try and modify an epiphone goth t-bird to be a six string bass?
just wondering because I'm oncredibly tired and want a six.
just wondering because I'm oncredibly tired and want a six.
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would it be stupid to...
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Way too much work, and high a probability of irreparably damaging a good bass.
Go buy a Brice 6'er for about the same amount of money you'd have spent destroying the Epiphone.
http://www.rondomusic.net
Go buy a Brice 6'er for about the same amount of money you'd have spent destroying the Epiphone.
http://www.rondomusic.net
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he's asking if its thesable to modify an Epiphone Goth Thunderbird guitar or bass i dunno into a 6 string bass
finger spacing would be way to tight and i doubt the fingerboard would be wide enough
man, just go the brice, or search ebay...never know, ebay might have an awesome find
finger spacing would be way to tight and i doubt the fingerboard would be wide enough
man, just go the brice, or search ebay...never know, ebay might have an awesome find
I was actually planning on widening the neck joint and putting in/ making a new neck. putting an a new bridge, and wider pups. keep it passive. i was never going to use a stock neck, and it was going to be a 5 at 1st but gibson sorta messed that mod up for me.
not sure since I'm only sixteen, but I have been trying to find a way to leran luthiery for a while, wish I could find a master to study and train under.
but i'll try it once I get some cash,(and a bongo).
this could take a while so if I find a way to pull this off I will post pics, (even concept pics)
but i'll try it once I get some cash,(and a bongo).
this could take a while so if I find a way to pull this off I will post pics, (even concept pics)
i still say dont bother.......unless you have all the right tools and the knowleage.......might be cheaper just to buy a 6er
Clanner, at age sixteen, it's a hell of a feat, let alone an experienced luthier with years and tons of basses under his belt. It's a long shot. A lot of people want to try lutherie, but withdraw the idea when they realize it's a difficult, demanding job without great pay. It's a choice you make.
Also, as far as the bass, two more strings create lots of tension, not to mention the string spacing would be rediculously tight. Thunderbirds already have fairly narrow necks, five might be doable, six is just plain nuts IMO.
Also, as far as the bass, two more strings create lots of tension, not to mention the string spacing would be rediculously tight. Thunderbirds already have fairly narrow necks, five might be doable, six is just plain nuts IMO.
clanner said:
okay here's the way I see it............... If you are going to go to all that trouble, and have the skills to modify the neck pocket and fit a new neck, and rout bigger PU cavties etc...
It sorta makes more sense to buy a six string neck, and make a T-Bird body specifically for the sixer neck and PUs. Especially if you already have a T-Bird, since you'd already have the template for the body.
I'm no Luthier, but have been doing woodworking for about 30 years, and that's the way I'd do it (whatever that's worth
)A six string Thunderbird might be a pretty cool deal
...............Jim
ok, that sounds like a better idea than mangling a bass, (tho I don't own a t-bird yet) Iknow the dimensions for the bass, and the math shouldn't be too hard. i was goung to order a neck, and try increasing the size of the body, but making one sounds better. off to the luthiers forum.
