4805 N. Borthwick Ave Portland, OR 97217 USA (503)-282-0327 (9AM-9PM PST)

Order a custom wood pickup ramp for your bass guitar by following these instructions.

  • Choose any wood in the collection below or enter a different wood choice.
  • Enter your ramp dimensions, what I'll need to know:
    • The distance between the pickups.
    • The length of each pickup.
    • The height of each pickup.
    • The height under the outer strings.
    • The height under the center string(s).
    • The fingerboard radius at the body end of the neck (if you know it).

    These measurements can be made with a caliper that reads to 1/64" or better and entered in the form below. Or if you prefer you can make a thin cardboard model that fits between the pickups on your bass. You can either cut the card to size with scissors or fold up the extra length and width and tape it back on itself. If the pickups have mounting tabs (Jazz and P pickups) mark the locations of those and if it's easy for you, cut the tab area out of the way. Looking straight down from above the bass mark on the template where the strings pass over it. Stand a small card on the top of the bass between the pickups up against each string and carefully mark the bottom of the string on the card and label it (E, A, D, G, etc). You can keep using the same card and rotating it to a new edge for each string. Also mark the height of each pickup on the card and indicate "neck" or "bridge". You can mail these cards to me in an envelope or scan them into a PDF document and email it to me. If you scan them please include a line of inch or cm markings to one side so I can verify the 1:1 scale of the PDF.

  • If your bass is a common model, indicate that and any other information that could be useful to me.
  • Once I receive your form I'll contact you with an estimate and payment information.

  • Contact Information
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    Pricing
    • A simple rectangular ramp with a radius top to fit between two soapbar pickups is $95.
    • A tapered ramp to fit between Jazz bass pickups of different lengths $125.
    • A ramp to fit a Fender® P bass, between pickup and bridge $140.
    • Bookmatched figured wood to match bass, add $40.
    • A hard, gloss finish adds a $25.
    • Matching tinted finish, adds $75
    • Add-ons such as an inlayed top or engraving. $75/hour

    I try to finish orders and ship them in under a week. All orders are shipped USPS, first class and take 2-3 days to arrive in the continental 48 States.
    Domestic first class postage is free.
    Foreign orders are sent via Priority flat rate of $12.85 per order or Express mail rate of $29.

    Ramp wood:
     
    holly white curly maple curly western maple
    birdseye maple quilted maple maple burl
    spalted maple ash cherry
    cocobolo redwood burl curly koa
    santos mahogany lacewood pau ferro
    claro walnut walnut burl curly walnut
    zebrawood shedua buckeye burl
    imbuya purpleheart padauk
    bloodwood bubinga east indian rosewood
    bocote wenge black ebony
    Other wood selection:

    Description of instrument, including make and model of pickups (if known):
    Choose your fingerboard radius:
    Desired height at center of bridge pickup:
    Desired height at center of neck pickup:
    Distance between pickups:
    Length of bridge pickup:
    Length of neck pickup:
    Height of bridge pickup:
    Height of neck pickup:

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