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Post by flateric on Dec 12, 2007 19:13:39 GMT -5
First bass built from scratch,  Maple/walnut/maple neck into mahogany/zebrano body, wenge fretboard, GFS jazz bass pickups. Great meaty bottom end and a good clear top end. Very happy with th ebuild and the tone, but could have been a bit bolder on the neck which goes a little chunky after the 9th fret. |
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Post by flateric on Dec 12, 2007 19:15:52 GMT -5
Body shot  rear:  |
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Post by crazymanandy on Dec 12, 2007 19:18:58 GMT -5
Is that you al heeley? Great job on the bass man! And welcome to GuitarNutz!
CMA
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Post by spitfire23bc on Dec 13, 2007 6:06:28 GMT -5
Beautiful job flateric. I've been dreaming up quite a similar design, only opposite (colour-wise) for the body. Just a case of getting the tools - summer project maybe...
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Post by flateric on Dec 13, 2007 11:09:30 GMT -5
Is that you al heeley? Great job on the bass man! And welcome to GuitarNutz! CMA Heh, that's me! Thx for the comments guys! |
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Post by sumgai on Dec 13, 2007 15:44:17 GMT -5
♭eric,
Oh boy.......... Do you perchance build for other folks?
;D
sumgai
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Post by ccso8462 on Dec 13, 2007 17:51:19 GMT -5
Absolutely beautiful bass. My son will be drooling when I show him your pics. Great job, flateric. Thanks for posting it.
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Post by ux4484 on Dec 13, 2007 18:00:19 GMT -5
To quote Bill Shatner (from "The Giant Spider Invasion"): That's slicker than a gnats A$$!
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Post by flateric on Dec 13, 2007 18:26:25 GMT -5
Wow, thanks guys! She had a real hard workout tonight in the LOUD band I play in and she sounded really great and easy on the hands. After tweaking the setup last night, filing the nut, a bit more of a fret polish and bridge saddle adjustments I've got a really slick action now. Really pleased as this is the first time I've put together a neck, fretboard and fretted from scratch - and she plays real sweet. great sustain too with the neck-thru - I really think you can't beat it for meaty bass tone.
Sumgai: I'd love to build for others once i'm satisfied my finishing skills are up to it...
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Post by ChrisK on Dec 13, 2007 19:38:31 GMT -5
Heck, I'm still working on my starting skills......
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Post by sumgai on Dec 13, 2007 22:51:52 GMT -5
♭eric,
Akshully, that's one area that I'd ask the builder to stop short at. I've got a 25 year veteran nitro guy who'll do what I want, for a price I like, so.........
sumgai
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Post by DarKnight on Dec 17, 2007 2:01:13 GMT -5
Oh oh oh she is a beauty!  Good job! I'm getting frustrated, cos my project(s) ain't going forward and other people show off with their magnificient projects here!  ;D Was the fretting as hard as it is said to be or is it just the nerves and taking proper time? I have one nasty neck waiting refretting... frets are not worn, it's quite new... screwed up at the factory in the first place, but... got it cheap!  But oh my, I really like the woods... I HAVE TO make some progress myself after the christmas... Thanks for the inspiration eric! Dark |
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Post by flateric on Dec 17, 2007 6:55:33 GMT -5
I was really worried about the fretting, never having radiussed or fretted a fingerboard before, but it was actually really straightforward, I just checked the saw cuts were deep enough then hammered them firmly home using a hammer with a few layers of old T-shirt wrapped round the end. Bed in each edge first then tap alternately towards the middle and they go in a treat.
I must say that after a few loud gigs behind us, the tone is all i could have asked for. I've had a couple of people come up afterwards complimenting the tone and asking what make it was. I told them it was a custom build commissioned from a local specialist company. ;D
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Post by the_uprising on Jan 20, 2008 17:57:59 GMT -5
From what i can see, it looks like a nice clean build. Nicely done. I really like the headstock.
Fret jobs can be frustrating to get perfect. What we use at the shop is a 25 pound bag of shot and a nice dead blow hammer. But if you got them in and your satisfied, it sounds like your set.
Again, nice build. Looks like a lot of fun.
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Good job! I'm getting frustrated, cos my project(s) ain't going forward and other people show off with their magnificient projects here! 
;D Was the fretting as hard as it is said to be or is it just the nerves and taking proper time? I have one nasty neck waiting refretting... frets are not worn, it's quite new... screwed up at the factory in the first place, but... got it cheap! 
But oh my, I really like the woods... I HAVE TO make some progress myself after the christmas... Thanks for the inspiration eric!