Indeed.
We're lucky on
bassworld.co.uk in having a forum specifically set up for budding luthiers. I tried a bass at our Bassworld Bash last weekend that was built by one of our
contributors. I wasn't keen on the body shape but I was blown away by the sound - especially considering that the guy had built it in his garage.
The neck was a combination of flamed maple and had two stringers of wenge running down either side with graphite reinforcement. It sounded crisp, warm, deep and growly. I was wondering if Ken's every experimented with wenge in the neck of a prototype Smith?