summer project, phase 1 (pics inside!)

[airrick]

so a long time ago i began to build a bass, didn't know what i was doing, wasted money, and measured wrong, so, a yr. later i come back a new man with determination on my face.
The beginings:
materials purchased: strings, tuners, bridge, large roll of paper, mech pencils, various measuring/drawing devices, how to book


then the drawing begins and progresses:










stay tuned!

[airrick]

headstock drawn


with tuners (hipshot ultralites)

[Greenman]

Looks good so far. Keep us posted.

[Phil Mailloux]

You don't know what you just got into. Next thing you know you'll have spent a crapload of money and you'll be broke


Looking good so far, good luck

[Bryan316]

Damn good headstock shape. Aggressive, sharp and pointy, yet completely functional.

[Cerb]

If you do wind up angling the tuners like that you will never be able to turn them with any ease. You might have some luck with less of an angle, though.

[airrick]

Originally Posted by Bryan316

Damn good headstock shape. Aggressive, sharp and pointy, yet completely functional.

thank you very much

[airrick]

Originally Posted by Cerb

If you do wind up angling the tuners like that you will never be able to turn them with any ease. You might have some luck with less of an angle, though.

didn't know that, thank you

[airrick]

additionally, i have decided on woods:
body: black limba (black kornia)
neck: wenge
fingerboard: pau ferro
what do u think?

[airrick]

fret placement done:

[airrick]

next comes designings the neck pocket(bolt on) and body

[unclejam]

nice id think about the jack in that dip or a switch

[airrick]

will do, thanks for the suggestion
additionally, i have know idea what picksups to use, what do you think suits this basses "personality"?

[unclejam]

mm and j

mm @ the bridge and a j@ the neck

if you are going active i suggest this pre http://www.albertkreuzer.com/pics/el...nboard_sch.gif

its for use in a vol vol tone setup

[pilotjones]

As far as the tuner angle being uncomfortable, this is a matter of opinion. With them angled, you do sometimes have to bend your fingers around the E tuner to reach the A, etc.-- problem for some people, not for others-- this is commonly done with smaller-head machines, but this is the first Ive seen it with large cloverlead knobs.

[airrick]

thanks for the suggestions, but, having never had a j, i went with a j setup:




placing them:

[Dan Knowlton]

Any reason you don't want to use a pre-slotted fretboard?

Dan K.

[PilbaraBass]

Originally Posted by Bryan316

Damn good headstock shape. Aggressive, sharp and pointy, yet completely functional.

headstock is cool...it's like 80's Ibanez meets Carvin...better than both....

[airrick]

thanks for the complements, i decided to slot it myself because a) i dont think gallery hardwoods does that, where im most likely getting my wood, and B) this way, ive put more work into the bass, which makes the completion all the more forfilling

[Eli_Upright12]

Ahh the TI-83 Plus graphing calculator that thing sure got me through Algebra. Turns out it can make you bass too, who knew?