Home built bass rack

[Rebop]

Hello everyone.
Just finished a rack to hold 4 basses and thought I'd share. (I guess this is an accessory?)


These basses were taking up so much room I had to do something. After researching a bunch of designs I thought they were all far too overbuilt and clunky looking; expensive too. I wanted something that looked more like fine mid-century Scandinavian furniture, so I decided to build my own with only a cheap cordless drill and a Japanese hand saw (lofty goal indeed, but it worked out).
It's all 1x4 poplar that's held together with original titebond and screws.
I can take better pics and provide better details if anyone is interested.
This design is less than half the weight of standard racks available on the market and cost about $250-$275 to build using the best/prettiest wood I could get.

[Jsn]

It's beautiful. And you left room for a fifth bass, didn't you?

[InYerBass]

Nice craftsmanship

[misterbadger]

Very nice. Just what I need to fuel my bass-aquiring tendencies! Just last night, my wife and I were discussing how the (on-its way) second bass was going to fit in my man-cave/office/music room - now I've got an answer! thanks for posting

[Thumpie]

It's hard to focus on the rack when there's 4 beautiful basses in the photograph...

[Champagne]

Either A: You are female, or B: You are a bachelor.

[powerbass]

Nice job!

[Markse]

Hi Rebop,

Nice work. Please do post more pictures and any other details you can think of. Thanks!

[Jake deVilliers]

Nice! That looks like the racks they have in the string department at Long & McQuade.

[Mike Goodbar]

Great work! Are you using foam pipe insulators for the padding?

[Rebop]

Originally Posted by Mike Goodbar

Great work! Are you using foam pipe insulators for the padding?

Thanks. Yes, just press-fit on for now. Wanted something sleek looking. Unfortunately I don't think they're quite right but for less than $10 it's worth the experiment before I go to something else. They seem to squish down on pressure points more than I thought they would and don't seem to spring back. (it might be back to the drawing board for cushions).

Either A: You are female, or B: You are a bachelor

Neither. My girlfriend (whom I live with) actually helped me here and there when I needed a hand. The living room is definitely not the final resting spot for this thing. Gotta move a bookcase in the music room for it to fit though (and it has 500 records in it, alphabetized and categorized, so I'm not too motivated to move that just yet).

Originally Posted by Jake deVilliers

Nice! That looks like the racks they have in the string department at Long & McQuade.

Thanks Jake. You guys actually have music stores in Canada that sell basses? They probably stock strings too. :Jealous:


Will post more pictures and construction details tonight when I get home.

[Jake deVilliers]

Originally Posted by Rebop

Thanks Jake. You guys actually have music stores in Canada that sell basses? They probably stock strings too. :Jealous:

Yup, the Vancouver Long & McQuade has 10 or 12 DBs in racks like yours, 7 or 8 in the repair department and dozens of them out on rental besides! Since I've been there the DB string selection has expanded nicely.

[gerry grable]

Originally Posted by Jake deVilliers

Yup, the Vancouver Long & McQuade has 10 or 12 DBs in racks like yours, 7 or 8 in the repair department and dozens of them out on rental besides! Since I've been there the DB string selection has expanded nicely.

Can you imagine a non-bass player stumbling upon this thread with its gushing comments of awe and appreciation?
They'd think we are all nut-jobs

[Champagne]

Originally Posted by Rebop

Neither. My girlfriend (whom I live with) actually helped me here and there when I needed a hand. The living room is definitely not the final resting spot for this thing. Gotta move a bookcase in the music room for it to fit though (and it has 500 records in it, alphabetized and categorized, so I'm not too motivated to move that just yet).

HA I saw all the solo cups on the counter, that threw me through the loop. Nice looking stand

[james condino]

My favorite part is that you've got your priorities right and it is sitting right in the center of the kitchen!

j.
www.condino.com
www.kaybassrepair.com

[Jake deVilliers]

Originally Posted by james condino

My favorite part is that you've got your priorities right and it is sitting right in the center of the kitchen!

j.
www.condino.com
www.kaybassrepair.com

Yeah, its perfect for the New Kitchen Triangle - mere steps between stove for coffee, fridge for beer and rack full of basses! Nirvana.

[Jsn]

Originally Posted by gerry grable

Can you imagine a non-bass player stumbling upon this thread with its gushing comments of awe and appreciation?
They'd think we are all nut-jobs

A nut job? Shouldn't that be in a Luthier thread?

[Eastman]

Hi Rebop

Great rack! I am planning something similar so let me ask you, what's the inside lenght you have choosen for 4 basses! About 2 meters?

Best regards, Eastman

[Rebop]

The inside length is 60". The 5 cross beams are equally spaced in a box 60" x 27". These ultimately make the cells that each bass sits in.

Sorry for the delayed update, everyone. Photos in a sec...

[Rebop]

The backside.



Longways.



Here you can see the box/frame. Original titebond and two 10 x 1-1/4" woodscrews at every joint (top-front four A-frame screws are 3" or so. The 4 holding on the cross beam at the top are 1-1/4" ). The top of the box frame is 8 3/4" off the ground so most of my endpins are floating about 1/8" or so above the floor.

The lower pegs in the top cross beam keep the basses from leaning too far and are spaced so the upper pegs can be used as bow hangers without any interference (red oak pegs).
9 rattle cans of polyurethane to finish it off. This took the most work to do properly and I could still use to give it another wetsand.
A lot of fun to build.


I really appreciate all the positive comments. Thank you!