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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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#41
Will_White said:
Now I have to try and figure out which one goes where ;)
Edit: I think I got it
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*grin*

In the end I went with the bass made by someone else that I would most want to have in my personal collection.
 
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#45
Jon Clegg said:
I dunno, Nucifera scores high in multiple categories there.
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The Nucifera is *my* favorite bass out of the bunch, but I reserved my vote for other's work who I have an amazing amount of respect for. Here's my take on the entries:

@mapleglo's bass is an *amazing* piece or work. She took a cartoon concept and transformed it into an amazing bass. It's true to the original Adventure Time concept, and is a delight all the way around. Her humility and sardonic humor flowed through her build thread making it a joy to read.

@gsnad2000's travel bass is full on a 100% polished and professional looking build. If you took that bass into a big box music store to test out an amp they would tag it and ask what major brand it is. Upon finding out that the owner built it the store employees would either scoff that they were being taken for a ride, or be so impressed that they would ask why this isn't part of a production line already in their store.

@2groggy's bass is just bad ass. It screams attitude. Everything from the selection of the vinyl adornments to the butcher block body fuels a punk vibe, but somehow it's restrained enough to buzz with retro cool at the same time. It's edgy (see what I did there) and hip.

@Will_White's ROUS is impressive for a first build, and made even more so by going so completely outside the box. I daresay that many seasoned builders would more than likely have said "It can't be done" or "It's not worth it - it will be terrible" if approached to build something similar. He nicely negated both of those sentiments and stepped up to a variety of challenges that you would not normally see in a build. It's unique, and personifies the "spirit" the challenge was issued in very well.

@josiah goldfish's build is just plain sexy. It screams "I was built by a high end boutique builder - you can't afford me". The fact that he was able to score some "blemished" rosewood through a labor trade shows incredible resourcefulness. The attention to detail is excellent, and the design is very elegant. The contrasting wood was a beautiful choice, and I am a sucker for an extended fingerboard.
 
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#46
michaelwayneharwood said:
@gsnad2000's travel bass is full on a 100% polished and professional looking build. If you took that bass into a big box music store to test out an amp they would tag it and ask what major brand it is. Upon finding out that the owner built it the store employees would either scoff that they were being taken for a ride, or be so impressed that they would ask why this isn't part of a production line already in their store.
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Whoa! thank you very much. :D
 
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#47
michaelwayneharwood said:
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@Will_White's ROUS is impressive for a first build, and made even more so by going so completely outside the box. I daresay that many seasoned builders would more than likely have said "It can't be done" or "It's not worth it - it will be terrible" if approached to build something similar. He nicely negated both of those sentiments and stepped up to a variety of challenges that you would not normally see in a build. It's unique, and personifies the "spirit" the challenge was issued in very well.
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Thank you very much. I think my niavete might be precisely the reason why I thought it would work, it definately paid off.
 
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#49
michaelwayneharwood said:
The Nucifera is *my* favorite bass out of the bunch, but I reserved my vote for other's work who I have an amazing amount of respect for. Here's my take on the entries:

@mapleglo's bass is an *amazing* piece or work. She took a cartoon concept and transformed it into an amazing bass. It's true to the original Adventure Time concept, and is a delight all the way around. Her humility and sardonic humor flowed through her build thread making it a joy to read.

@gsnad2000's travel bass is full on a 100% polished and professional looking build. If you took that bass into a big box music store to test out an amp they would tag it and ask what major brand it is. Upon finding out that the owner built it the store employees would either scoff that they were being taken for a ride, or be so impressed that they would ask why this isn't part of a production line already in their store.

@2groggy's bass is just bad ass. It screams attitude. Everything from the selection of the vinyl adornments to the butcher block body fuels a punk vibe, but somehow it's restrained enough to buzz with retro cool at the same time. It's edgy (see what I did there) and hip.

@Will_White's ROUS is impressive for a first build, and made even more so by going so completely outside the box. I daresay that many seasoned builders would more than likely have said "It can't be done" or "It's not worth it - it will be terrible" if approached to build something similar. He nicely negated both of those sentiments and stepped up to a variety of challenges that you would not normally see in a build. It's unique, and personifies the "spirit" the challenge was issued in very well.

@josiah goldfish's build is just plain sexy. It screams "I was built by a high end boutique builder - you can't afford me". The fact that he was able to score some "blemished" rosewood through a labor trade shows incredible resourcefulness. The attention to detail is excellent, and the design is very elegant. The contrasting wood was a beautiful choice, and I am a sucker for an extended fingerboard.
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Thank you for the lovely comments! I did the same as you, voting for my favourite that wasn't my own.
 
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#51
@michaelwayneharwood, That's high praise, considering the quality of your builds. Thanks.

... and I just realized something...@gsnad2000 is the only builder to actually build a fretted neck. The rest of the necks were either purchased or fretless. I've never had the guts to try that.
 
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#53
2groggy said:
@michaelwayneharwood, That's high praise, considering the quality of your builds. Thanks.

... and I just realized something...@gsnad2000 is the only builder to actually build a fretted neck. The rest of the necks were either purchased or fretless. I've never had the guts to try that.
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I've fretted a neck before, and I'd like to point that if you're considering it, there really is nothing to stop you. The initial work might be more with fretted, but in my opinion set up is significantly easier (I just finished 4 hours of sanding down the fingerboard on my build due to three minor buzz spots).

Fretting is nothing to be afraid of, so don't fret about it :)
 
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