Hi all, 
	 
	First custom order for me.
 
	(from a luthier in Northern france)
 
	I'll try to make a brief description of what I have tried over the years and what I am looking for. 
	I have had only one bass bought new back in 1996 : an Ibanez ATK300, and tried a fair number of second hand instruments, from the cheap old Japanese marvels to the modern and dull American Fender (am I biased ?).
 
	From this I have gathered things that prove to work for me :
 
	- Lightweight is not necessa