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Winter Build off - Mash Up - Get Ready

#284
moonshinegtrs said:
I wish the start date would get here... I keep adding "ideas" to my mashup, to the point of I've pretty well changed everything... :rollno:

It's still the original idea only harder...

Moonshine :bassist:
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Patients young grasshopper

GeraldMcG said:
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I'm starting to think the LG-200 body is too cool to use for an oddball 25.5 scale bass and I have a GFS Buyout 34" neck that is just the ticket. Not sure if the scaled print is exact but it is about the same size as a Tele body I compared it to. This is just a quick test print.
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Three maybe four lipstick tubes from the pickup box. Musicman bass bridge. Poplar frame and masonite Danelectro body with white tolex binding. And a few other ideas...
Except for the poplar and masonite everything else will be from parts I have on hand.
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I really want to see this come into existence!
 
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#285
I can’t take it anymore!!! I don’t have a PC or the patience to draw with anything other than a pencil. The Dano’ Del Rey!
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#286
GeraldMcG said:
View attachment 3214974
I'm starting to think the LG-200 body is too cool to use for an oddball 25.5 scale bass and I have a GFS Buyout 34" neck that is just the ticket. Not sure if the scaled print is exact but it is about the same size as a Tele body I compared it to. This is just a quick test print.
View attachment 3214979
Three maybe four lipstick tubes from the pickup box. Musicman bass bridge. Poplar frame and masonite Danelectro body with white tolex binding. And a few other ideas...
Except for the poplar and masonite everything else will be from parts I have on hand.
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Nice! Very sleek looking:thumbsup:
ReasonablyHappy said:
I can’t take it anymore!!! I don’t have a PC or the patience to draw with anything other than a pencil. The Dano’ Del Rey!
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Another cool one. :thumbsup:

I'm loving the creativity!:hyper:
 
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#290
Scoops said:
Patients young grasshopper



I really want to see this come into existence!
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Crotchety old cricket is more fitting... ;)

It won't make the build off but I promise you that a version of this body shape will be appearing on a future Moonshine build.


Moonshine :bassist:
 
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#291
alder said:
Proof of Concept

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This is something I built last year. The body takes style cues from a Kubicki, with conventional tuners mounted at the tail end like a Kramer Duke, and a Fender-style bridge. There are small touches from a number of other instruments, like the double strap buttons, which serve as feet, Steinberger.

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This is a Bass VI built on a Strat body, with a 30" 24-fret neck. By varying the number of frets, a lot of scales can be made to line up on the bridge within 1/10 of an inch:

  • 25.5" - 21 frets - baseline
  • 27.5" - 22 frets - close
  • 28.0" - 23 frets - close
  • 30.3" - 24 frets - almost perfect

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Here is one of two interchangeable necks - a 25.5" guitar neck, along with bridge and tuner setup. For the purposes of the build-off, this build will get two necks, this one and a 30" Bass VI neck. This neck will serve as a template for the bass neck, so that they will be fully interchangeable.
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Very cool. That final 0.1 inch could be factored out by adjusting the relationship of the final fret to the heel. I'm now thinking of variations that could be done on a Bass VI theme.
 
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#293
alder said:
d'ads

the strat tremolo is completely overwhelmed and doesn't really work

I should block that one and back off the springs before it fails

I also built a "Bass IV", and the tremolo on that works great

Bass IV = Bass VI - II (EADG)
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How many springs on the trem? I would probably block my trem off anyway but I'm thinking may McMaster might have some heavier springs that could do the trick.
 
#294
Update:

I haven't heard alot of feedback, but I think this rule fits so I added it to the 1st page
  • EDIT: Minimum diameter for lowest pitch string is .095"
This way we'll keep builds geared towards the low end

Unless there are objections I'll keep this rule intact for when the build off goes live
 
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#296
2groggy said:
That rules out a Bass VI. A D'Addario Bass VI set is .084" to .024".
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OK, If I drop it to .084" min is every body happy?
Meaning Bass VI's are in

Edit: I really want to get as many people into the build off as possible. Apologies for being anal about this, but I'd like to have a clear definition at the start
 
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