New Paulin EUB

ToneRanger · #1 10-28-2005, 07:51 AM

Honest, I really was going to make my own EUB... but I met this guy Bill Paulin, a maker of stringed instruments and fine furniture who'd made a sweet electric violin for a friend of mine. I talked to him about my plans to make a compact EUB. Long story short, this is what he delivered this week:

http://www.fittell.id.au/eub/

This one is a prototype, more minimalist than his earlier EUB design. Initially he gave me a rough pre-prototype that he knocked up from cheap Bunya pine, which sounded surprisingly good. This one, in quality tone woods, has a more mellow, natural sound with full-bodied lows - it doesn't seem to need any EQ through my Eden rig.
Bill said he's happy to take orders for more of the same, priced at $1500 (Australian).

bassteban · #2 10-28-2005, 11:41 AM

VERY nice. I can't seem to find an apropriate smilie...

shwashwa · #3 10-29-2005, 04:55 AM

does it have an adjustable bridge? i cant make it out from the pic...

mikjans · #4 10-29-2005, 05:17 AM

Do you have contact info for Paulin? Ypu can e-mail me off list.

Mikael

ToneRanger · #5 10-29-2005, 06:46 AM

"does it have an adjustable bridge?"
Yes, I adjusted it this afternoon with a knife and sandpaper :-)

"Do you have contact info for Paulin?"
You can email Bill at: doublesquaredoubleround@hotmail.com
(address is now on the web page)

shwashwa · #6 10-29-2005, 07:10 AM

cant he fit a normal double bass bridge to it with adjusters?

shwashwa · #7 10-29-2005, 07:17 AM

does it come with some type of bout to simulate the shoulder fo a bass? like the messenger? messengerbass.com
that reference point is really important to me. as well as a traditional Eb or D neck.

**Francois Blais** · #8 10-29-2005, 09:15 AM

Hi shwashwa.
Why don't you fill out your profile?
We don't know what gear you have, where you live, etc.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/profil...do=editprofile

Thanks in advance!
Best regards,
François

ToneRanger · #9 10-29-2005, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by shwashwa

cant he fit a normal double bass bridge to it with adjusters?

An earlier prototype had a standard bridge, which required a raised tailpiece block like the Azola, but for this one we decided to go with a lower bridge and a flat body/neck angle so that the strings terminate flush with the body.
I'm sure Bill would be happy to make one with a standard bridge, but I was looking for a more compact instrument.

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does it come with some type of bout to simulate the shoulder fo a bass? like the messenger? messengerbass.com that reference point is really important to me. as well as a traditional Eb or D neck.

It has a traditional D heel on the neck.
There will be an adjustable shoulder (and end-pin) added soon. What happened was that I told Bill I'd look after those aspects, but when he delivered the bass I realised the solutions I'd planned (using drum hardware) were just too ugly to screw onto such a pretty piece of woodwork. I'm currently working on more aesthetic solutions to adustable/removable endpin and shoulder.

This is still a work in progress - I'm very happy with the way it plays & sounds, but we've aready talked about minor improvements for the next one.

**Francois Blais** · #10 10-29-2005, 06:02 PM

What pickup system do it uses?
It doesn't seem conventional at all!

ToneRanger · #11 10-30-2005, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by francois

What pickup system do it uses?
It doesn't seem conventional at all!

It's one I made myself using MSI piezo films encapsulated in copper foil (for more details see www.fittell.id.au/piezo ).

I haven't seen a Realist, but I suspect it's virtually the same thing. It works surprisingly well with one under each bridge foot - much better than any 'clip-on' pickups I've tried.
The preamp is an old Boss FA-1 I had lying around, but it doesn't really need any gain boost because the pickups have plenty of output. Future EUB's that Bill makes will probably just have a simple buffering preamp.

precision61 · #12 11-11-2005, 02:49 AM

Hello

It's really nice EUB.

Dose it have an end pin or some attachment when playing?

Thank you

ToneRanger · #13 11-11-2005, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by precision61

Dose it have an end pin or some attachment when playing?

Yes, it now has an endpin in a nice walnut adjustable clamp on the back - will post a pic when I can.

And more on the pickup - I've just put up a web page with instruction for making your own: http://www.fittell.id.au/piezo/

ToneRanger · #14 11-12-2005, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ToneRanger

Yes, it now has an endpin in a nice walnut adjustable clamp on the back - will post a pic when I can.

Here's a pic:

phat5 · #15 11-13-2005, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ToneRanger

Here's a pic:

I was lying in bed this morn, wondering how I was going to fabricate an endpin mount on my project eub.....thanks for the idea. Nice lookin' eub too, enjoy it!