8 String Bass In Progress

[wilser]

I need to figure a way to shave the graphite down a little bit.

First of all, it's comming out amazingly nice! It looks thick, is it hollow?

I had the same problem a couple of months ago, I used a very sharp scraper to shave the graphite down to the neck, worked out nicely, though that dust will get under your nails and refuse to come out!

 

[tjclem]

"Got a question, if you don't mind. What's your impression of the Indi bridges? I'm looking for a replacement of my (cheap-ass) 6 string bridge, and those Indis look like quite a steal, compared to for instance hipshot's monorails."

They are junk pot metal. :scowl: I have built 2 customer ordered basses with them and hate using them. Be careful screwing them into the body the screws can easily go right through the "metal" into the body.....t

 

[Geoff St. Germaine]

Coming along very nicely, Geoff!

What degree back pitch are you going to do to the neck?

I'm assuming that you're talking about the neck to body angle and there isn't any. If you look closely at the neck it steps down where the fretboard ends.

 

[Geoff St. Germaine]

"Got a question, if you don't mind. What's your impression of the Indi bridges? I'm looking for a replacement of my (cheap-ass) 6 string bridge, and those Indis look like quite a steal, compared to for instance hipshot's monorails."

They are junk pot metal. :scowl: I have built 2 customer ordered basses with them and hate using them. Be careful screwing them into the body the screws can easily go right through the "metal" into the body.....t

I've worked with them before... I may beef them up a bit in that respect... I have a full metal working shop that I can use at school.

The bridges are fine as long as you do like you said. If the bass turns out real well I may just replace them with some better ones.... or build a wooden bridge.

 

[Geoff St. Germaine]

First of all, it's comming out amazingly nice! It looks thick, is it hollow?

I had the same problem a couple of months ago, I used a very sharp scraper to shave the graphite down to the neck, worked out nicely, though that dust will get under your nails and refuse to come out!

Thanks for the compliment!

The body is 3" thick and is hollow. I'll try out the scraper idea... that's sort of what I was thinking of doing.

 

[j-raj]

I'm assuming that you're talking about the neck to body angle and there isn't any. If you look closely at the neck it steps down where the fretboard ends.

ahh I see... thanx.

 

[Geoff St. Germaine]

here's the body out of clamps. Next I need to attach the fingerboard (now that the graphite is epoxied in), shape the neck, do a little fancying-up to the headstock and them mount the neck.

 

[Worshiper]

Looks great, but what's with all of the holes in the body

 

[wilser]

AHA! another guy who doesn't clean up his shop!!!! I KNEW IT!!!

 

[Geoff St. Germaine]

Looks great, but what's with all of the holes in the body

They're behind where the neck thru will go in. I was going to rout it out entirely, but then I wanted a better glue surface for when the pickups cavities are routed and the neck thru gets broken into 3 pieces as a result.

 

[Geoff St. Germaine]

AHA! another guy who doesn't clean up his shop!!!! I KNEW IT!!!

Fortunately it isn't my shop, its the other guy I'm building with that lurks around here and goes by nateo. Nice guy!

 

[nateo]

A clean shop is a sign of too much time and not enough bass building.

Besides, the big piles of sawdust act as a cushion when you trip over the various tools lying on the floor.

Fortunately it isn't my shop, its the other guy I'm building with that lurks around here and goes by nateo. Nice guy!

You're just sucking up so you don't have to find a new workspace.

-Nate

 

[Geoff St. Germaine]

You're just sucking up so you don't have to find a new workspace.

-Nate

Your point being?

 

[Bernie Connors]

Very nice, Geoff!! Can't wait to see what this turns out like. The Fat Stacks are some incredible sounding pickups as well.

 

[Geoff St. Germaine]

Well, now it's coming along nicely. Here's a test fit of the neck. Fits ultra-tight. Also, the beginnings of the heel carving...

 

[Geoff St. Germaine]

The surform didn't cut quickly enough, so I had to add some power. I must add that this is a hack job. I seem to recall using a reciprocating saw today for some "fine tuning".

 

[nateo]

At least it was a DeWalt reciprocating saw.

-Nate

 

[Geoff St. Germaine]

A couple of more pics. At this point the neck is tapered, so it will just be a bunch of carving and then some glue action. Nateo is on wood knob detail.

 

[Frank Martin]

here's the body out of clamps. Next I need to attach the fingerboard (now that the graphite is epoxied in), shape the neck, do a little fancying-up to the headstock and them mount the neck.

It's coming along very nicely, but where did you forget your suit and sunglasses, agent Smith?

Just kidding, hope you don't mind!

Looks very nice, still

 

[Geoff St. Germaine]

It's coming along very nicely, but where did you forget your suit and sunglasses, agent Smith?

Just kidding, hope you don't mind!

Looks very nice, still

Actually, that's funny... I've had that comment before.

In fact, two years ago that's who I was at halloween.