Recent content by orgmorg

Cool looking bass! But I have to agree with Pilot on the saddles. I played with one of those pics in my paint progam, and it looks like the front of the low B bridge is just over 34" from the nut. If that is the case, the higher strings will not intonate properly. Looks like you will get about...

Nah.. just gives you a headache.

Probably, or even just some oil. But these days, a good quality double action rod can be had for $12, so I don't see myself messing with making my own single action rods.

:D Ah yes, that other side of the planet thing. Makes more sense after a cup of coffee.:smug:

Yes I have, actually. The nut seized onto the rod and the rod snapped when I turned it. The allthread in your shop is probably a bit bigger, and can suspend quite a bit of weight in that manner. When it's 3/16 or 1/4" however, it gets a bit dodgy. When I took that trussrod out, it was quite...

Neck angle is mostly determined by bridge height. Many guitars have a tall bridge, so the neck needs to be angled back to get the strings to line up with it. Having an arched top also plays into this geometry. Basses tend to have lower profile bridges, and the strings usually line up just...

Whatever you do, don't use "all-thread" - the threaded rod typically available at hardware stores and such. It is real weak stuff.

You can get a bridge for a Fender musicmaster which I believe has about a 2" string spread. Otherwise similar to other Fender bridges in setup. I've been looking at them on ebay cause I have a few pickups with narrow spacing. If you get a pickup with a solid bar, rather than polepieces, you can...

Funny you should mention that..:rolleyes: Most all 8 and 12 string basses are set up as you describe, with the octave strings on top. Best I could figure, this was because most people play them with a pick, and that allows the pick to strike them properly. Since I don't use a pick, it...

I've been thinking about that pointy bit myself. It does look a bit worrisome, but as I think about it more, it does look as if it runs more or less with the grain, so it should be OK. I would start out leaving it a bit larger, and as you get into the carving stage, work it down until it looks...

Thanks! :) Here's a pic of the bridge: Just about all the carving on the body was done with a 50 grit disc on an angle grinder, except for the concave parts on the insides of the horns, which I carved by hand with a gouge.

Got this one done last night. All strung and set up. Plays real sweet, sounds awesome!! :D

Electric bass zither? With some creative engineering, it could be made into a heck of an autoharp.

Cool!! I just built a countertop a while ago with that exact formica. I even had the notion to do a pickguard with it, but a whole top is even cooler! Very kitschy! I wish I had a big enough piece of it left over to do something with. I do have some smaller pieces though, so I could send you...

I've got a bunch of Kentucky Coffetree, but I never mess with the decaf- gives me a headache. And the tone really depends on how you roast it.