Who are you?

[type C basses]

Hi everybody!

My name is Jon Cauble, born in '86. Been playing bass since I was 13, but added the low B to my rep about five years later. Although I'm currently on my first build, I've been at woodworking for a few years. I started when I was about eight years old; nothing serious, learning to make clocks, benches, drawers, etc. from my grandfather. This wasn't a daily thing, or even a weekly thing, but the experience got the info into my brain before it lost some of its absorbency. A family friend is a fifth generation Italian master carpenter, so I ALWAYS have a resource to tap for solid advice.

After many years of not even picking up a scrap of lumber, I got back into it. Up until this first build, I've spent about 90% of my time on the lathe. It is addictive, no question. My goal is to eventually make a living (or a significant part of one) making instruments. It would be cool to also build loudspeakers for home theaters.

I'm also interested in aquaria, video games, philosophy of law, martial arts, home theater, very basic electronic engineering, psychoacoustics, and physiology.

 

[cristina5448]

hey I am Cristina from Mexico City..

 

[johnk_10]

hi everyone,
johnk here.
age 57.
started playing bass in 1966. been in ALOT of bands over the years. currently playing bass weekends at local clubs with friends i've had since 1967 (classic rock).
began restoring/repairing guitars, basses and amps in 1973. designed the BC Rich mockingbird in december of 1975. worked as a consultant to Leo Fender in the late 70's. owned an operated my own guitar & bass shop from 1985-2006. now retired, i build and restore them out of my home as a passionate hobby. i love building basses. mostly traditional styles but models that were never offered by the manufacturer as depicted by these recent builds below:

jazzmaster basses:

325Basses:

 

[Pynkie]

hello, im only 25 years old, been playing music since i was 12...

got my BA of music degree in 2009

been in several Bands over the years

Currently in a Band called "Werewolf Therewolf" Based out of Texas

i am teaching music at a rock school

theres the rundown... why i am here is to gain knowledge from the oracles living in the internet known as the talkbass vets...

i have currently started doing research because i am building my own bass this year!

thanks in advance for all your help and i look forward to talking to you guys on here

 

[Greg Johnsen]

Hey guys, I'm Greg Johnsen (obvious enough), I'm 20, currently going to school on Long Island but will be transferring back to NC for my remaining semesters (NY is just too much fun).

I've built one bass, although the playability of it was a huge factor it really taught me how much I love woodworking and it introduced me to what I would like to be doing the rest of my life.

So as of now, I am working on a business plan to start my own bass retail store (I want to open it either in Chicago or NYC) that will carry mid range to high end basses and amps. I will also be building basses as a part time job, for myself at first but hopefully onto new customers well when I feel ready for it, but the dream is to sell them in my shop alongside Ritters, pedullas, laklands, and hopefully the beautiful works of art I've seen on this forum.

I've been playing for 6 years now (makes me feel old saying that, wow) and I never plan on stopping.

For those of you who run your own businesses I would love to have a conversation with you sometime and ask a few questions as well as take any advice that anyone has to offer.

Greg

 

[matthewh321]

Hi, my name is matthew i'm 13 and im building my first bass(5 string) with my dad. I have already bought my wood which is two peices of quilted maple and i already got my pickup: EMG MM5CS. We will be working on it with my uncles at his shop who is an expierienced wood worker and has all the tools but doesn't know much about building guitars. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for design or hardware like the bridge. I like the look of some ibanez basses like the SRT805DX and also spector basses and i slap alot so i like the sound of the music man sting ray aswell. reply if you have any suggestions or recommendations.

 

[SGGuitars]

Hello everyone, my name is Steve Grayson and I am reluctent to call my self a luthier but more of a maker of expensive sawdust. By day I work for Boeing as an electrician on the 787 program. I have been working with wood for almost all of my life and in the 80's I got a degree in Marine Carpentry but scraping barnicals was not really my thing. To date I have finished or started 2 Telecasters, a P bass, 2 Ric 4001-3 Hybrids made from a tracing a guy sent me. and in the que are 3 Thunderbirds for some guys at work who want to try making their own ( I bought the template from Ebay, I have always wanted to try GBTemplates) a Korina Flying Vee and I just aquired a 14" wide slab of African Mahog. to make a SG and an EB0 since they are just about the same body dimensions. Anyhow like I said I do not consider myself a Luthier at all so if I ask some stupid questions try not to rail me LOL
Thanks for reading
Steve

 

[martinedwards]

Martin Edwards

high school Technology and design teacher

I do all my building in the school workshop

I mainly do acoustic instruments, guitars, mandolins and bouzoukis, but I have build a number of electrics too.

basses?

my forst was a fretless electric

since that disaster I've built 2 4 string electrics, one fanned fret 5, one ABG 4, and I'm currently working on a fretless 5.

it is my 73rd build

 

[JayBassD]

Hi my name is Jake and I'm looking to build my first bass. I'd count myself lucky as I have all the professional luthier tools at my disposal because my family are in the business of making guitars/basses for a living. The only problem with this is that the equipment is always in use and they're very busy so as of yet my dream of owning a bass I have built myself is just a dream.

