• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

Home made custom

J

Josh Curry

May 29, 2003
1,077
2
49
Frisco, TX
#1
Hey guys. Check it out. I am trying to make my own bass, I've been posting this on the Luthier's corner, but I think this gets more traffic. Check this out...

First of all, YES, I know this is a Marleaux Consat. I went with this design becase I own 2 of the Jackson lawsuit copies and I love the design. Also, since this is my first, I wanted to go with a design I am familiar with instead of coming up with something original that might not work. Anyway...

**IMAGE REMOVED BY ME**

Here's the breakdown....

34" scale
bolt-on
6-string (because I already have pickups)
fretless (because I can't afford the fretting tools right now)
Maple 3-piece neck
Alder 2 piece Body
controls = Vol, Vol, Blend, Stacked Bass/Treb (because I already pulled one of these that I pulled out of another bass)
EMG-HZ pickups (because I already have them)
Bridge, unknown, but shown with Hipshot a-type
tuners, unknown
 
#2
BassWhore said:
...I own 2 of the Jackson lawsuit copies...

Here's the breakdown....

34" scale
bolt-on
6-string (because I already have pickups)
fretless (because I can't afford the fretting tools right now)
Maple 3-piece neck
Alder 2 piece Body
controls = Vol, Vol, Blend, Stacked Bass/Treb (because I already pulled one of these that I pulled out of another bass)
EMG-HZ pickups (because I already have them)
Bridge, unknown, but shown with Hipshot a-type
tuners, unknown
Click to expand...

What's the Jackson lawsuit thing about?

That aside, I love the practicality of your approach :D It's like - I've got all these parts lying around the house... I guess i might as well make a bass with them!
 
#9
Here's my new idea...

bassidea2.jpg
 
#12
teacherguy said:
I dunno...
That lower horn just looks odd to me somehow IMHO.
I think it's because there is a shallower cut-away than I'm used to seeing.

What made you change from the Consat design?
Click to expand...

I switched away from that due to some criticism I was recieving on the Luthiers forums. I understood what they we're saying and decided to go with something 100% original. I agree that the lower horn is odd. but for some reason I think it works, It's kind of a cross between a warwick thumb and a pedulla thunderbass.

Access to the 24th will be difficult, but I'm not too concerned because I barely ever play above the 17th. It's going to be a fretless anyway :)

what program do you use for that? autocad or something?
Click to expand...

I used Photoshop. Although I've used AutoCAD in the past. Even though Photoshop isn't a CAD tool if you know how to use the rulers guides and make 'templates' that are exactly to scale it can be used for design purposes such as this. It does have serious obvious limitations though.
 
#14
Quote:
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: 1px inset; BORDER-TOP: 1px inset; BORDER-LEFT: 1px inset; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px inset">Originally Posted by teacherguy
I dunno...
That lower horn just looks odd to me somehow IMHO.
I think it's because there is a shallower cut-away than I'm used to seeing.

What made you change from the Consat design?
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Gotta' go with teacherguy on this.
That lower horn would be a deal breaker for me,
which is sad because I like everything else about the bass (especially the 4/2 headstock arrangement).
That lower horn, besides being plain difficult, is just ugly and doesn't match the lines of the instrument. Scoop it out to the end of the fingerboard. Asthetic and functional.
BassWhore said:
Access to the 24th will be difficult, but I'm not too concerned because I barely ever play above the 17th. It's going to be a fretless anyway :)
Click to expand...
By this logic, why have a 24 fret (position) board? Stop at 17.
 
#16
PhatBasstard said:
Gotta' go with teacherguy on this.
That lower horn would be a deal breaker for me,
which is sad because I like everything else about the bass (especially the 4/2 headstock arrangement).
That lower horn, besides being plain difficult, is just ugly and doesn't match the lines of the instrument. Scoop it out to the end of the fingerboard. Asthetic and functional.By this logic, why have a 24 fret (position) board? Stop at 17.
Click to expand...

Hmmm, ok. Well, it's obviously not for everyone. And I'm not sure I'm really set on it either. The headstock if definitely a keeper though, I am very happy with that. It still goes to 24 so it has enough length to have a solid attachment to the body. If it stopped at the body it would just look weird.
 
#19
If the bottom horn just hooks a little like the top one, I think it will look cool. Well doggonit, I just like it period. I'd buy this bass !!!! That's just me, anything that's different I'm a big fan of.

Really nice !!!!
 

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back