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09-13-2011, 04:15 PM
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Assuming that you were VERY careful, would it be possible to make a bass body out of glass?
I was thinking about this earlier whilst finishing a glass of wine and thinking how cool it would be to make a glass bass body with different colored glass and stuff.
Anyone know the answer? I'd LOVE to play one of these if you can!
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09-13-2011, 04:19 PM
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09-13-2011, 04:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tyneside, UK | | | Come on 5string, you have to admit a bass made of glass would be awesome, if rather heavy.
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Originally Posted by LowDown Hal Bass Players - Do It Deep | |
09-13-2011, 04:21 PM
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09-13-2011, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Internet Police You just opened a can of worms buddy | You obviously weren't around when some guy asked about making a bass out of concrete.
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09-13-2011, 04:25 PM
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09-13-2011, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Stealth Marble's been done already, at least for a fretboard as a VERY thin layer. | I have an idea involving jade and oynx... 
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Originally Posted by LowDown Hal Bass Players - Do It Deep | |
09-13-2011, 04:29 PM
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Another thought: What if you or someone else drops it? Is there a plan of coating the glass in something so it doesn't shatter into several pieces?
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09-13-2011, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TolerancEJ What if the singer in the group is an amazingly high soprano? She'll hit a high note & shatter your bass. I've seen it happen to wine glasses.
Another thought: What if you or someone else drops it? Is there a plan of coating the glass in something so it doesn't shatter into several pieces? | THis is the problem: my idea involves a single piece of glass (which is do-able), and not several layers together, meaning any damage would likely shatter the bass. As for how I'd protect the bass, I have no idea. My drunken brain hasn't got so far as thinking about that yet.
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09-13-2011, 04:32 PM
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09-13-2011, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MrDOS I think its a cool idea. Not practical -- but whatta gimmick! Isntall hi-intensity LED lamps INSIDE the body? Koolio! | Oh yeah! I should go all Mark King on the thing and put LEDs on the neck as well as the body, It would look AWESOME!
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09-13-2011, 04:35 PM
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09-13-2011, 04:35 PM
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09-13-2011, 04:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada | | | If you chose to make it hollow, maybe you could turn it into sort of a lava lamp. During the show, it'd heat up & start swirling around in the body.
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09-13-2011, 04:37 PM
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09-13-2011, 04:37 PM
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09-13-2011, 04:43 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | If a bass were made of glass, some moron would immediately decide to flip it all around, the strap would come loose, and it would sail into the audience for a magnificent crash and shatter.
Come to think of it, that might be interesting to see.
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09-13-2011, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Pilgrim If a bass were made of glass, some moron would immediately decide to flip it all around, the strap would come loose, and it would sail into the audience for a magnificent crash and shatter.
Come to think of it, that might be interesting to see. | Personal Injury Lawsuits?
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09-13-2011, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by TolerancEJ
Personal Injury Lawsuits?
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