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ECHO MK II

Clearly inspired by the classic lines of the Telecaster guitar, but refined and "modernized" for the 21st Century. Giving a more dynamic, curvy and slightly more aggressive look.

ECHO MK II

Medium Scale modern Tele Bass with hand wound Armstrong Stingray Pickup.

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Features Overview

32" Scale

20 Fret

AAA grade Rosewood/Ebony Fingerboard

Bone Nut

Ash Neck

1 Piece Ash Body

Gotoh 203 Bridge

Gotoh Tuners

Dunlop Straplocks

Passive with CTS push/pull pot

Handwound Armstrong

MM Pickup

High Gloss Finish

D'addario Strings

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It features a single handwound pickup made by Armstrong Pickups at the Stingray sweet spot, which delivers all the growl you would expect for a Ray but with passive electronics. Also, There is an a (CTS) push pull pot fitted as standard to split the pickup for more tonal variety.

This model features a 32" medium scale, which in my opinion offers all the benefits of a standard scale (34") with the added benefit of being a little more comfortable (for both reach and stretching). This slightly shorter scale also ensures the bass balances well on the strap.

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Please see the gallery for different versions of this model and see our Facebook page for the build progress.

ECHO MK II

This one follows a black and white colour theme with a luxurious Ebony top on a 1 piece English Ash body with a ceruse finish.

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Features Overview

32” medium scale

20 frets

Ebony fretboard

Flamed Maple neck

Ebony body top

1pc English Ash body with Ceruse finish

Ebony pickup cover

Flamed Maple pickguard

Handwound Armstrong MM pickup

Gotoh hardware

Passive CTS with push/pull for single coil

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This is my Echo MK II shape - a sort of modern less traditional version of a tele bass. It features a luxurious Ebony top on a 1 piece English Ash body with a ceruse finish. So the whole bass has a bit of a black and white colour theme.

The pickup is hand wound by Armstrong pickups to deliver a MM Stingray type sound except from a passive bass. It is housed inside an Ebony cover made in my workshop.

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The neck and pickguard are some beautiful flamed Maple I imported from America around 5 years ago.

Chrome Gotoh hardware throughout gives the classic black and chrome look and pops nicely against the Ebony top.

Please remember, any of our models can be specified with a different number of strings, scale length, frets, pickups or anything else for that matter! Also we offer the option for you to design your very own unique guitar or bass with your own body shape and specifications.

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