Winter Build Off 2023 - Supersymmetry

[TFM94]

Dude... you could grainfill the body with it!

This could be a fun experiment, I have no idea if it would work. The luminescent pigment/resin needs a bit of volume and inlay depth for a good afterglow effect. I routed the fretboard inlay to 3-4mm depth, so that it's still at least 2mm near the edges after radiusing.

The effect could be visible in woods with large pores and coarse grain, such as wenge or ash. I'm planning a birch and maple body, I don't think that a lot of pigment would remain after sanding.

That being said, I am currently looking for other ways to incorporate more of this pigment/resin into the build, besides side dots. Perhaps a luminescent headstock logo?

 

[Mickey666]

How about putting mathematical symbols, perhaps an equation, inlay into the body somewhere.

 

[Reedt2000]

This could be a fun experiment, I have no idea if it would work. The luminescent pigment/resin needs a bit of volume and inlay depth for a good afterglow effect. I routed the fretboard inlay to 3-4mm depth, so that it's still at least 2mm near the edges after radiusing.

The effect could be visible in woods with large pores and coarse grain, such as wenge or ash. I'm planning a birch and maple body, I don't think that a lot of pigment would remain after sanding.

That being said, I am currently looking for other ways to incorporate more of this pigment/resin into the build, besides side dots. Perhaps a luminescent headstock logo?

Yeah, it would have to be an open grain wood like ash, or you'd have to make some kind of recesses for it (like @Mickey666 suggests). Faux binding might be a possibility...

 

[Max Bogosity]

I am currently looking for other ways to incorporate more of this pigment/resin into the build, besides side dots. Perhaps a luminescent headstock logo?

Do it in reverse. Make the whole face of the headstock luminescent, with just the logo left dark.

 

[TFM94]

How about putting mathematical symbols, perhaps an equation, inlay into the body somewhere.

Not a bad idea. I considered some mathematical term that equates to 12 as the 12th fret inlay, but it would have been too small to read from a distance.

For the body I'll have to see if I can find an equation that fits well. Please don't suggest E=mc^2.

Faux binding might be a possibility...

I'm already planning faux binding for this build, natural maple on the sides with the top stained black.

The problem with the luminescent pigment is that it has a slight yellowish hue in normal daylight. It's fine for smaller parts and inlays, but in larger areas it's not all that appealing. In the dark, though..

 

[lbridenstine]

That inlay route looks perfect!

 

[Slidlow]

Not a bad idea. I considered some mathematical term that equates to 12 as the 12th fret inlay, but it would have been too small to read from a distance.

The formula for calculating fret positions uses the twelfth root of two.

 

[Mickey666]

I was actually thinking more along the lines of the equation for low frequency vibrations.

I'm not a math guy, so I won't attempt to figure out what that is, but I know enough basic physics to know that there is one.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

The calculation for the Infinite Improbably Drive?

 

[TFM94]

I was actually thinking more along the lines of the equation for low frequency vibrations.

I'm not a math guy, so I won't attempt to figure out what that is, but I know enough basic physics to know that there is one.

Well, there's the three dimensional acoustic wave equation:

but as an inlay shape it is rather unpleasant to rout.

 

[Mickey666]

Well, there's the three dimensional acoustic wave equation:View attachment 4933571
but as an inlay shape it is rather unpleasant to rout.

Pretty sure I'd need a Lazer or a really good CNC machine to do anything like that.

 

[swink]

I considered some mathematical term that equates to 12 as the 12th fret inlay, but it would have been too small to read from a distance.

How about chemical elements as fret position?:
3: Li
5: B
7: N
9: F
12: Mg
15: P
17: Cl
19: K
21: Sc

 

[Cal03]

Well, there's the three dimensional acoustic wave equation:View attachment 4933571
but as an inlay shape it is rather unpleasant to rout.

D'Lambertian to the rescue!

(At least it's not Laplace-Beltrami )

 

[BBQisgood]

For the body I'll have to see if I can find an equation that fits well. Please don't suggest E=mc^2

Nobody seems too certain which one might work best.

 

[Cal03]

For the body I'll have to see if I can find an equation that fits well. Please don't suggest E=mc^2.

Actually now that I think about it, D'Lambertian is probably the simplest one to make that's still relevant enough. SUSY is way above my pay grade, though, so I wouldn't know what else to suggest.

 

[BBQisgood]

How about chemical elements as fret position?:
3: Li
5: B
7: N
9: F
12: Mg
15: P
17: Cl
19: K
21: Sc

This is one of the coolest ideas I’ve ever heard on talkbass.

The other thing that could be done is a graphical representation of the electrons or orbitals of each element.

 

[swink]

This is one of the coolest ideas I’ve ever heard on talkbass.

The other thing that could be done is a graphical representation of the electrons or orbitals of each element.

and the 15th position as the only one that lights up....

 

[Flamingo21]

Please don't suggest E=mc^2.

Agree. That formula is so well-known it cannot even count as nerdy.

 

[swink]

Agree. That formula is so well-known it cannot even count as nerdy.

m = E/c2 is the Nerdy version of it

 

[Crawforde]

And then solve it using the mass of your strings