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12-22-2008, 10:35 AM
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this my first build thread, but not my first build. its gonna be a super rainbow bass. i will be starting right after christmas so you dont have to wait too long. anyway, here is a rendering i did on paint, yes, im very good with paint  im set on the body being a rainbow, but im not sure about the rest, such as pup covers and nobs, etc. so any suggestions will be great, if you think it looks tacky, please be brutal, cause i want this to look awsome and im not too happy with the total rainbow, so i probably will change it
Specs:
5 string fretted
dual nostrant j style pups
gotoh compact tuners
home made bridge
brass nut
all gold hardware
and LOTS of different woods
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Originally Posted by Beej
ninefinger read my mind... A 32 foot scale bass? Who's going to play it? 90 foot jesus?
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12-22-2008, 10:40 AM
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Owner and builder Clementbass | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central Florida | | My first thought is have you found a case or gig bag it will fit in? WIDE!! 
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12-22-2008, 10:49 AM
| | | | well, actually i make my own custom cases for all the basses i build
so it wont be an issue
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Originally Posted by Beej
ninefinger read my mind... A 32 foot scale bass? Who's going to play it? 90 foot jesus?
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12-22-2008, 11:01 AM
|  | Loves to finger and do it deeper! | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stouffville, Ontario | | Cool, good luck with that! 
Any suggestion on how to start building basses? I' m interested in doing that. Do you do the electronics yourself as well?
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12-22-2008, 11:42 AM
| | | | well, actually, im terrible at electronics, so i buy a wiring kit from stewart macdonald, but ive been wood working since i was like 5, so im very good at that part. i jumped right into it by building a bass first, i didnt spend too much, and it turned out great. you really should have some experiance building other things before you just jump into making a bass, it is quite challenging, and you really learn alot by doing it. and its quite addictive, if you have any questions about the specifics, just pm me
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Originally Posted by Beej
ninefinger read my mind... A 32 foot scale bass? Who's going to play it? 90 foot jesus?
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12-22-2008, 11:59 AM
| | Loves to finger and do it deeper! | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stouffville, Ontario | | Thanks! That' s awesome. |
12-22-2008, 12:01 PM
| | | | happy to help a fellow bass inthusiest, i didnt have any help, and i sure could have used it. so i may as well help some body
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Originally Posted by Beej
ninefinger read my mind... A 32 foot scale bass? Who's going to play it? 90 foot jesus?
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12-22-2008, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by vbasscustom  well, actually i make my own custom cases for all the basses i build
so it wont be an issue | how many have you made (basses, not cases)? the title reads "first build thread"
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12-22-2008, 04:25 PM
| | | | oh yeah, its my first thread, but ive built 4 basses so far, i onyl have one of them, the first, but this will be a keeper for sure
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Originally Posted by Beej
ninefinger read my mind... A 32 foot scale bass? Who's going to play it? 90 foot jesus?
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12-22-2008, 05:20 PM
| | | | ok, so i simplified the rainbow bit a little, all wenge fb and such
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Originally Posted by Beej
ninefinger read my mind... A 32 foot scale bass? Who's going to play it? 90 foot jesus?
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12-22-2008, 11:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nebraska | | | sweet. would love to see pics of the others.
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12-23-2008, 06:34 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: MS Gulf Coast | | | Why are the upper/lower horns so much larger than the lower bout? This looks odd, untraditional, and possibly uncomfortable to me. I'm a "form follows function" guy, so I'm interested in whether or not there's an ergonomic reason for the shape. |
12-23-2008, 08:00 AM
| | | | yeah, paint screws me up some times, i have some hand drawn pictures that i will scan on, everything is nicely in proportion there
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Originally Posted by Beej
ninefinger read my mind... A 32 foot scale bass? Who's going to play it? 90 foot jesus?
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12-23-2008, 03:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento CA | | | The upper and lower horns extend too far away from the body, it looks like a mutated flying V. Bring them in some. Of course, if you like it, then go for it and ignore me........
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12-23-2008, 06:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mukilteo, WA | | | Yeah, I personally think the horns extend too far out, and seem like they would break because of the wood.
If you made the horns a little smaller I think it would look pretty cool
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12-23-2008, 07:19 PM
| | | | yeah, like i said, i have some hand drawn stuff that is more in proportion, the horns are a tab but inside the "hips" of the bass, and extend up instead of out, having at least 3 lams in each horn
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Originally Posted by Beej
ninefinger read my mind... A 32 foot scale bass? Who's going to play it? 90 foot jesus?
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12-28-2008, 02:37 PM
| | | | yeah, so just started the build today, and i would say i got quite a bit done for one day of work, planed and ripped all the wood, glued the body blank together, made the knobs, that one was a little out of place for right now, started the pup covers, so im doin good, theres alot of glue on tht body blank, wow, i didnt even notice that
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Originally Posted by Beej
ninefinger read my mind... A 32 foot scale bass? Who's going to play it? 90 foot jesus?
Last edited by vbasscustom : 06-27-2009 at 02:18 PM.
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12-28-2008, 03:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nebraska | | | i would glue that many pieces up in sections. more all around clamping, and if ther was an area that did't glue well, it would just be that small area, instead of there being a chance of the problem being all over
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12-28-2008, 09:07 PM
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Builder of Bilodeau Basses | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sherbrooke, Qc, Canada | | For my current build, the body is made out of 97 pieces of wood glued in different ways. To have everything aligned perfectly, It took a month of gluing. Here is a picture of the body blank. 
Guess what, I still have to glue the last 3/4" on each sides 
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12-28-2008, 09:23 PM
| | | | wow, thats crazy, i cant see myself attempting anything that radical anytime soon
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Originally Posted by Beej
ninefinger read my mind... A 32 foot scale bass? Who's going to play it? 90 foot jesus?
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