Supposedly black walnut ebonizes very well too.
Ebonized ash is a great look, really 3D.
0054 buffed and loaded.
Alternate Universe. I don't really care for the sound of the Novak pickup, mostly low mids and not much else. Since it's not adjustable there's really no way to tell if getting it closer to the strings would help. My rule is if you can't EQ a good sound with a B-15, it ain't happening. If I build another it will look like this. ThunderBucker magnets are around a half inch longer with a much wider magnetic field.
Look Ma, NO BOLTS!
Heads Up.