I think thats cheap! you could never buy it for that! I really like the horns on it. Kind of rickenbacherish but not so harsh. NICE
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I think thats cheap! you could never buy it for that! I really like the horns on it. Kind of rickenbacherish but not so harsh. NICE
Wow! neat looking woods, esp the neck channel. Bet it's a heavy sucker with the bubinga. My sense is the body seems a little large proportionately, which may be exaggerated by the perspective of the camera. If it is in fact large, with the choice of bubinga, you didn't need it that big to prevent neck dive vs. a largely cherry/maple neck.
I wonder why you drilled thru your neck-thru wood channel right thru the laminations...looks like you cut right thru the wenge stripes....curious why you didn't go with a conventional ball end holders ala' a Thumb for example. Cant say that I've ever noticed the use of thru-body stringing on an NT design.
Those comments don't take anything away from the looks....it's a beauty. I also have heard that laminations can be stronger than original material, so maybe it's a don't care on the string thru holes...I'm no luthier either....
Great job! I like how you put the neck pup up near the neck (I'm not a slapper). I bet it get's some real deep booty from being that far out.
As others have said, you've built a very nice looking bass that is beautiful and custom, but still kind of classic looking.
The only flaw I can see is that the string-thru ferrules seem to be slightly uneven in relation to the neck laminiations on the rear of the bass. But that's an extremely small nitpick. This is one of the nicest first build's I've seen.
As others have said, you've built a very nice looking bass that is beautiful and custom, but still kind of classic looking.
The only flaw I can see is that the string-thru ferrules seem to be slightly uneven in relation to the neck laminiations on the rear of the bass. But that's an extremely small nitpick. This is one of the nicest first build's I've seen.
Looks nice. The only things I'm not crazy about are just matters of personal preference; I prefer a blank fretboard to dots, and full fret access is important to me. I like to reach the highest frets, not have to use some funky technique to reach around the body. Plenty of people never play above the 5th fret, so it wouldn't bother most. I also prefer the neck pickup be closer to the bridge than this one is. Again, just my preference.
I really really dig it, the only part I dislike is the headstock shape, and it's not even that bad. Great job.
Ha ha! Yes! Well spotted!
I started with a Rick 4001 as the inspiration. In fact, I was going to call it a Wittenbacker, but then I thought that might be a little over the top.
That's a sweet looking bass! I usually prefer passive basses, as well. The only thing I would prefer, would be to have the bridge pickup in the Stingray position, and maybe move the neck pickup an inch closer to the bridge.
i love it. i was wondering what was on it but you put everything down. good build. good part. well done.
It looks legit... I would think its a 3000 dollar bass for sure. Keep makin em, you could sell them and make huge profit.
Yep, it's not light. I think I could have made the body thinner too, but I had nothing to measure and I didn't feel right going to the local music store with a pair of calipers. All the folks I know who play are in different states and no one would send me thier bass in the mail for a while "just to take measurements." The body is kinda big; same length and width as a Rick4001 but with more filled in space in the shadow. Turns out while it's heavy, it is well balanced. Of course, being a little gravitationally challenged myself, I'm not in much a position to criticize.
Thanks for the comments.
K
I chose the through body strings just cuz I like the way it looks. I had to drill through the wenge laminates for the ferrules, but there doesn't seem to be any after effects.
TheConGREGation
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I used the EMG HZ passive series:
Neck is the 35HZ (Link Removed)
Bridge is the MMHZ (Link Removed)
I looked around a lot, and frankly got pretty confused. I decided that I would go with passives, and wanted a reputable/decent pickup with a simple visual appeal. There are hotter, more expensive pickups out there, and I thought that if I chose wrong, with these two common styles I can always change 'em again. So far, I'm happy. Heck, they make a sound only when I play a string; I figure that's good, right?
K
I think that's one of the most tastefully done, attractive basses I've seen in some time. Beautiful finish, nice contrasting stripes, body shape and headstock are attractive but slightly different from anything else without being extreme, and there's even a Mosrite-like groove around the outer edge. Top marks!
I'm still new to this pickup position idea. I really didn't have a good idea of exactly where to put them, so I tried to leave enough space to play and not push anything up against anything else.
What would the changes you suggest do to the sound? Or, said differently, what's the motivation behind the suggestions? I'd like to know more about how all this goes together so I can use the information, not be captiuve to ignorance.
Thanks in advance,
K
