This is a go! I'm scheduled to have the work done in February by a very excellent shop right here in Minnesota, Brown's Guitar Factory (makers of their own unique bass design as well). The wait is mostly due to their schedule with finishing, as they're backed up and Nitrocellulose takes time to set. They're an authorized Gibson repair shop and I have seen their finishing work with nitro and it's excellent. The modification was well received as a utilitarian mod that preserves the natural curves of the instrument, and the warwick bridge as a very customizable bridge. The exact quote from the head honcho was "when this is done it'll be a better instrument than Gibson could have released!" He mainly meant that as the old-fashioned-ness of the guitar industry as a whole (which you might tell from Brown's own aggressive designs).
Color me excited. Thanks for your questionable influences, you senior bass guys. Now can anyone help me find a good price on a black warwick two-piece bridge?