 

[RCWilliams]

I am removing m,y post because I think I may have placed it inappropriately. my apologies, I misunderstood the meaning of the commercial license. I moved to the db talkbass bazaar.

 

[Maricopa]

Brand new here. I'm a guitar player and builder starting my first bass. Figured I'd come to the experts and see what I could learn.

 

[dremy2006]

David Remy - 35 yrs old
Christian
Husband (6 yrs)
Son
Brother...
Bass builder/ tech... ( I can't call myself a luthier..I respect want you all do)
Pen maker
wood tuner...
Home owner
...I love building ( I've built over 7 basses to date) I love playing.. I love this corner... thank you all for sharing your wisdom ...

My shop....

 

[63bass]

Hey there. I'm Dave. 48. Live near Boulder, CO., originally from Indiana. Drummer that also plays bass, guitar, and a little keyboards. Recording engineer/producer, at one point. These days, commercial photographer and electronics parts retail. Have a collection of Fenders - mostly guitars -and just added a new beast to the stable... which brings me to here. See my project thread...

 

[angelb]

Hi, I'm Angelo form Italy.
I'm not a Bass Builder, but I love to make by myself the instrumet I use, or at least make all the inprovements I feel I need... Somethime I make disasters, sometimes works good... So I will need of a lot of help!!
Sorry in advance for:
1- english mistakes...
2 - I'm not a good "forum user", so may be I'll post wrong things in the worng place...

 

[NBCGuitarWorks]

Hi Guys
I'm Nathan, owner/operator of NB Custom Guitar Works in Mt. Brydges Ontario, Canada. I have no kids, and no life outside of building guitars and basses for the last 14 years, and I currently also run a recording studio and I am a front man and singer/songwriter in my band Quantum Electro Dynamics ([Invalid or Expired Link Removed]).

All I can say is I love what I do, I do the majority with really old hand tools, rather than power tools, as my work I consider more an art as I am an artist and carver and have learned to appreciate the art in all I do. Art and music are my life. I opened my business to be able to deliver the most custom built "to fit" instruments possible. Whether it be to fit the style of player, body shape and size of the musician for specific purposes and sounds, or all in the name of extravagant unique art, I LOVE it! I have been playing my personally hand made custom as my preferred lead guitar for 3 years now and will never give it up! It may not be a bass, but I love writing kick ass bass lines, and my guitar has almost as much beef as my bass players Fender P-bass! Check some of that stuff out @ Bahamutishiki's Channel - YouTube

Peace guys!

Nathan

 

[mikeyswood]

Welcome. You're just down the street from my hometown.

 

[baileyboy]

Much respect for all of you. I wish I had even an ounce of the skills you all have to build basses. Keep up the great work.

 

[Hopkins]

Paul Hopkins
30 Years old
I'm an Instrument Fitter/Electrician by day.
Bass/Guitar building is only a hobby right now. Four builds in my skills (and tools) are slowly getting better with each instrument.

 

[Pep]

I've been playing bass since 1964 so I've got a few years under my belt (and some extra lbs).
To say I'm a luthier is untrue. I built quite a few bass bodies to my liking (wish I had photos but they were destroyed in a flood about 2 years ago), two for friends and 3 for me that I eventually completed into working instruments.
The reason I say I'm not a luthier is that I feel when you purchase a neck instead of building one then you're not quite the craftsman that deserves that title.

Anyway, this is a great site and who knows I may step out on a limb and do a complete build.

Thanks,
Pep

 

[reverendrally]

Pete Wood
38yo, Married, 3 kids.
Sydney, Australia.
Been playing bass (upright and electric) for more than 20yrs now. Did a degree about 10 years back on upright. Worked fulltime as a muso/music teacher before going to bible college. Now I'm a church pastor and planting a church in a new housing estate in Sydney's western suburbs. Been playing with tools for a long time, always did setups and basic soldering/adjustments. However, the idea of building something scared me and I thought it would be too hard. Which is bizarre considering I've built a kit car and various other things over the years. I have a mate and he has been building guitars for a few years. I watched him and last year decided to have a go because the new 6 string fretless I wanted I couldn't buy or afford to have custom made for me. He said, "it's about time". So I started 2x4 strings as testbed prototypes for the 6 string. This is how far I am with one of them...

The other needs a lot of work. Then late last year my 3yo started bugging me so I built him a Stingray 2 string for Christmas. It was a great learning experience and my first finished bass...

I've just started a fender bass VI style instrument for my S.I.L. So I'm a newbie, but I'm having a go... and I think I'm seriously hooked.