Glitchenbacker, Experimental Entirely Lasercut Bass

[gmjhowe]

I like this headstock, it looked a bit funny with the old one, are you still going with fanned frets?

As per my post higher up, due to being unable to source laser cuttable plywood for a full neck through, I am just using a bolt on neck. At least for the first version.

Did some more work on the headstock, and also how the pick up cover and bridge will look.
Going to use a standard bridge, but have a black laser cut 'cover' to make it look like the glitched rickenbacker bridge.

 

[Woodchuck12]

Kind of reminds me of this furniture carved to look like it glitched. Awesome project to see coming along!

 

[wraub]

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This. This one, so hard.
Do it. Please, make this happen.

 

[Brett Zeppelin]

I like how you've taken the glitch a step further by introducing the glitchy inlays. That's a nice touch and you have to keep that in there! The glitchy pickup covers is cool, too.

 

[Stealth]

...how is that pickup going to work?

 

[TheCrimsonKing]

...how is that pickup going to work?

Magic.

 

[CosmoReverb]

Have you considered individual-string/rail systems for your bridge? You could mount them on a "glitched out" backing plate for a stronger effect.

 

[mapleglo]

If the bobbin is thin enough, you can likely just use a thin single coil for the glitched pickup cover.

 

[Brett Zeppelin]

...how is that pickup going to work?

I think it might be just a cover that is covering a traditional-ish pickup.

...how is that pickup going to work?

Magic.

Or that!

 

[IntrepidCellist]

He could also "glitch" it down the middle and just use a P-bass pickup underneath the cover

 

[gmjhowe]

He could also "glitch" it down the middle and just use a P-bass pickup underneath the cover

Totally why the pick up splits down the middle like that. Added it in after scoring some p bass pick ups second hand on eBay. Also picked up a bronco bass pick up for the neck.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

Curiosity bump.

I am guessing this became a pipe dream but I hope not.

 

[TheCrimsonKing]

Man I forgot about this.

 

[BioWeapon]

If he's not doing it I might, after I'm done with my current build of course.

 

[gmjhowe]

Just in case anyone is out there, who'd care to ever carry the project on.