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New build, twice the strings.

aronnes71

aronnes71

Jan 4, 2010
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Alta, Norway
#1
After my first build the One-string Parallellogram bass, I want to make another bass. This will actually be my 3rd build. I have made a 2 string V-bass at school with a student (10 years), I am a teacher.

This time I will be making a 2 string $-bass after my 7 years old sons design. I do not have much tools, but I know I can do it. The bass will be 32" scale (maybe a 31"). Will be using Maple for the neck with 2 Wenge laminates. The Body will be Birch, not sure what the fingerboard will be made of yet, I have some Wenge that I can use as fingerboard. Thinking of an Oak fingerboard, but are not sure yet.

I will use P-bass Pickups on the bass, but will separate them as 2 pickups and use a blend pot... This build will take some time. Hope to have this build ready before school starts.

One question. What is the best way to cut out the space for the pickups as I do not have a router?

The body on the picture will not be used as I have made a mistake on the pickup space (do not know the english word for it)

Cheers
Tore, Norway
 

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#4
Have almost finished the bass. In the process of painting it.

Here are some pictures from the build process:

Gluing the body:
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The body:
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Gluing inn the Carbon rod (not using a Thruss rod), you can also see the pickup cavities.
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Gluing the fretboard:
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The guitar strung up:
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The headstock and zero fret. The string retainer is not ideal but will do for now.
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Are now applying some clearcotes before I add the $-sign (as a Stencil) before it gets its color, dark blue (my son did choose the colour since it is his bass)

cheers
Tore, Norway
 
#9
Have made my first Cavity cover in wood. Was not easy, got some gap between the cover an the bass. Is there a easy way to fix this without making a new cover?

It looks like this:
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If not I can live with it... Next build i make the cover first and the make the cavity...

cheers
Tore
 
#11
thanx. It have been a learning experience and a fun build. Only adding colour and clear coat, knocking in the frets, installing the machineheds, and the pots and sods and it is finished. Hope to have it ready by next week, but are staring a new job tomorrow with a big meeting next saturday with me in charge of it... Hope I have free time during the week.

Will post progress here. Anyone got an idea about the gaps regarig the cavity cover?

Cheers
Tore
 
#13
Really clever design. But if you plan on doing more builds, the BEST way of doing cavities is the router, and they're not too expensive, especially used. And they can do all kinds of other things, like roundovers, or binding.
 
#19
still have not finished this...
Have started up again. I had put on several layers of clear cote, but had to sand most of it off as I screwed up (I´m in a learning process). Will have a friend that works in a wood shop put some layers of clear coat on.

Then I put in the frets and things. Hope to have it ready in a week or 3.

Cheers
Tore
 

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