Conklin 9-string

    This is my new Conklin Sidewinder 9 string neck-thru-body bass, the only one like it in the world, custom built for me in April 2001. This is the extreme in extended range instruments, tuned from F on the low string to B on the high, anything less is just a stick with strings. See it at http://www.conklinguitars.com/facebass/facebass8/wildwalnutdesc.html

Body;

swamp ash, figured walnut solid top

Neck;

maple & purple heart neck-thro-body, 3" width at nut, tilt-back headstock w/walnut overlay, block inlay w/signature at 12th fret, my design inlay on headstock

Electronics;

single Bartolini soapbar pickup, ABM bridge w/piezo saddles, active NTMB-EQ (3 band), Dual Neutrix output jacks w/separate outs for piezo and magnetic pickups, mini toggle switch to go from separate mono to true stereo output

Hardware;

all gold, ABM bridge, Gotoh tuners