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Custom singlecut 4 string fretless for Luther
- Thread starter wilser
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this will be different in every bass I build and depends on what thickness headstock or neck blank I start with. I'm a go with the flow guy and keep it flex makes every bass a little bit more unique even if it has all the same woods and specs as another.
SDB Guitars
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Llooks like around the second fret... 
I think that is good lookin', Wilser... barely noticable at all, with all that birdseye around there. I would never debate the soundness of one joint vs. the other. I have done them both ways, I just thought you did yours in the headstock, for some reason, which is why I asked this time.
I think that is good lookin', Wilser... barely noticable at all, with all that birdseye around there. I would never debate the soundness of one joint vs. the other. I have done them both ways, I just thought you did yours in the headstock, for some reason, which is why I asked this time.
Llooks like around the second fret...
I think that is good lookin', Wilser... barely noticable at all, with all that birdseye around there. I would never debate the soundness of one joint vs. the other. I have done them both ways, I just thought you did yours in the headstock, for some reason, which is why I asked this time.
well, I did it a couple of times, but I didn't like them, so I'm doing them this way exclusively now.
Oh, please post a picture update on this bass. This is the one of yours that I am most interested in seeing progress pics. Please?
Sure,
This is all I got so far:
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SDB Guitars
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MMMmmmm... I *do* so love bloodwood. I think I've found a way to fit bloodwood into all but one of the basses I've made in the last 3 years, and that one was my take on the jazz bass, so I want semi-traditional (one-piece bolt-on maple neck, mahogany body, no laminations anywhere).
Have you guys found bloodwood to be heavy enough to be a cause of concern for neck dive, or is it no problem? By the numbers, it's way heavy, but I was wondering what real experiences are.
It's a gorgeous wood.
It's a gorgeous wood.
SDB Guitars
Commercial User
It's heavy, but not so heavy that I'd worry about it. I've used it for years, and haven't found it to be a whole lot heavier than some of the maple I've used.
It's lighter than purpleheart, IMO... possibly about the same weight as wenge?
It's lighter than purpleheart, IMO... possibly about the same weight as wenge?
this particular neck still feels pretty heavy because the headstock hasn't been thicknessed and also has a purpleheart fingerboard, but it should all balance out once the body is in. I wouldn't use a solid bloodwood neck on a 6 string or more ...it would probably be too neck heavy if this weight isn't considered in the design.
A nice surprise is that the bloodwood is lightly flamed, though you still can't tell from the pics because of the bandsaw marks.
Mockup before gluing the body wings.
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Mockup before gluing the body wings.
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transition block rough carved
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the 3 octave 31" scale fingerboard side markers:
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Too,too cool!
Wilser, with all those varieties and colors of wood, that bass should be able to get every tone!!
Wow Wilser! This one looks sick. That wood looks amazing together. I am usually not so into rainbows but that neck transition looks incredible.
I had this great idea!
If you made this a string-through, you can custom set each ferrule
at a depth to get the most desired tonal properties for each string!
Affter doing searches all night, I learned the tonal properties of all those layered woods.
I then checked out Talkphysicalscience.com to learn how these woods interact when attached in this particular order.
I didnt ask Wilser what glue he was using (it was 4:00 a.m. EST) so the results here may be a tad askew.
I know I'm just a layman, but I'm feeling just a bit proud right now.
Although that could be the effects of the red-bull/mt.dew/starbucks cocktails I've been suckin' down all night.
If you made this a string-through, you can custom set each ferrule
at a depth to get the most desired tonal properties for each string!
Affter doing searches all night, I learned the tonal properties of all those layered woods.
I then checked out Talkphysicalscience.com to learn how these woods interact when attached in this particular order.
I didnt ask Wilser what glue he was using (it was 4:00 a.m. EST) so the results here may be a tad askew.
I know I'm just a layman, but I'm feeling just a bit proud right now.
Although that could be the effects of the red-bull/mt.dew/starbucks cocktails I've been suckin' down all night.
