Recent content by TrevorMag

Thanks Arie, it's my first build, proof of concept, making every possible mistake (plus one or two that strain "possible"). But writing them down for next time :)

Yes, they're white ones off ebay (China I think), with quite a taper. Definitely larger than regular guitar ones. A bit, but the problem became serious when I drilled 7.5mm Yes it does From ebay, marketed as a luthier's tool, 5 degree taper There's some different pins from Australian Luthier...

I'm building an acoustic bass guitar, and I'm in a conundrum on the bridge. When the holes were 7mm, the string ball ends couldn't be forced down the holes. So I drilled them out to 7.5mm, and now the bridge pins are loose. And no, the ball ends are not stuck on the ends of the pins, they're...

True, and many fine guitars and basses are not. But I thought it unusual that two models that appear at first glance symmetrical, would turn out otherwise. In the case of the Warwick, it is obviously intentional. For the Tacoma, I'm not so sure...

While researching acoustic bass guitar body shapes (particularly those with offset sound holes) I made two unexpected discoveries. I expected the bodies to be symmetrical, with the obviour extension of the cutaway. The first asymmetrical exception was the Warwick Rockbass Alien, in which the...

Does anyone here have both a fretted and fretless model? Are there any differences between the two (ie, nut/bridge height)? I ask because I like the exotic (flamed) mahogany finish, but want a fretless - so I'm wondering if I had the frets removed, would the setup be the same?