I've played Cruise basses of that era with and without the 2Tek and it really brings things to life. I hate nasty artificial sounding high end and mids in bass tone and good bridges can make for an articulate bass that doesn't make me cringe and still has tons of low end. I'm fearful that I may be stuck on neck-through. My pawnshop Peavey Grind NTB is one of the nicest basses I've ever played and it's a Chinese bottom-of-the-budget-barrel bass. Although I DO like the Thunderbird Studio 5'ver, which is set neck...
Warmoth is te exclusive dealer for the 2TEK. Current version has less mass in the 'fingers', lightening holes drilled in it. That's unfortunate IMO, thyey're not going to convince possible customers on the basis of that. You're either in or out on the original design for players who know the bridge so why drill holes in a critical part that might affect the tone?
If I built necks I'd definitely build neck through basses compared to set necks. Not much difference in labor and more perceived value.
I had a friend build the 12er neck, he also built me a 32" I'm going to use for a personal 12er if I ever decide on a body.
Awww man that's going to set off my bridge obsession again! Must not drill big hole in EB4L.......
You're lucky, it only works on a 1-3/4" thick body!
