8 String Ibanez Iceman Bass - oh yeah.

[emblymouse]

Dang it all, now I've got 8 string fever. Subscribed!

 

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Wonder if banjo tuners would work, that'd save some space.

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Don't you think it'll be neck heavy?

Oh, yeah, I've seen a new version of that kind of tuner, made for guitar, though, might've been Steinberger? I forget, I saw it in one of the luthier catalogs (stewmac, likely).
Edit, yeah, these guys:

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Though their dulcimer tuners might work too.
I always liked the way Ric alternated the tuners on some of the 12 string guitars, right angles from each other.

 

[L. L. Elwood]

Those tuners would work well I believe. If I run into space issues, i'll definitely check em out.

 

[OnederTone]

I'm gonna need info on that epi bird 12....

 

[L. L. Elwood]

I'm gonna need info on that epi bird 12....

Here you go! 12 (Twelve) String Thunderbird | TalkBass.com

 

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Here you go! 12 (Twelve) String Thunderbird | TalkBass.com

Oh, my! drool Thanks! Someone please make more of these!

 

[Lethgar]

LOL the first reply to that thread.

 

[themarshall]

I've always wanted to build a reverse Iceman, or even one with 2 horns - have all sorts of design sketches saved.

Oh man, a reverse would be sweet. A cutaway could easily be worked into the new treble bout.

We need some naysayers to make this thread as sweet as the tbird 12 one.

 

[lz4005]

Oh man, a reverse would be sweet. A cutaway could easily be worked into the new treble bout..

There's already a guitar version. Called a 'fireman'. Designed by Paul Gilbert.

 

[themarshall]

There's already a guitar version. Called a 'fireman'. Designed by Paul Gilbert.

Doh! That's right - no wonder I could envision it so clearly.

 

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There's already a guitar version. Called a 'fireman'. Designed by Paul Gilbert.

Oh, man, yeah, this is so close to what I was drawing:

Even figured I'd run an inner cross piece of wood inside the body along the diagonal from the (now) upper horn to the bottom by the controls (just to make sure that's not too thin).


But it's a set neck, hard to convert. It'd be a real hoot to make one into a "long scale" UBass with those synthetic strings and a piezo bridge!

But it'd be easy enough to carve that out from a leftie Iceman body blank (I think).

 

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Sorry for all the derailing!

 

[awilkie84]

You can always start with one of these kits. $160.00 USD is pretty cheap and you don't have to strip any old paint off of it.
http://www.bargainmusician.com/inc/sdetail/im_bass_body_style/94/228

Oh man! I want that Hollowbody kit!

 

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Oh man! I want that Hollowbody kit!

I ordered one of the big single cut kits off ebay yesterday, I think it's the same folks.

 

[AltGrendel]

You know, looking at this I think you're going to have to move all the tuners north if you want to tune it e/E,a/A,d/D,g/G. Looks like there's plenty of space for that though.

 

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You know, looking at this I think you're going to have to move all the tuners north if you want to tune it e/E,a/A,d/D,g/G. Looks like there's plenty of space for that though.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking, but this guy's worked miracles...

 

[AltGrendel]

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking, but this guy's worked miracles...

Oh yea, that 12 string t-bird is a thing of beauty.