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Headless full carbon fiber bass
- Thread starter MPU
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Stealth? This looks more like a single pickup prototype of the Streamliner.
Still, if I could make my own graphite bass, I would. Not a skill set I possess.
Of course!
Thanks for pointing it out!
Thats what I was thinking...corrected it now.
Moro Marko!
Jussi Villähteeltä terve! mehän tossa jo viestiteltiikin kotimaan foorumin kautta...
And getting back to Universal Language... Awesome work MPU! Have to admit though that what really blew me away was not just the workmanship of the bass in itself but more so the sound clip - that pickup
RESPECT!
J
Jussi Villähteeltä terve! mehän tossa jo viestiteltiikin kotimaan foorumin kautta...
And getting back to Universal Language... Awesome work MPU! Have to admit though that what really blew me away was not just the workmanship of the bass in itself but more so the sound clip - that pickup
RESPECT!
J
Thanks for your replies. I've played this bass at two rehearsals and at home. I really like the sound I get out of it. This is the first full carbon instrument I've played and I have to say those carbon fiber pioneers (Ned Steinberger, Geoff Gould, Rob Green) were on something great when they made their first carbon fiber instruments.
From post #4
"If you look carefully you may see a small cavity for a fillet carved on the back. I filled it with silica/graphite thickened epoxy, laid a layer of thickened epoxy on the foam and pressed the top over the foam." I used painters tape to keep the parts together until epoxy cured.
Wow!!! Very nice work. Carbon bass is also on my to do list since since I also got the carbon bug. I really want to make a carbon acoustic bass. Seams like the process would very similar except without the core. Do you have any idea if the weave bias has any effect on the sound? I have a bunch of uni directional carbon from previous projects that I would like to use with a twill cover. Any tips for an acoustic DIY project?
Is this another one off? As I recall you made a neck awhile back and when asked about making more you said you weren't really interested and it was just an experiment.
Just curious.
Just curious.
Inspiring Marko, as usual.
Is the one off thing also valid for your pickups?
No, I can make pickups if needed. They don't take too much time to make (multicoils do about four times more than other).
This is way cool. Working with carbon fiber takes serious cahones. I'd be very, very curious to hear what a hollow - or at least chambered version would sound like. Even with such a small body I'd imagine the inherent strength of CF would mean you'd have plenty of space to work with.
Necks can be made just like this bass. Plug, mold, then just making necks. Not difficult, just a bit different from working with wood.
