7 String bass 2.0

[rick0link]

i am taking my 7 string design and going for round 2. this one will be "rainbow" style. the body woods will be cherry/curly maple/cherry/red oak/maple/walnut. the headstock will be curly maple/cherry/curly maple. the neck will be a 5 piece laminate of red oak and maple. the scale length will be 37" across all 7 strings.

 

[rick0link]

 

[Splods]

That intriguing. Subscribed.

 

[Luke19Boarder]

Also interested to see how this goes.

 

[Thomas Kievit]

Wow, 37 inch is a big scale! I hope you can get some good strings fot it.

Can't wait to see the end result on this 7 stringer Cheers

 

[rick0link]

Wow, 37 inch is a big scale! I hope you can get some good strings fot it.

Can't wait to see the end result on this 7 stringer Cheers

My last one was a fanned fret 7 with the low F at 37". It works great. It sounds tight as hell!

As far as strings go, i am endorsed by Darkhorse Strings out of Pennsylvania, custom set are no issue.

 

[Thomas Kievit]

My last one was a fanned fret 7 with the low F at 37". It works great. It sounds tight as hell!

As far as strings go, i am endorsed by Darkhorse Strings out of Pennsylvania, custom set are no issue.

Great!!

 

[rick0link]

making some progress

here is a mock up of what the whole thing will look like.

the fingerboard is going to be cocobola and the neck is 1 piece curly maple.

 

[rick0link]

side lines and dots

headstock sketched out

headstock cut out

 

[Splods]

Please tell me you measured for there to be room for the Machine heads.

 

[rick0link]

Please tell me you measured for there to be room for the Machine heads.

There is plenty of room. This headstock is huge.

 

[rick0link]

my hands hurt........

 

[rick0link]

check out the headstock/neck transition

lookin' good!

 

[rick0link]

sanding is done, thank god........

the first coat of oil was applied today. the figure of the curly maple just pops!

my tuners have not arrived yet, so the headstock remains unfinished for now.

 

[rick0link]

Cocobola nut

the ultimate truss rod cover

 

[HaMMerHeD]

Man, you really don't mess around when you're building. Looks really nice.

 

[rick0link]

Man, you really don't mess around when you're building. Looks really nice.

Thanks dude!!

 

[RedMoses]

Nice Build, Sub'd

 

[DonaldR]

It looks so easy to build such a nice instrument...
Wow, so different from what you can get in a guitar store!!! This bass seems to have a life LOL!!!

 

[HaMMerHeD]

I commend you for working with red oak. It's not a very common lutherie wood, and I personally find it obstinate to work with. You seem to be able to deal with it pretty well.