Recent content by bostosh

Their only thing remaining are the headstock shapes trademarks. They could get weird if I put the words "protected by US patent" on the front of a tele, strat, or pbass. Patent US9165539 - Multiple contiguous closed-chambered monolithic structure guitar body This patent covers the inside of any...

We will have these two bass at NAMM 2017

Here is mine, Late to this forum but still here now.... 1ts Phoenix trip 058.JPG Play it at NAMM 2017

The Billet Neck is done and tested ( for the T+S -type ) Got to scale it up for the bass

I didn't weigh the alumitones, but put them on the graphite (heavier) neck 8# 10oz alumitone/graphite and 8#7oz sd pups/wood neck They both sound good some players prefer "old" pups.

Thanks to all interested. We will have these Bass at the SUMMER 2014 NAMM in Nashville next week (July 16 thru 21) Stop by and see and play. Looking for after-show gigs too.

Some like it shiney, Just use Mother's Mag polish.

Metalheads question, from a no-body-know-nothing- non-player guy. How come metal music is played on wood guitars? You could step on stage with a full band of these. S, T, and P types

Well, everyone shows here, so here it is. Billet aluminum body. built two graphite neck and wood neck alumitone pickups and SDuncs. It works . works good..... what model do I do next? Link Removed If you are near San Diego hit me up for a sound check.

A huge clarity of sound and multiple overtones which get absorbed by wood, the difference is somewhere between wood marimba keys and metal xylophone keys "It had incredible sustain and the bottom end was deep and clear. " quote bass player "engine207" I do not have a studio quality sound...

Is a tort guard similar to patent? Patent is pending for this body,

similar but very different, I would like to see inside the Normandy, it appears to be sheet metal / welded ? maybe? Clue me in if you guys know.

Thanks for the ideas, Since this is a first-off, I chose the triple lock down for flexibility in string spacing, quantity of strings, thru body or not, newness of product, and engineering of it. I believe that it gives maximum physical coupling of the string to the body with the thru bolt...

Feral, Thanks For the info about "Holland Bikes" their shop is nearby and I will visit (just to get ideas, not a bike) The neck will be a design structure task. T-bird Sam, Yeah, a clamshell without a hinge, And internal structure instead of soft muscle tissue. Bolted together. Think...

The Process is just machining two billets to mate precisely and have structure. call it two bells together.