without too much effort Wacky colours such as fiesta red, tangerine pearlescent Edited March 12, 2016 by drTStingray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cLepto-bass Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Natural body colour Maple fretboard Zero fret No fret markers High C strung 4 & 5 strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 PASSIVE Twin pickup 3 way Pickup Switch or blend knob Passive Rosewood fretboard Passive Sounds like a Ric Looks like a Ric Passive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) Nickel hardware Matching headstock Satin nitro neck finish on wood Narrow necks Babicz bridge - and yes I have one of the very very few nickel ones (produced as a prototype, I'm told) Low weight - ie under 8lb Graphite neck Passive Maximum 4 strings Edited March 12, 2016 by Twigman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 A body, a neck, strings, bridge, tuners and pickups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Don't really have any - my only no-no in the other thread was photo-flame, so I'm pretty open minded. I personally think it comes down to the individual bass - some spalted finishes look great, some look completely wrong, don't really like many single cuts, but have seen some I really like. If I were to commission a second bass I think the only main stipulation would be for it to be significantly different to my existing one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Solid, bare wood fingerboard 2 pickups. Offset body shape. Lovely, slinky neck profile. Fretless Jazz bass it is then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Active, twin pickup, headless, natural finish, through neck, straplocks. If fretless, unlined. Luminlay side markers or preferably LEDs. Shallow neck profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Update... Things I found out I love about an hour ago. Zero radius fretboard. Asymmetrical neck carves. Scottish basses... Let negotiations with the wife commence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 [quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1457788857' post='3001797'] Basses with broad response to plucking intensity and position for flexibility [/quote] this is a big one for me.... do you think it's a model/design type atribute or do you think it's down to the individual instrument? My main bass (streamer stage 1) has this flexibility, I've had a P bass that started to growl like anything when you dug in and was so so responsive - but other basses I've played seem to sound the same however you hit the strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASainty Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Rosewood fretboards. Maple fretboards with block inlays. P/J config. Double Humbuckers. Translucent colours. Matching Headstocks. 4 or 5 strings. Active/Passive switch. Straplocks. Low battery LED indicator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jones Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Hmmm. A lot of people in this thread are really just saying that they only like the bass they happen to have...and, er, that seems to be partly true in my case. Anyway, after 30 years of playing, at this point, I think my favourite things are: V-shaped or asymmetric necks Graphite neck rods (huge improvement to modern US Fenders IMO) Filter preamps Jazzes. Just any playable Jazz really. Thin frets. Can't stand massive Warwick bell brass things. Straplocks Original EMGs (though unfashionable these days) Chunky new nickelwounds Thin bodies and light weights Some sort of passive master tone control, whatever the rest of the electronics Pan pots Clip-on tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Maple fingerboards Rosewood fingerboards Ebony fingerboards Blocks and binding. Chrome or Nickel hardware. Solid looking bridges Slim necks (from back to front) Solid colours Colour stained quilted maple tops. Active/passive switches on active basses Bone nuts Skunk stripes Matching body and headstocks Lacquered necks There's other stuff probably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 [quote name='NickD' timestamp='1457802083' post='3001942'] Update... Things I found out I love about an hour ago. Zero radius fretboard. Asymmetrical neck carves. Scottish basses... Let negotiations [s]with[/s][b] for[/b] the wife commence! [/quote] Fixed it for you Nick - is there a BIN option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1457903283' post='3002924'] Fixed it for you Nick - is there a BIN option? [/quote] Nah? I'll let the auction run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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