Basses with a forearm angle like this?

[eddododo]

Working on a build, trying to figure out, aesthetically and functionally, how to do the forearm contour.. I don’t see a lot of instruments with this angular and mostly straight forearm contact area.

What have you seen in the wild that I can glean some ideas from?
Thanks!

 

[Big Boz]

Do a search on here for the below thread. Hours and hours worth of viewing pleasure. You're welcome.

"In praise of wierd looking basses"

 

[mongo2]

Way back when I did contours I'd start cutting and stopped when it felt right.

 

[eddododo]

Do a search on here for the below thread. Hours and hours worth of viewing pleasure. You're welcome.

"In praise of wierd looking basses"

Ayyyyy I like this thanks

 

[eddododo]

Way back when I did contours I'd start cutting and stopped when it felt right.

That’s my approach for a lot of things, but this is my first, and I’m so far into this project that I could really crap the bed is I mess that part up. I think I’ve spent most of my good luck, too

 

[Thud Staff]

Working on a build, trying to figure out, aesthetically and functionally, how to do the forearm contour.. I don’t see a lot of instruments with this angular and mostly straight forearm contact area.

What have you seen in the wild that I can glean some ideas from?
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I was thinking Charles Cote...

 

[eddododo]

I was thinking Charles Cote...

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Bitter sweet, pretty much spot on design, but no contour lol. That’s a nice looking bass though, reminds me of Roscoe Century.

For a proper bass that might even function as a forearm cut, just cutting out the space where there would be a contour- unfortunately the design I’m working on has the bridge set into the body further towards the neck more like a guitar, so I’ll actually need a bit of a shallow slope in.

 

[Sid the Kid]

Looking at your body shape has me thinking of Warrior Basses and also Lunar audio Alien Basses. Maybe a smidge of Roscoe as well.

What is your headstock plan? A big bevel would balance well with a compact headstock. If you are going 5 inline (I’m guessing it is a 5) maybe just smooth out what you have and go from there?

Idk, but it looks like a blast. All I am making these days is a bunch of unappreciated meals for bored kids.

This type of cutaway might be nice.

 

[eddododo]

Looking at your body shape has me thinking of Warrior Basses and also Lunar audio Alien Basses. Maybe a smidge of Roscoe as well.

What is your headstock plan? A big bevel would balance well with a compact headstock. If you are going 5 inline (I’m guessing it is a 5) maybe just smooth out what you have and go from there?

Idk, but it looks like a blast. All I am making these days is a bunch of unappreciated meals for bored kids.

This type of cutaway might be nice.

Ooh maybe it’s the lighting, but it almost looks kind of scooped or conclaves, that’s interesting.
I’m glad you said Roscoe and Alien Audio
-Roscoe, because a lot of the drafting of ergonomics of this was literally traced from my Roscoe- it’s basically a Century with different horns and a chopped off forearm
- Alien Audio because you may have just solved my problem; they aren’t quite so chopped off, but I have one I saved to drool at, and I think the forearm cutout would be pretty much exactly how I should approach this one

It’s (the alien audio) similar to what Beej (shout out) suggested in my build thread l.. he tends to give me perfect advice

edit: oh, and my headstock


it was supposed to be something a bit more, but I kinda biffed it lol. I will be doing a 3+2 slotted cut, stolen from and poorly imitating the aforementioned Beej

 

[mmbongo]

Kiesel maybe.

 

[mmbongo]

Or Warrior.

 

[two fingers]

Or Warrior.

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That's the first one that popped into my head.

 

[ctmullins]

Nice! Reminds me of Status S2.

 

[BioWeapon]

Or Warrior.

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Was about to suggest exactly that - the Warrior Dran Michael.

 

[mikewalker]

( more pics )

 

[Pauly 4001]

Ovation Magnum I

 

[james condino]

Glue the neck on and string it up. THEN do the body contours (and shape the neck) while you are playing it rather than while you are w@*$!ng off to an unfinished body blank. The bass will tell you everything you need to do....

 

[hypercarrots]

 

[TrevorR]

Reminds me of some of ACG’s forearm shapes... AC Guitars | The home of ACG

 

[lowphatbass]

I gotta say, and this is ONLY based on my experiences....I have bigger forearms and cannot play a typical Ric or a Gretsch due to the relationship of the edge of the instrument to my right forearm. I’ve generally found “Jazz and Precision basses”, as well as their close cousins do not bother my forearms whatsoever. I’ve seen this extra-cut before and I’m not against it and and haven’t actually tried it....I guess I’m just not sure if it’s really necessary.