Dupuis Guitars DG02by bestbassgear
So on to the specifics….This bass is built with a basswood core, back layer of bubinga and the top consists of a thin layer of black walnut topped with quilted maple.
The neck is multi laminated using flamed maple, black walnut and the center being a resawn piece of zebra wood flipped to create the “V” pattern so technically its 6 layers, and also includes carbon fiber reinforcement rods.
The fretboard is flatsawn Wenge with medium jumbo frets, mother of pearl dot inlays and a double action truss rod adjustable at the headstock end and also includes a real bone nut.
As far as hardware and electronics go, its currently strictly passive with Vol/Blend/Tone control with an Orange drop capacitor and USA pots, however I left plenty of room in the control cavity for the future addition of a pre-amp should whoever buys it want it added.
As you can see it has Aguilar DCB soapbar pups.
The bridge is a Hipshot Transtone which I really like, even compared to their other iconic models.
Tuners are Fender brand 1/2″ clover style open gear.
The neck on this bass is profiled very similar to a modern P-bass as far as nut width and neck thickness goes.
The bass is balanced very well and weighs in at 8.3 lbs so its a charm to play and sounds great.
Overall, I am pleased with how this bass turned out, however there are some minor flaws in the finish which I hope to perfect in future builds as my experience grows.
My goal is to eventually grow my passion into a small business building “personal” basses and guitars “built to order”, one at a time, but first need to sell this one to fund my next project, as you all know, this is an expensive hobby.
Just for fun, I placed one picture of the semi-hollow body that I built simultaneously.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story and look at the work that I’ve been blessed to be able to do.
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