Here`s a brand new design that I like to call "The Eagle"


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/HBKid/bassketch002.jpg




I`ll be updating this page when I have new designs for now on.



past designs:


Bloch-9: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/HBKid/bassketch001.jpg

Toby: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/HBKid/bassketch.jpg

AX-3: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/HBKid/DSCF0326.jpg

Doc-35: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/HBKid/04-19-07_0405.jpg

Try drawing on graph paper to to get some scale. It's too hecktic right now.

In order to provide any kind of advice on your designs, you really, really, really, really, need to draw your sketches to scale. While your rough sketches give a general impression of an idea, they fall far short of being able to convey any kind of realistic semblence of what the constructed bass will really look like upon completion. This makes it impossible for us to provide solid, meaningful, constructive comments on your designs.

Things I'd like to comment on about your sketch, but can't due to the scaling issue includes:

* bridge location, and how the body curves flow with it

* neck pocket usability

* control and jack locations - if you have a round over body edge, they simply can't be that close to the edge of the body

* pickup placement

* pickguard flow and location

* overall body balance (visually and physically) with the neck

* ergonomic and playability issues

* etc, etc, etc ...


Congratulations on making this the home for your new designs. I look forward to seeing new additions drawn to scale and offering you constructive input :bassist:

all the best,

R

Here`s a brand new design that I like to call "The Eagle"

all I can honestly say is "ouch! I would never want to play this design in a seated position, and that would be the only way to play this as there is no real location to attach a strap button to the upper horn

reminds me (and not in a good way) of something I would expect to see in a Wishbass eBay actuion

all the best,

R

all I can honestly say is "ouch! I would never want to play this design in a seated position, and that would be the only way to play this as there is no real location to attach a strap button to the upper horn

reminds me (and not in a good way) of something I would expect to see in a Wishbass eBay actuion

all the best,

R

The strap would go on the back of the body (like an SG).

To be honest, i'm not a fan of any of these designs but again if they were drawn up properly then maybe they would look different. To me at the minute though none of them seem to flow very well at all

To help with scale you could also trace an outline of some standard bass (precision, EBO, Thunderbird) including bridge and pickup placement and neck scale/length and then you can erase the body edges and make/modify your own. Then you will get a better Idea of what it would look like to scale.

There are also some good things to consider on this thread http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=326660