Headless full carbon fiber bass

[Arnie]

Ok are you taking orders from your friends?

 

[MPU]

Ok are you taking orders from your friends?

No. I don't want to spoil this hobby by making it a job.

 

[Afc70]

Amazing looking/ sounding bass ! I've got a Status empathy, and I love everything about the carbon fiber neck. Great work on your creation!

 

[Beej]

No. I don't want to spoil this hobby by making it a job.

Well, it wouldn't be a job if you made them for free, right? Problem solved, my dear, dear friend...

 

[MPU]

Well, it wouldn't be a job if you made them for free, right? Problem solved, my dear, dear friend...

Aah, I didn't thought it that way. And I guess you could volunteer for having the first free-made bass, right? Ok, I'll start right away.....

 

[HomesickBob]

Hey, big congrtz to your rather pro than hobby-made axe, looks and sounds awesome, WOW!

 

[sotua]

Sweet bass!

 

[JackG]

I know that you have said that you don't want to make this your job and that it takes to long to be reasonably priced, but let's say that hypothetically I was to commission a bass, what would I be looking at? Also, how much would it cost for me to do-it-myself?

 

[MPU]

Materials are about 200-300€ for a bass plus hardware. Molds take another 200-300€, tools about the same. This bass may be for sale, pm if interested.
Marko

 

[Feral Feline]

Bump! I missed this thread before, so I'm bumping it back (with reason).

Beautiful bass!

I've always been drawn to the Status Streamline, so naturally this beauty really caught my eye while searching for info about graphite basses etc online. So much nicer with a few curves thrown in than a Steinberger (which I also like). Your bass is really captivating.

If ever I can afford one, I'll get a Streamline, as I see this won't be put into production, though I'd buy it were it to come up for sale when I had money – which begs the question: Did you sell the bass?

 

[MPU]

Bump! I missed this thread before, so I'm bumping it back (with reason).

Beautiful bass!

I've always been drawn to the Status Streamline, so naturally this beauty really caught my eye while searching for info about graphite basses etc online. So much nicer with a few curves thrown in than a Steinberger (which I also like). Your bass is really captivating.

If ever I can afford one, I'll get a Streamline, as I see this won't be put into production, though I'd buy it were it to come up for sale when I had money – which begs the question: Did you sell the bass?

Yes I did. Went to Kerava Finland.

 

[flameworker]

awesome , where can I find more information on building basses like that ? where get materials? I have a vacuum pump and an electroforming set up that might be cool with this. electroforming instead of wiring maybe?

 

[MPU]

awesome , where can I find more information on building basses like that ? where get materials? I have a vacuum pump and an electroforming set up that might be cool with this. electroforming instead of wiring maybe?

I have a background in glass fiber boat building so that would be a good start for plug/mold making. Other that that it's just trial and error for laminate thicknesses if you like me have no skills to calculate the forces vs carbon fiber laminate strength.

 

[M0ses]

This is awesome. I have dreamed of doing something like this but don't really have the knowledge. I'm still fuzzy on how you joined top to bottom. What did the final product weigh?

 

[MPU]

This is awesome. I have dreamed of doing something like this but don't really have the knowledge. I'm still fuzzy on how you joined top to bottom. What did the final product weigh?

There is a small cavity in the top corner of the foam. I filled the cavity with thickened epoxy putty, brushed a quite thick layer of thickened epoxy on the foam and laid the top over the bottom part. The cavity formed a kind of an epoxy fillet inside the bass. Then I taped the top to the back ( sort of clamping) and wiped away the epoxy that was coming out of the seam.
I did not weight the bass but it was very light.

 

[M0ses]

After reading this ten times and not getting it, I went and watched twenty or so youtube vids on how to make molded composites. Then I read it again and finally just got it. That's a really elegant solution, lol! I love it. Now I really think this might be something I could try to do.

There is a small cavity in the top corner of the foam. I filled the cavity with thickened epoxy putty, brushed a quite thick layer of thickened epoxy on the foam and laid the top over the bottom part. The cavity formed a kind of an epoxy fillet inside the bass. Then I taped the top to the back ( sort of clamping) and wiped away the epoxy that was coming out of the seam.
I did not weight the bass but it was very light.

 

[T-Bird]

Hi.

After reading this ten times and not getting it, I went and watched twenty or so youtube vids on how to make molded composites. Then I read it again and finally just got it. That's a really elegant solution, lol! I love it. Now I really think this might be something I could try to do.

You might want to rehearse with some hand laying glass fiber with polyester first if making reinforced plastic parts isn't familiar to you, the mould/core techniques are pretty much the same as they are with carbon fiber.

The material cost is about 1/10th though.

GF is a lot more flexible than CF, and follows contours better so that has to be kept in mind if You want to use the same mould for them both.

Regards
Sam

 

[MPU]

After reading this ten times and not getting it, I went and watched twenty or so youtube vids on how to make molded composites. Then I read it again and finally just got it. That's a really elegant solution, lol! I love it. Now I really think this might be something I could try to do.

This bass was not difficult to make. You just have to know what you are doing

 

[M0ses]

Thanks for the tip. CF's layability has been a big factor in my planning. I've spent all night trying to redesign a headstock that was already tough to do with maple.