Here is my second hybrid bass...
Specs...
cocobolo fingerboard
cocobolo bridge, unbleached bone saddle
one piece mahogany body
bookmatched spalted maple top
five piece neck- birdseye maple, bubinga,birdseye, bubinga,birdseye
MOP side dot indicators
Fishman Natural Matrix I undersaddle tranducer with active preamp
rosewood volume knob
straplocks, not recessed- in order to give it a "built in stand"
body is grainfilled with epoxy and finished with satin nitro
neck is finished with Sam Maloof's poly/oil
ABM headless hardware - except for bridge
quilted maple cavity cover
I ALMOST FORGOT! It has a very low ZERO FRET... "OMG!"... and its fretless, well it must be cheaply made in China- oh well.
Last time I said that the next one would be all shiny and glossy, I guess I lied. After comparing some tests of different finishes I just had to go with satin. It just looks more appealing to me, but still not as appealing as a poly/oil finish.
Its not perfect, but my 50th one will be...