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Custom 7 string fretless for Bob

wilser

wilser

May 4, 2004
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Northern Virginia
www.ramirezbass.com
#1
Here's a great new project for Bob!

It's a 7 string fretless bass.

Specs:
7 string fretless (low B to high F)
34" scale bolt-on neck
Hybrid Model A and Model CC (combined by Bob himself!)
3 piece maple/bubinga neck
all passive
2 Ramirez J style single coils with wooden covers (ziricote)
Ziricote fingerboard with partial fretlines
Chrome hipshot hardware
Mahogany body
1/4" wenge accent stripe
European flamed maple top w/matching headstock

Here's an artist rendering that Bob made along with some pics of the progress:

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#9
treebranch13 said:
I likey:hyper:
what program do u use to create those diagrams?
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I didn't create the diagram. Bob did. It's been a big help.

Phil Mailloux said:
Looks very nice indeed. I'll be very curious to see how you cut those partial fret lines. :)
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I am considering two options. Use the stewmac micro bits to route the partial slots or simply crosscut saw through the board stopping mid cut. My first choice is the routing since Bob would rather not have the lines showing from the full thickness of the board (I know!).
 
#13
erikbojerik said:
If there's any kind of radius on that board, I wonder if Bob will even see the lines (as drawn).

Sweet looking build!

(Note to self....must try a single-cut one of these days.)
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FLABITTY FLAT! ...DON'T GO BACK! :D it'll be a flat board.

Thanks guys, you are all too kind. Remember that Bob was the one who blended 2 of my designs in his own unique hybrid, so credit goes to him.
 
#16
T2W said:
Hey wilser! that bass is bitchin ! one question: whats up with those angled pickups? surely there must be a reason....
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That was also Bob's idea. I seen it used on a number of basses, particularly warwick. The closer the pickup is towards the neck the fatter the sound is. So it's done in an effort to even out the sound because the thinner gauge strings tend to sound pretty ...uh, thin.
 
#17
wilser said:
That was also Bob's idea. I seen it used on a number of basses, particularly warwick. The closer the pickup is towards the neck the fatter the sound is. So it's done in an effort to even out the sound because the thinner gauge strings tend to sound pretty ...uh, thin.
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You should make some U-shaped pickups to enhance the mid-hump.


oh yeah, I forgot, ... ®™©​

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