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01-18-2010, 11:51 AM
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This is an idea i've had for around 25 years now. Back in the day when I played in bands I always though about a concept build like this but I couldn't afford and I didn't have the skills to build one. So why not now.
It's going to be a 5 string bass with standard 3/4" bridge spacing. Their will be 4) 3/8" spaced strings above the low B for uncrossed tapping. These will be tuned either in inverted 5ths or in 4ths with E (guitar) as the low note, I haven't decided yet. It will also be a multi-scale 35"-33" on the bass side and 18"-17-5/8" melody side with the 12th fret as perpendicular.
I haven't ironed out all the details, but here are a few pic's to show it. The body will be a single cut, neck-though. I'll have a routered line between the upper wing and the neck so the players thumb will have a place to anchor while playing. The other thing I'm planing to do is carve the neck in two pieces, so it feels like a bass with the left hand. I've played uncrossed tappers before and the neck always seemed weird, (to wide).
I'm going to use wenge for the neck, padauk body wings with mango top.      |
01-18-2010, 11:54 AM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | That's different(I mean that in a nice way  )- where will you put the tuners for the short strings?
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01-18-2010, 11:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Eastern Wisconsin | | | I don't get it.....
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01-18-2010, 11:58 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Winnipeg | | | Interesting!
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01-18-2010, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by bassteban That's different(I mean that in a nice way )- where will you put the tuners for the short strings? | I'm planing to use http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/G...ss_Tuners.html
That way they will be inside the body wing. |
01-18-2010, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by M0ses I don't get it..... | It really quite simple, you can play bass like usual, slap, thumb, dig in or what ever you want and reach over with the right hand and tap out chords, melodies, ect will playing bass lines with the left hand. |
01-18-2010, 12:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA | | | This looks like a really interesting design John! I'm going to have to keep my eye on this one! |
01-18-2010, 12:23 PM
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Owner, builder: jworrellbass | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Springs CO | | | Thanks Dan, it will be a challenging build. |
01-18-2010, 01:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NSB Central Florida | | | Interesting for sure. I'm curious what pickups your gonna use, being that the string spacing changes quite abruptly. |
01-18-2010, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruckus_Instrmts Interesting for sure. I'm curious what pickups your gonna use, being that the string spacing changes quite abruptly. | I've been winding my own. I'll wind a quad humbucker for each pickup. The wiring will be independant volumes with push/pull pots and 2 jacks. It will be set up for both string sets to be used with one output or pull up and separate the outputs. Thats the plan so far. |
01-18-2010, 01:32 PM
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Luthier of Michael Wayne Instruments, Shop Manager ChromeDomeMusic | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cincinnati OH | | | I love the idea!
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01-18-2010, 01:51 PM
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Owner, builder: jworrellbass | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Springs CO | | ^ Thanks Mike, you remember a while back we joked about doing a build that we never tried before. Well here it is.  |
01-18-2010, 01:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dallas, Tx | | | Cool idea! Looking forward to seeing this one in progress. |
01-18-2010, 01:59 PM
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Luthier of Michael Wayne Instruments, Shop Manager ChromeDomeMusic | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cincinnati OH | | Does the bar code improve sustain? 
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01-18-2010, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassisgreat Cool idea! Looking forward to seeing this one in progress. | Thanks Quote:
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01-18-2010, 02:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin | | | This has the potential to be great. It kinda reminds of a harp guitar...
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01-18-2010, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Headless Llama This has the potential to be great. It kinda reminds of a harp guitar... | yep me too. |
01-18-2010, 05:09 PM
|  | so far, so good | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: US-NY-NYC | | | Very coll. BTW did you ever see Jack Read's step neck, Scotty? Maybe something you could use there, maybe not.
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01-18-2010, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Headless Llama This has the potential to be great. It kinda reminds of a harp guitar... | Quote:
Originally Posted by joeyl yep me too. | It does have that look to it. Quote:
Originally Posted by pilotjones Very coll. BTW did you ever see Jack Read's step neck, Scotty? Maybe something you could use there, maybe not. | Never have, do you have a link or some more info. Thanks. BTW I'm John not Scotty. |
01-18-2010, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jworrellbass It does have that look to it.
Never have, do you have a link or some more info. Thanks. BTW I'm John not Scotty. | Shut up Scotty
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