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100$ Bass Challenge Voting Thread

Favourite 100$ bass challenge bass

  • mapleglo: Marceline"s Axe Bass

  • michaelwayneharwood: Nucifera (The Violent Squirrel)

  • gsnad2000: Short Scale Travel Bass

  • 2groggy: Half Moon

  • josiah goldfish: Single-cut Fretless 5 - Cedar and Rosewood

  • Will_White: First Build R.O.U.S.

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Will_White

Will_White

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The Submissions:
@mapleglo 's 0 Bass Challenge - Marceline's Axe Bass | TalkBass.com
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@michaelwayneharwood 's 0 Bass Challenge - Nucifera (The Violent Squirrel) | TalkBass.com
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@gsnad2000 's 0 Bass Challenge - Short Scale Travel Bass, Lefty | TalkBass.com
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@2groggy 's 0 Bass Challenge - 2groggy's Half Moon | Page 2 | TalkBass.com
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@josiah goldfish 's 0 Bass Challenge - Single-cut Fretless 5 - Cedar and Rosewood | TalkBass.com
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@Will_White 's 100$ Bass Challenge, First Build R.O.U.S | Page 4 | TalkBass.com
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@josiah goldfish's entry does not look at all like a $100 build so its hard for me not to cast my vote for that bass. My only question, is where did you score all that RW for under 100 bones?
 
#7
Hopkins said:
@josiah goldfish's entry does not look at all like a $100 build so its hard for me not to cast my vote for that bass. My only question, is where did you score all that RW for under 100 bones?
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They were 'blemish' pieces that a guitar making friend had. They were destined to be turned into odd-bits so I told him I'd work a couple of days for him and he gave me those and some time in his workshop. The blemishes are just where someone sloppily thicknessed it, I spent about three hours scraping and sanding it to thickness and the blemishes on the top were gone. It wouldn't have been useable for classical guitars because the back (where I glued it) is a little bit gouged in a few places, but it wasn't a problem for an electric instrument :) thanks for the nice comments!
 
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Wow, kudos to all - each one is fantastic! I am one of those "there's no way I can build anything worthwhile for a measly $100" people, so now that this gallery is posted, I am in a bit of an ethical quandary.....
 
#11
ctmullins said:
Wow, kudos to all - each one is fantastic! I am one of those "there's no way I can build anything worthwhile for a measly $100" people, so now that this gallery is posted, I am in a bit of an ethical quandary.....
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I think the crux of the matter is what you consider "worthwhile". Higher end pickups can easily push the budget over $100.
 
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josiah goldfish said:
They were 'blemish' pieces that a guitar making friend had. They were destined to be turned into odd-bits so I told him I'd work a couple of days for him and he gave me those and some time in his workshop. The blemishes are just where someone sloppily thicknessed it, I spent about three hours scraping and sanding it to thickness and the blemishes on the top were gone. It wouldn't have been useable for classical guitars because the back (where I glued it) is a little bit gouged in a few places, but it wasn't a problem for an electric instrument :) thanks for the nice comments!
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Its the carve in the cutaway that did it for me, it looks very clean and professional. Spending the time to block it out to about 800 grit and a high gloss oil (gun stock) finish would really set that bass off.
 
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DwaynieAD said:
Did you hear the pickups on the marceline bass? They sound great
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I totally agree. 'Sound good" is in the ear of the beholder, though. I have used "cheap" Chinese knock off pickups and they sound fine as long as noise reduction (e.g. shielding) is used. I have come to prefer low impedance pickups I make myself, but the Lace Alumitones sound great to me.
 

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