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check out this site. Invalid Link Removed if you go to the bass gallery there is a movie of one of his basses being played sounds very nice

Here's my fretless 6 that I made way back in 2001. Flat moves, shear laziness and a baby have got in the way of much more building although I do have 2 others, a 4 and a 5 in various states of construction. :rolleyes: Just about to start work on an interesting acoustic bass idea, well I...

Ok here you go! Invalid Link Removed Still working on number 2 at the moment it's taking a lot longer than expected mainly due to lack of funding :( It's also going through a bit of a redesign at the moment!

I couldn't afford a Fodera and I wanted to try a few different things so I built one myself :) So I guess you could say I like the single-cutaway design! Must take some better pics, without the crumpled duvet in the background :eek: Invalid Link Removed

Here's the neutrik locking jack I put on my bass. It's just a normal 1/4" jack with a locking system. I think the others are getting mixed up with the other types of sockets that neutrik make <img src="http://www.btinternet.com/~louis.gardner/Bass/tuners.jpg"> hope this helps Louis

Thought it was time I showed bass no.1 again. Don't have any pictures of the frankenstein I practiced on before building this :) Bass No. 2 is on the drawing board and I'm hoping to get started any day now <img src="http://www.btinternet.com/~louis.gardner/Bass/fullfrontflat.jpg">

Hi guys, thanks for the nice comments but you've totally lost me with this Bone Avatar thing! :) Google and Yahoo weren't much help so what's a Bone avatar? As for the grain following the top horn I was unbelievably lucky with the wood, I got it mail order so didn't know what it was going...

Well I'm pretty sure no one else has one of these :)

Thanks Suburban, I presume you mean the carving of the neck under the top wing? Some of the wood was taken off with just a normal jigsaw before the wings where glued on, then it was taken down a bit more with a router. Most of it though was taken off with a good old chisel and mallet and...

Thanks Usul, I haven't done any woodworking classes since school which was a quite a few years ago now. I have tried out a few things an old bass but this was basically a learning experience right from the start. If you're tempted to give it a go yourself there are a couple of great...

Hi, Thanks for all the great comments guys! Basically there is just one big chamber under the whole of the bubinga top, apart from a block left to support the bridge, I've got an old photo somewhere from before the top was put on I'll try and dig it up. Louis

Dave, I am planning to build more but my wife has banned me from producing any more sawdust till we move into our new flat in April :( Thanks Gard, Yep the Dunlop strap locks are what I'm planning on using just got to get hold of some. The string spacing is about 8mm at the nut and...

I guess if it was 4 string it might cause some problems if it wasn't carved away enough round the back of the neck but with it being a 6 and having such a wide neck anyway it isn't really a problem unless you're into playing over the neck to play up there? Louis

Nathanael ---------- "English is not my mothertongue ... that's probably why you think I sound stupid". no probs! I like the quote! English is my mothertongue and I still sound stupid most of the time :) Louis