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show us your first builds everyone
- Thread starter bigbadbuck
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My first build.
I need to think of a good way to hold the pickup covers in with no screws, then I can glue in the nut and string her up. Can't wait to hear how she sounds..
6 String, Fretless, Neckthrough, Maple/Walnut/Maple/Walnut/Maple neck lams, Walnut Fingerboard, Walnut top and back, Poplar wing cores, and handwound singlecoils (made them myself), wired up like a jazz bass.
I need to think of a good way to hold the pickup covers in with no screws, then I can glue in the nut and string her up. Can't wait to hear how she sounds..
6 String, Fretless, Neckthrough, Maple/Walnut/Maple/Walnut/Maple neck lams, Walnut Fingerboard, Walnut top and back, Poplar wing cores, and handwound singlecoils (made them myself), wired up like a jazz bass.
hey, looks great! I think there were a couple of guys that used threaded inserts in the covers and used a spring loaded hex bolt from the back of the bass.
I knew there was someone else who said that. 
Antlers were not the intention, but now that there is more than one I guess I have to accept it.
Thanks Musiclogic and of course Max!
Dirk
Antlers were not the intention, but now that there is more than one I guess I have to accept it.
Thanks Musiclogic and of course Max!
Dirk
Thanks Guys.
That is a damn good idea Wilser, I got impatient and used hot glue... haha. Worked good but gonna have to pry the cover off when/if I want to adjust.
Bass is finished but I left my digital camera at a friends house, this picture is from the camera on my phone, so forgive the poor quality.
Well, it's not quite a bass but this is the first build I did that resembles a normal instrument at all:
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It's an electric ukulele built for one of my friends, and was made in a grand total of three weeks (I was rushed by his birthday's date). Yes, laugh it up; I did.
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It's an electric ukulele built for one of my friends, and was made in a grand total of three weeks (I was rushed by his birthday's date). Yes, laugh it up; I did.
Borat-"very nice".....is that on the Carl Thompson Look-a-likes page?...it looks very familiar.
Well, it's not quite a bass but this is the first build I did that resembles a normal instrument at all:
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It's an electric ukulele built for one of my friends, and was made in a grand total of three weeks (I was rushed by his birthday's date). Yes, laugh it up; I did.
This is EPIC!!!! I want one!
Haha, thanks. It's really just extra guitar bits thrown together on a piece of scrap redwood (sheet steel for the pickguard) covered in spraypaint.
Well, it's not quite a bass but this is the first build I did that resembles a normal instrument at all:
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It's an electric ukulele built for one of my friends, and was made in a grand total of three weeks (I was rushed by his birthday's date). Yes, laugh it up; I did.
This is the coolest Uke I have ever seen. That is so rad, I can just see it up front of some surf themed concert. Totally awesome...
My first scratch build. The funniest thing is that the alder knobs for the EQ up the body are still not done... My main player, though, since I love fret free necks...
that is awsome! Fantastic artsy looking bass. Where did you rout for the eq that is on the horn? It's hard to tell from the photo of the back.
by the way, the web site is really nice. Some good tone explanations and good looking ergo designs of instruments. What are the prices in $, or euros? I would love to hear one of those.
Here's my first.. i just finished it about a month ago
Here's some specs:
-Walnut wings
-Walnut/ Maple neck through
-4 band audere pre
-hand wound dual coil pickups.
After about 2 years of picking at this when i'd get the money, i have to say i couldn't be happier with this instrument.
Here's some specs:
-Walnut wings
-Walnut/ Maple neck through
-4 band audere pre
-hand wound dual coil pickups.
After about 2 years of picking at this when i'd get the money, i have to say i couldn't be happier with this instrument.
- Dec 20, 2004
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my first from scratch was one of these two. I had made a couple different bodies at the same time, and I don't remember which one actually made sound first
here's bodies #2 - 4
and bodies #2 - 5 (body #5 is still at the finishing shop in Tx, and I don't know if I'll ever be able to get it back
)
if I had not messed up the headstock beyond salvage, this one would have been my first (I never did make a new neck for it, as I lost interest in single-cuts as my pendulum moved towards the passive and vintage style)
all the best,
R
here's bodies #2 - 4
and bodies #2 - 5 (body #5 is still at the finishing shop in Tx, and I don't know if I'll ever be able to get it back
)if I had not messed up the headstock beyond salvage, this one would have been my first (I never did make a new neck for it, as I lost interest in single-cuts as my pendulum moved towards the passive and vintage style)
all the best,
R
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I'd be rather embarassed to show *my* first "from scratch" build... I'm embarassed that I even let it out of the shop, but the owner likes it and still plays it... he won't give it back! (I asked...)
