So this is what I received last week. Did want the Ash body but as it's a test bed for another bass I am putting together I kinda couldn't take the delay so just got the basswood version. Still waiting on my finishing materials (ordered Crimson Guitars white stunning stains and finishing oil, heard really good things about it).
Plans for this bass are to get practice in finishing and install lace p bass alumitone pups to get an idea of what kind of body wood I will get. Was thinking of getting a spalted maple topped body but locally we have access to African mahogany and maybe even mango wood so I might just build one from scratch.