New strap

[BBQV]

I made a strap from an old firehose. It turned out well, very comfortable.

 

[ardgedee]

What a great idea! Where did you get the firehose?

 

[BBQV]

I have a colleague who's married to a fire-fighter. He gave me an old, discarded hose - 80 feet long! - so this is just the first of many.

 

[Heiwa]

Nice. But your Telebird Thunderbass is beyond amazing

 

[micguy]

I have a few 3" wide fabric straps - they work great, but your idea is off the hook.

 

[covermego]

I like it, but it would be nice if it was slightly padded......... Wait! I know! "Just Add Water" !!! OK, I'll see myself out........

 

[sears]

I have a few 3" wide fabric straps - they work great, but your idea is off the hook.

.. and ladder!

 

[Water buffalo]

There was a company that did this back around 2020, I purchased one at winter NAMM. It's a great idea.

They disappeared pretty quickly.

Your strap looks great!

 

[mambo4]

Looks comfy if not adjustable

 

[whitelines]

great idea. looks really cool. If you make more, I'd order one.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

What a great use of "re-purposing".
Brilliant!
The number of guitar and bass playing fire fighters should give you a big built in market.

 

[Hurricane Jimmie]

So Anyway, what a great idea!
If you ever sold one, you could say 'Lifetime Guarantee' without much worry.

 

[logdrum]

Now please do not snipe the hose of your local station trucks, I am gonna warn the fire station chief of Corrales of musician types and cargo shorts dudes hanging around fire trucks

 

[Isaac_James]

Very clever! Now you've got to learn some Mike Watt lines!

 

[rumblinbass]

Nice. But your Telebird Thunderbass is beyond amazing

I second this statement

 

[BBQV]

Nice. But your Telebird Thunderbass is beyond amazing

Thanks! I like the feel of a Precision and the sound of Thunderbirds so I put some Thunderbucker Ranch 66 pickups in a P ’55 body from Guitarbuild.uk.
I call it the Thundercaster.

Looks comfy if not adjustable

No, this is not adjustable at all, but I have an idea how to make the next more flexible lengthwise…

great idea. looks really cool. If you make more, I'd order one.

I have two orders already, drop me a line if you’re interested!

 

[Empap]

Really nice, that bass too. the Tbird-style pickguard is *chief's kiss*

 

[wjcstp]

This is really cool. How heavy is it?

 

[jVilla76]

Very clever! Now you've got to learn some Mike Watt lines!

Yes. Challenge accepted. I just learned "Brave Captain". Next is "Under the influence of Meat puppets".
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[BBQV]

This is really cool. How heavy is it?

Bass and strap together weighs just shy of 10lbs.