Tung's new monster Prat Contrabass Guitar

[tungx]

Hi! I'm Tung, musician from St. Louis. I'm having a new bass built by Prat Basses. This will be my second custom bass; the first was my Fodera Anthony Jackson Contrabass Guitar which I ordered in 1988, so here we are, over 25 years later!!

More details to follow!

 

[Hopkins]

Hi! I'm Tung, musician from St. Louis. I'm having a new bass built by Prat Basses. This will be my second custom bass; the first was my Fodera Anthony Jackson Contrabass Guitar which I ordered in 1988, so here we are, over 25 years later!!

More details to follow!

Congrats man, Oscar is the best in the business.

 

[tungx]

A grand piano has 88 keys, 88 different notes. My new instrument will have 84 different notes, will have a lower range than a piano, but will not go as high.

woods involved: wenge, padauk, maple, buckeye burl, maybe swamp ash

headless

 

[tungx]

headless
2-pickups
multi-scale 34"-37"
wenge fingerboard
28 frets
curly maple/padouk neck
buckeye burl top
18mm string spacing
peanut butter finish

 

[tungx]

.. and 12 strings..

 

[devo_stevo]

Cool! I love Oscar's work. This one sounds interesting. Peanut butter finish? Do tell.

 

[tungx]

Cool! I love Oscar's work. This one sounds interesting. Peanut butter finish? Do tell.

Yes, peanut butter. See, first it's hydrolized, using a silver nitrite solution, and then cauterized briefly in a 550 degree oven.

The result is a beautiful finish that smells nice and gives you a little extra energy!

Of course, in reality, it's gonna be a lacquer finish!

 

[tungx]

Some folks question whether a full-range instrument like this (12-strings) is still a bass. That's a tough question.

When we say "bass", aren't we really just saying a short name for bass guitar? Leo Fender designed the Precision with 4 strings, as on an acoustic upright bass. It could just as well have been designed with 6 strings as on a guitar, but an octave lower.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

Some folks question whether a full-range instrument like this (12-strings) is still a bass. That's a tough question.

When we say "bass", aren't we really just saying a short name for bass guitar? Leo Fender designed the Precision with 4 strings, as on an acoustic upright bass. It could just as well have been designed with 6 strings as on a guitar, but an octave lower.

Of course, the Bass VI was exactly that.

 

[tungx]

So here are a couple of shots of woods. The top is buckeye burl. I've chosen the darker one (wenge fingerboard) but it's not set in stone. The lighter one is padauk.

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[PaPaVB20]

Oscar is indeed the best! Will follow this thread closely, I'm sure it will be an incredible bass!

 

[tungx]

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[Nightman]

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Interesting!! Keep us posted!!

 

[tungx]

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[millsbass5]

headless
2-pickups
multi-scale 34"-37"
wenge fingerboard
28 frets
curly maple/padouk neck
buckeye burl top
18mm string spacing
peanut butter finish

Whoah!! You had me at "wenge fingerboard, and 18mm spacing." Also, I'm interested in a peanut butter-colored bass over a buckeye burl top , too.

 

[pacojas]

can't wait to hear it! please provide sound clips when you are ready. TIA

 

[tungx]

Whoah!! You had me at "wenge fingerboard, and 18mm spacing." Also, I'm interested in a peanut butter-colored bass over a buckeye burl top , too.

I think it's really 17.5mm spacing, but that's not center-to-center but is rather the space between the strings. And no peanut butter is involved for real, but it will be tasty!

 

[Roy Vogt]

Oscar is a great builder! Can't wait to hear it!