Recent content by Digory

Oh, gotcha. I didn't realize Hofner bridges were like that. Huh. Now some wheels are turning in my head. I've been looking at Asian zither instruments, the Chinese guzheng and Korean gayageum to be exact, and watching people do covers of popular Western songs on them. Like Hofners, they have...

Ahh... ;) I think I caught your wavelength... Make some saddles from the fret wire, perhaps? I forgot about that option. I like the elegance of that option, but I'm a little nervous about not being able to adjust the intonation or string action, since this is my first time. Maybe I should just...

It will be fretted... I figured it would be better for me, since I've never played before. I was looking at some gold frets from Warmoth.

Hmmm... thanks for the explanation and suggestions. Interestingly, I accidentally ordered eight gold cupcake knobs. I thought they were individually sold, but they came in pairs. Is it coincidence or destiny? =P I'm not sure what to do about my bridge saddle situation, though. I don't know if...

Oooo, thanks for the word of advice @Will_White ! I'm glad you warned me. I didn't realize that piezos are active, either... whoops! I have a question, then. If I do a push pull on the piezo blend, can I make it a push/pull, where pulling it out drops the piezo entirely and makes it passive...

Sorry if this thread is boring. I tend to take forever in planning things out. (If you haven't figured that out yet, I guess that's your warning, haha). :yawn: Perfectionism (or cluelessness... or both) sometimes sucks. =P Yeah, that's what I was kind of thinking @JLW . I have another idea...

Update! I got stuffs... Here is what I got: Aaaannnd, the golds don't match right. Ugh... :crying: I couldn't find nice knurled screws that I liked, and I came across this tuner/bridge combo on a closeout sale, so I thought I might as well try it out. I figured I could swipe the bridge...

Thanks for the suggestion @Chris_Toot ! If I decide to go for a roundwound sound at some point, I'll certainly have to check them out. I'm sure it would be a bit easier on the fingerboard (and fingers), too.

@Hopkins , it looks like it's 1/4". =/

Well, I just picked this guy up for $25... seemed like a good bargain. I figured I should probably buy a used not-so-expensive one for my first time. Hopefully it will work well. Now, time to buy some mdf board and bits to practice and finalize my shape. :thumbsup: I also need to figure out...

Here is what little I've bought so far: Double action truss rod with a spoke wheel adjustment Copper tape of multiple widths Black TUSQ nut block (still too short, even though it's the biggest one they had) Stereo output jack w/strap button (Even though it's intended for an acoustic guitar, I...

Thanks for all the feedback, guys. I don't mind the "egging on" at all, @I-Am-The-Slime . ;) The fabric idea would be pretty fun, @SLivinghouse ! I think my fear would be making it out of a "not-so-interesting" wood figure and then getting stuck with it if I couldn't get the fabric to work...

Great! Hmm, I'll have to investigate these threads a bit, then, I guess. I'm getting visions of ridiculous headstock dive and a sore back. :p Yeah, I am definitely going for form over function, ha ha. That just tends to appeal to me more. I might wind up chambering the front leg and put a...

Alright, sounds good. I will continue on here. :thumbsup: Soooo.... my original plan has changed some. I need to set the stage, first, though. Almost a year ago, I started making plans to build a bass. I drew up some designs and settled on one. I bought some foam board and giant sheets of graph...

Question: should I continue this thread or open a new one for my planning/building? I wasn't sure, since this was mostly about wood, tone, strings, etc, but it does introduce my plan. Thanks! Plus... I was wondering if a new title is in order, 'cause this thing is going to be a little crazy. :D...