7 string single cut in progress.

warwickben · #1 01-28-2007, 05:51 PM

before i start please for give my spelling.....

as of right now i have a 7 string single cut in the works.

neck is seven pieces of Purpleheart and wenge.
top is purpleheart.
main body wood is Mahogany.

finger board is in the works.

pickup is a custome made humbucker in wooden case made by talkbasses own Searcy, www.searcystringworks.com

string spaceing is the same as a jazz bass 3/4 at bridge and 3/8 at the nut.

hardware ect is still in the works.

i mite machine my own bridge.

pics will be up as soon as i can host them

warwickben · #2 01-29-2007, 05:17 AM

James Hart · #3 01-29-2007, 05:19 AM

I like the shape!

*smb · #4 01-29-2007, 05:49 AM

I like the QotSA font on the pickups

Sounds like a great project. How would you make your own bridge? I'd be tempted to just go for the individual saddles myself (can't remember the name)

erikbojerik · #5 01-29-2007, 06:13 AM

Looks good so far. I hope you have a strong back & shoulders! Gravity will be pulling on this one big time.

warwickben · #6 01-29-2007, 06:51 PM

i was soo happy to read the frist few post.

but i feel dumb for asking but what do you mean by:I like the QotSA font on the pickups.

the purple heart is the one that was made for me.

i have worked in machine shops, and my buddy's work is pretty cool they have a keg and a big screen tv so the owner doesnt care if they hang out and party there. if i go after hours my buddy lets me use the bridge port if he doesnt have a crazey setupon it. i machined the center section for a perfect fit for the neck. i did it this way to make my life easyer ie shapeing the neck and body and the wires. iam thinking of doing leds. i was gonna machine the bridge out of some brass i have on a bridgeport or get a hip shot.

should i put leds in the finger board.

the body is lighter then it seems cause i made is as thin as i could with out haveing problems.

*smb · #7 01-29-2007, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by warwickben

i feel dumb for asking but what do you mean by:I like the QotSA font on the pickups. the purple heart is the one that was made for me.

Well (and it's not going to be worth reading this) the black pup behind your purple one has text on it in the font used on the Queens of the Stone Age album "Songs for the Deaf". See here.

Looks like a killer project anyway.

pilotjones · #8 01-29-2007, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by warwickben

i have worked in machine shops, and my buddy's work is pretty cool they have a keg and a big screen tv so the owner doesnt care if they hang out and party there. if i go after hours my buddy lets me use the bridge port ...

PLEASE BE CAREFUL! I know your buddies feel everything is under control, and there's never been a problem, etc. ... but I know more than one machinist with fewer than ten fingers, and accidents are usually simply because of being tired, without the added alcohol.

In the end, you can't necessarily change someone else's actions, but you are responsible for your own safety. Be smart.

Also, never work in the shop alone. It's like the buddy system swimming: if you get injured, you don't want to bleed out, or try to drive yourself to a hospital injured. Sorry to get so serious, but there's a lot of horsepower and knife edges involved here. A combination to be treated with respect.

warwickben · #9 01-30-2007, 05:22 AM

sorry i didnt mean to make it sound like they get drunk and machine parts, and i would never do that. i just show up after hours, and theres all ways some one else around so iam not in the shop alone.

Searcy · #10 01-30-2007, 07:47 PM

That Purple Heart puckup also uses 28 Neo magnets. The two black ones behind it are 5 string versions of the same pickup accept they use Alnico magnets.

The font I use as a logo IS one I have used for years because it looked cool to me. But I see it is growing popular now. I didn't know it was used on the Queens of the Stone Age cover. Those guys rock!

Cool looking bass Ben. I can't wit to see it finished.

pilotjones · #11 01-30-2007, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by warwickben

sorry i didnt mean to make it sound like they get drunk and machine parts, and i would never do that. i just show up after hours, and theres all ways some one else around so iam not in the shop alone.

Good deal. Rock on.

warwickben · #12 01-31-2007, 05:24 PM

i wanna start building basses and eurb's again.i stoped be cause of a few people i was makeing guitars for at the last seceond decied they didnt want them.and i had to eat some of the cost. i do alot of repair work for my guitar playing friends. after working on this idecied its some thing i love and hey i can make some extra cash off of it.

when i frist started makeing this bass it was cause i wanted a seven string but couldnt afford one. after awhile i was thinking of selling it after i play it for awhile to invest in tools to make basses ect for money. but as soon as i got pics of the pickup from Searcy i decied i am gonna keep this bass and never let it go.

and i see i am just kinda going on and on ; maybe its cause i cant wait till i am done with this. thank you for your kind words.

real men can play purple basses.

warwickben · #13 02-04-2007, 11:32 AM

i placed a call to stewmac and the rest of my parts are on the way to my house. i should be done with this bass in a few weeks once i get the parts.

does any one know where i can get a good seven string bridge with 3/4 spaceing. i know about hipshot a style but i was hopeing there was a cheaper bridge. i was gonna machine my own bridge but i dont want to have a brass colored bridge and chrome hardware.

James Hart · #14 02-04-2007, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by warwickben

does any one know where i can get a good seven string bridge with 3/4 spaceing. i know about hipshot a style but i was hopeing there was a cheaper bridge.

not sure of the brand... but my 7 has 3/4" spacing at the bridge. you could email www.beebasses.com and ask Fred what he used on mine.

Searcy · #15 02-04-2007, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by warwickben

does any one know where i can get a good seven string bridge with 3/4 spaceing. i know about hipshot a style but i was hopeing there was a cheaper bridge. i was gonna machine my own bridge but i dont want to have a brass colored bridge and chrome hardware.

Take a look at these things.

http://www.guitarpartsusa.com/item--...hrome--PROD423

I have used them and they are handy when you need a 7 or 8 string bridge for little money. They arn't listed on the web site but Dennis (the owner) stocks these in Black as well.

andvari7 · #16 02-04-2007, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by warwickben

real men can play purple basses.

Yup. Ever met Prince?

warwickben · #17 02-04-2007, 03:56 PM

Searcy thank you again, you keep on helping me out. should i call them, or should i order from that page.

Searcy · #18 02-04-2007, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by warwickben

Searcy thank you again, you keep on helping me out. should i call them, or should i order from that page.

You either need to call Dennis or write to him and ask about the black ones if that's what you want. Tell him Clint Searcy said to ask about black ones. If you like the chrome ones just order them from his Guitar Parts USA web site. He's a cool guy.

Somebody say keep on rockin?

wilser · #19 02-04-2007, 05:24 PM

hey, hipshot has 7 string bridges with .75" spacing.

warwickben · #20 02-04-2007, 06:11 PM

i know hip shot has seven string bridges but i was hopeing for some thing slightly cheaper. iam trying to decied right now between the single string bridges or the hipshot.