Nado Whale bass

Bass Body

To construct the guitar body I use different types of wood which are being glued together in few layers and then hand-worked. The final sound of the guitar strongly depends on the selected type of wood, so combining few different sorts I get a wider range of frequencies. Usually I work with mahogany, maple, alder, cherry, walnut,… When the handwork is done, the body has to be protected by the multi-layered oil and wax coat, or by lacquering.

Bass Neck

For the construction of the neck I usually use maple, padoak or wenge, either in one piece or in lamellas. I install a truss rod onto it as well to strengthen it up. For the fingerboard I use rosewood or ebony and the frets on the fingerboard are jumbo. I also handicraft and install all by myself an inlay made of pearl, veneer or bone. The neck also needs a lacquer coat in the end.

Bridge and Nut

The bridge is hand-worked mostly of ebony or rosewood , but it’s possible even to combine them with some domestic sorts like olive, holm-oak, common pear…Piezo pickup or transducer has to be installed precisely into the bridge , together with the preamplifier. This way the sound can be captured right on the spot where it breaks through the guitars body and where it has the broadest range of frequencies. The nut is made of bone.

Tuning Machines

In most cases I use Gotoh or Schaller.

Specification – NADO Whale Bass

model	Whale bass
Scale length	863.6 mm / 34"
Body wood	Maple,alder,mahagony,walnut…
Neck wood	Maple , padoak, wenge
Fingerboard	Palisander , Ebony
fingerboard radius	16"
Nut at 0 fret	41mm(4-strings) , 46mm(5-strings)
Frets	Fretless or 22 jumbo
Bridge	Ebony , rosewood
Distance among the strings on bridge	16mm
Neck finish	Lacquer
Body finish	Oil + wax or lacquer
Mechanics	Gotoh , Schaller
Pickup	Piezo or transducer + preamp
Controls	Volumen,tone