3 Wood Challenge: Nomad98 Semi-hollow 4banger?

[Nomad98]

Just can't resist this challenge for a summer project.

I am really undecided but these are my options so far but I may not stick to any of them...

3 WOODS:

birdseye maple neck and fingerboard
flame maple body
sitka spruce top or *flamed maple top

*Of course if you do the math and I go the flamed maple top, I have extra wood wiggle room (whatever that boils down too)?



DESIGNS AS THEY STAND NOW:

OPTION ONE:

OPTION TWO:

OPTION THREE:

If I go the 4 banger route then they will most likely be 30-33 inch scale. Really been wanting a smaller scale bass to play. Also I think I want some sorta mudbucker type bass (those are options one and two).

Otherwise I may go the 6 string route with a solid body. That will be a 33 inch scale.

My last option is to take design one or two and make an 8 string octave bass. If I do that it will be a short scale but the woods will change. I have a wenge/maple/purpleheart neck blank waiting for that project... Just don't know if I want to use it for the challenge because of the woods already in the blank???


Anyway, good luck to all!

-Nomad98

 

[kris pung]

All of them look great but I would pick option 1

 

[RaniBrandt]

My vote is #2!

 

[iamlowsound]

Flamed and Birdseye maple are considered two different woods. The criteria is that the pieces could have been from the same board.

 

[dremy2006]

awesome stuff... I like 3... 1 is cool too

 

[HaMMerHeD]

I like #1 a lot...but I personally can't stant pickguards at all, so there you go.

 

[handofseven]

I like #3.

The first two, IMO, look a little like Ricky meets Soundgear to me...

#3, ditch the pickguard, add the sexy soundhole on the bass side (from #2)= WIN.

 

[Corey Y]

Option #1 as a 33" scale would be pretty sweet.

 

[Hopkins]

#1 looks very nice.

#3 could be cool, but there is something about the pick guard that is turning me off.

 

[Nomad98]

WOW, thanks for all the feedback on the designs. I am leaning towards "option one." If I did "option two" it would have the "f" hole (if you want to call it that) of the first design. Option three would need some massaging if I went 6 er but I have been playing my 4 strings a lot lately and really like them.

Flamed and Birdseye maple are considered two different woods. The criteria is that the pieces could have been from the same board.

Yup I get that... If you count up the woods they are counted as different woods. 1) birdseye, 2) flamed 3) sitka spruce. Am I missing something?

 

[15000volts]

option 1, but with the pickguard from option 2

 

[Nomad98]

option 1, but with the pickguard from option 2

A quick Photoshop and we have OPTION 4:

 

[gitlvr]

Option 4!

 

[Ninja>Pirate]

Option 4!

 

[ctmullins]

Option 4!


(got caught up in the craze)

Edit: Option 4 done as an eight-string!!!

 

[Hopkins]

I still like #1

 

[dcalde78]

Option 4, or I like the idea of Option 3 with 4 strings. Looks good as a sixer, and I think it would look great as a 4.

 

[WinstonNilesRum]

Option 4
8 string octave bass!

 

[mazareth]

I vote for option 2 or 4 as a 30" scale 4 stringer. A rosewood fretboard would get you to 3 woods...

 

[duckbutter]

Option #1, I like the look without the pg.