Recent content by Joseph Bavitz

Hello, everyone! A few years ago I started a custom bass project which I have finally finished. Being a Rickenbacker fan, I decided to design a bass body like a Rick, but a little more customized. I got the neck from Warmoth, a five string fretless. The electronics include a Graph Tech Ghost...

Hello, My bass project is making progress! I am unsure how to hook up the two different pickup and preamp systems. I was hoping someone could give some guidance with wiring it. The first system is an Aguilar DCB-5M pickup with an OBP-3TK/PP preamp. The package I bought contains the preamp...

Hi, everyone! I got my bass back and the guy working on it made a lot of progress, but it still needs to be wired. I want a single stereo output to send the Aguilar magnetic pickup to one amp and Ghost piezo to a different amp. I also read that if a mono cable is inserted the two pickups would...

I got the acousti phonic bridge and preamp kit. Here’s the electronics

Yeah, I’m losing my patience with him. He says he’s been going back and forth with Graphtek about the wiring, and I know enough about electrical stuff to know that I don’t know anything, but this doesn’t seem right. I asked him if he would be willing to do it back when I had bought the parts and...

Thanks! A couple of years ago I got the Rickenbacker lust, but was dismayed to find that I couldn’t find any for less than $2500. Being a computer guy who has done some 3D design work, I decided to buy a neck (5 string) from Warmoth, and to design my own body. I decided to wire it so that the...

Hello, everyone. I thought I would share some photos of a bass I have designed on my computer and have had CNC routered. It has an Aguilar DCB-M5 pickup with an OP-3 active preamp along with a Ghost piezo bridge wired in stereo. It is in the process of being assembled as we speak. The neck is...

I have the here and ready to go, so I am ready to proceed!

I think the plan is going to be to follow T_Bone_TL’s advice of CNCing it undersized and finishing it with a router template. That seems to make sense. Thanks, everyone! 😃

Hello, everyone. It is a one off project, and the luthier is several states away. I am shipping the wood blank I got from exotic woods and emailing. The STL file. I have the dimensions from Warmoth, but I can get the dimensions from the finished neck. Rudy4444, I will check out your procedure...

Hello, everyone. I have decided to build my dream bass. I created the body in a CAD program called FreeCAD, and have all the parts ready to go. I had a neck made for me by Warmoth. My question is should I have the neck pocket routed out as part of the CNC process, or leave it unrouted and cut...

Hello, Motor City Minion. I am definitely rounding over those sharp edges, but do you think that should be done after the blank has been cut out?

Hello everyone, I have decided to build a bass body by designing it on my computer and having it CNC routed out. I just wanted some opinions with people with more experience to double check that I haven't made any critical errors before I send my body blank to be carved. I have attached a PDF...

I was thinking of doing that, but I thought I would better be able to do any last minute changes to the layout of the controls. I’m still on the fence with that!

Hello, everyone. Some time ago I decided to put together a custom bass for myself. I thought I would design it in some CAD software I was trying to learn, let Warmoth build my neck, and I would get all the various parts together. I have some screenshots here I would like to share and get some...