Bass of the Week: Dooley Designs 5-string P/J Bass
This week we’re checking out a five-string P/J bass by Dooley Designs out of Texas. Luthier Scott Dooley called this bass another learning experience due to its 35-inch scale, preamp modifications, extra neck layers, and special top.
The instrument features a mahogany body with a quilt maple top featuring elegant contouring. Its neck continues the maple and mahogany theme while adding a layer of walnut, as well. The ebony fingerboard has maple binding and has slick oval inlays.
The electronics include Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickups and a 3-band preamp by Bartolini. Finally, Dooley fitted the bass with a Wilkinson Bad Ass bridge and Graph Tech Ratio tuners.
Dooley Designs 5-string P/J Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 35″ |
| Construction: | Set Neck |
| Body: | Mahogany |
| Top: | Quilt Maple |
| Neck: | Maple, Mahogany, Walnut |
| Fretboard: | Ebony |
| Fretboard Binding: | Maple |
| Frets: | 22 |
| Pickups: | Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder P/J |
| Electronics: | Bartolini 3-Band EQ |
| Bridge: | Wilkinson Bad Ass |
| Tuners: | Graph Tech Ratio |
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
It seems every bass on bass gear is a 5 string. What about us who only play 4 stringers? I’d like to see something on those basses.
Wow, amazing work.
This dude is absolutely fantastic, buy a guitar from him. His attention to detail is unmatched.