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What's On Your Workbench?
- Thread starter HaMMerHeD
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Manton Customs
UK Luthier
A Compass Rose "F hole" on an upcoming 5 string fretless (there will be a full build thread very soon)
- Jan 28, 2009
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Been busy, here's a few pics of recent builds...
Headless piezo semi hollow 4 st. bass
Sub short scale bass build:
Headstocks
32" scale double P build
Moonshine Bird guitar build
Don't even ask...
Moonshine
Headless piezo semi hollow 4 st. bass
Sub short scale bass build:
Headstocks
32" scale double P build
Moonshine Bird guitar build
Don't even ask...
Moonshine
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- I'm highly opinionated and extremely self-assured
- Jan 28, 2009
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- Owner: Moonshine Custom Guitars
Been busy, here's a few pics of recent builds...
Headless piezo semi hollow 4 st. bass
Sub short scale bass build:
Headstocks
32" scale double P build
Moonshine Bird guitar build
Don't even ask...
Moonshine
Nice. I always like your builds. The bottom one is a lap steel, resonator, mandolin?
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Thank you Matt.
The bottom pic is a small ("Pocket") resonator/lap steel that I'm designing. It will have hardboard (masonite) top, back & sides.
The resonator will mount from the back.
The idea came from the electric resonator upright bass that I started building last fall.
Weird but I like weird.
Moonshine.
The start of my Gilmore-ish Strat. I have a maple Strat MIM neck, and a new pick guard and bridge are on order.
aw, rats. sold already
don't mean to keep quoting myself. Found a drill press on CL that was even closer to my house and cheaper. Now to set up a place to work.
- Dec 20, 2004
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Back from paint - the Candy Tangerine is spectacular in person. This will come ready for both reverse P (delivered) and with the mounting holes installed for regular P (with the swap of a pickguard, when the client so chooses)
Chrome hardware (Hipshot Ultralights and KickAss bridge) and white Pearloid pickguard round out the package. This bass will be on tour in Greenland shortly after delivery to its US West Coast owner.
Chrome hardware (Hipshot Ultralights and KickAss bridge) and white Pearloid pickguard round out the package. This bass will be on tour in Greenland shortly after delivery to its US West Coast owner.
nice, candy Tangerine is an awesome color. I had a strat body in that last year but unfortunately ran low on funds before I could build it and it had to go on the block.
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This week is assembly time...
The guitar has shipped. The bass is mine... until I sell it.
Moonshine
The guitar has shipped. The bass is mine... until I sell it.
Moonshine
Is that a DR neon string inlay on the body?This week is assembly time...
The guitar has shipped. The bass is mine... until I sell it.
Moonshine
I've been working on other types of projects lately, but tonight I got some more work in on the WRC Triple J, shielded the pickups, and opened up the wiring channels a little so I didn't have to get out the coconut oil to get all 6 wires in the little hole.
I decided to keep the copper tape on the pole pieces rather then trim it off with an exacto knife, I like how it compliments the wood tone.
Almost done.
Fenders. I see them as the AK-47s of musical instruments. Designed specifically for mass production. Beautifully functional, but inexpensive to manufacture and assemble.
Pair of pickups and a LPF preamp prototype from RobbieK's schematic. The bass these are going to will have a separate LPF for each pickups.
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Wiring harness for the Candy Tangerine PJ5 ready to install and connect up to the pickups
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I'm back to working on my travel basses; I have the first batch of headphone amplifiers ready. I have also decided to offer the headphone amp separately in a box in addition to being onboard in the travel bass (I will offer it as an option in all of my instruments).
The bodies are already under construction, now I am starting on the necks.
The necks on the SlimBass will be one piece maple with a separate fretboard. Currently I am using rosewood and maple but I will probably swap to another dark species (besides rosewood) at some point... I wanted to do something special for the first production model.
I prefer to fret the necks after the board has been glued on but I've had this fretboard sitting around for several years, it's a nice looking board so why not put it to use.
The first SlimBass is getting a 25 1/2" scale multi laminate neck (5pc. maple and purpleheart). The multi laminate blank was big enough to cut a second neck that I am using to build a 27 5/8" scale headless neck for a custom build for myself (mocked up with fretboard here). I am using Hipshot hardware on this one.
The bodies are already under construction, now I am starting on the necks.
The necks on the SlimBass will be one piece maple with a separate fretboard. Currently I am using rosewood and maple but I will probably swap to another dark species (besides rosewood) at some point... I wanted to do something special for the first production model.
I prefer to fret the necks after the board has been glued on but I've had this fretboard sitting around for several years, it's a nice looking board so why not put it to use.
The first SlimBass is getting a 25 1/2" scale multi laminate neck (5pc. maple and purpleheart). The multi laminate blank was big enough to cut a second neck that I am using to build a 27 5/8" scale headless neck for a custom build for myself (mocked up with fretboard here). I am using Hipshot hardware on this one.
I can tell you what's not on my workbench... the 3/8" Gotohs I incorrectly ordered for my Saga kit bass...
I did stay after school to work on my measuring skills...
I did stay after school to work on my measuring skills...
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Yes. I waited until I got this together before responding...
Semi hollow, Hardboard top/back with poplar/swamp ash/poplar inner frame. Pearloid binding with purfling which is two .125 DR fluorescent green B strings.
Moonshine
