Looking good. There is an art to a hand rubbed burst and to a sprayed burst and they’re different skills.
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Some progress. Frets are leveled, crowned and polished. Zero fret is also glued in the slot. Headpiece is bolted on the neck and fretboard has one coat of Liberon Finish oil.
And a mockup of how it will look. I’m hoping to get the bass assembled during weekend. I’ll have to take it apart after few weeks and buff the finish but in the mean time I can play it.
Here’s how strings clamp to the headpiece. Tuner is fully loose, string is bent and cut. Then string is pushed in the hole and set screw tightened from the head. No doubt the best clamp I’ve made so far. No slipping and no sharp string ends.
And two pics of finished bass. I just need to find strap buttons from my drawers.
Here’s a soundclip. Neck pickup, both pickups, bridge pickup and different settings of both.
Maihinnousu - Lataa - MPU - Brucified
What do you say, does it have something Brucifious on the sound?
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It sounds solid. Like whatever you put into the string is coming out the jack. Fantastic build.
How much for a Sixstring version of that headpiece and could I chop the head off a 6 string kit and use it? 
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That's what Brucification is all about! A combination of structural improvements to make the sound on the strings very clear and defined in the deep lows and highs, while bringing in some background harmonics for warmth in the mid-range. With that in the structure, you can put in some wide range pickups and really hear what the strings are capable of.
Those who are stuck in the Leo mindset don't realize how much sound the typical Fender-style frame removes from the strings.
I suppose you could use this kind of headpiece. If truss rod adjusts at heel I see no problem, if at nut then there’s some measuring to do.How much for a Sixstring version of that headpiece and could I chop the head off a 6 string kid and use it?
I played the bass this morning. It has somehow familiar sound that I couldn’t name at first. After thinking the basses I’ve made I’d say that this has very similar tone to the carbon fiber basses. Perhaps it’s the solid connections of parts that makes it.
I think Brucification can be heard clearest at low frequencies. This bass has very solid, clear lows. I’d say that all these little things (truss rod, Brucebars, bridge block, glued frets) sum to a great sounding instrument. Worth making for sure.
I think Brucification can be heard clearest at low frequencies. This bass has very solid, clear lows. I’d say that all these little things (truss rod, Brucebars, bridge block, glued frets) sum to a great sounding instrument. Worth making for sure.
Another very clean and technically sophisticated build, and it sounds great! May The Bruce be With You.
Now, that's getting a bit ridiculous. But funny, anyway!
I dunno Bruce, that has a seriously addictive ring to it...
Side note: how do I update my signature?
Nice job really.
I have see plenty of your job.If i would buy a custom bass from a luthier,you would be the first on my list
I have see plenty of your job.If i would buy a custom bass from a luthier,you would be the first on my list
...seeing how the master Bruce is not taking orders for singles ATM...
I mean, do I *NEED* a "Brucified" headless 6 stringer? Prolly not... but do I want one?!?!?!?
H E C K Y E S!!!!!
