Its finally finished and I love it. Ash/quilt body, maple neck/maple board. Nordstrand DC5 pickups/Aguilar OBP-3 preamp. Hipshot hardware. I finally have the tone I've heard in my head. I'll definitely do this again.
Please help! I am a wiring newbie. I am trying to wiring my Gecko 5. I ordered an Aguilar OBP-3 pre-wired ( I assumed this would make it very simple) preamp and am using Nordstrand DC pickups with single/ series /parallel for each. The diagram says attach the bare pickup wires to ground but this...
I have a Gecko that I have been finishing myself. This is my 1st build and I am very pleased with the results. I have about 20 coats of rub-on poly on the body and I like the results-all grain is filled, glassy and smooth. I just want to get out the final tiny specs out. I could actually live...
I'm specing out a Gecko 5. I'm cosidering using a Hipshot model A or the bent plate bridge. I'm leaning more toward the bent plate because its similar to bridges used on my 2 favorite basses- my Lakland 5501 and my Pedulla Rapture. The only production basses I've seen with this bridge are the...
I've been a long time browser and finally signed up. I fell in love with the Gecko bass the 1st time I saw it. I am considering building one and was wondering- I see a couple of bodies in the showcase that I like but they are routed for that slanted Kahler bridge. I want to use a Hipshot model...
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