Hughes Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 testing the new bass on the crapper eh? heh anyways looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 its good to see some progress on this badboy, looks great so far, keep it up man, we need more 8's made! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 That's looking great indeed! its good to see some progress on this badboy, looks great so far, keep it up man, we need more 8's made! I'll be doing one when I've got my home workshop sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Brian Posted February 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 (edited) The lighting everywhere in the house was causing a brutal glare and the can had the only good lighting available... The extra low string is going to be a Low F#. I have to dremel out the hole in the tuner to accept the thicker gauge string. I basically ripped off the Myung bass inlay. I saw the Yamaha Myung model at the local store down here and thought it was really cool looking. I wanted something neat on the fretboard and I wasn't too confident about doing inlays as this was my first, so I did the dot pattern. Ive got another guitar in the works now as well and I'm going to be doing something a little more complex. I have a Reb Beach RB-100 (i think) that has the solid oil finish mahogany body with gold hardware. I dig the way it looks so I thought i'd go for the gold hardware on this. Edited February 20, 2006 by Canuck Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Irizarry Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 The lighting everywhere in the house was causing a brutal glare and the can had the only good lighting available... The extra low string is going to be a Low F#. I have to dremel out the hole in the tuner to accept the thicker gauge string. I basically ripped off the Myung bass inlay. I saw the Yamaha Myung model at the local store down here and thought it was really cool looking. I wanted something neat on the fretboard and I wasn't too confident about doing inlays as this was my first, so I did the dot pattern. Ive got another guitar in the works now as well and I'm going to be doing something a little more complex. It looks fantastic! Very nice work! I went back and read the previous posts and I appreciate your reasoning for the cutout at the bottom of the guitar. I find I'm most comfortable in the classical position and I appreciate your decision to follow function over form. That said, it fits the overall context of the guitar so well done! Robert Irizarry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 NICE! My hollowbody has that SAME inlay but in turqouise recon stone! I love it! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Pretty darn good looking woods you have there! I like it very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 HEY!! My wave inlay Looking good man !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Brian Posted March 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 Yet again more progress and definitely more pics. Here's a shot of the back and you can check out the rest of the pics in the links below the picture. Front Shot Side / Front Shot Pickup Route Control Cavity Inlay / Fretboard The 9 volt will be mounted on the side of the control cavity. I have to continue sanding in a lot of places and clean up some uglyness, but all in all, I'm pretty happy with it. The wood shown isn't wet down at all and it's currently sanded to 180 grit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokeros Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 Drool...... However from the cavity shot the inner recessed ring is not alighned with the outline. But who cares right, no one will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 IMO, the only thing I do not like is how the fingerboard sticks out without frets on it. But that is completely my opinion. I would really like to hear how this plays, post some sound clips / videos when it's complete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Brian Posted March 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Drool...... However from the cavity shot the inner recessed ring is not alighned with the outline. But who cares right, no one will see. I unfortunately had the template slip. If you look in the upper left corner of that cavity, there's about a 2mm gouge where the router went a wee bit too far. A learning experience I guess..... While I am happy on where the guitar has gone, there's a lot of things that I would definitely do differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lietuvis Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 I like this build... the guitar is coming along very nicely. I find it to be very reminiscent of a bass, but that's just because of the thick neck and long pickup... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Brian Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 (edited) Well guys, here she is. I couldn't wait to put the strings on her. I need to crown the frets and that's it, but i'm still waiting for my crowning tools from stewmac. I hope you guys like it!! Edited April 20, 2006 by Canuck Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 DAMN that thing is cool, where do you even get an 8 string bridge? i love the look of this one it looks like a complete pro job, my first guitar will hugely suck in comparison i bow to you sir, bringer of badassness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtjdx Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Beauuuuuuuuutiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 ITS ABOUT TIME MAN!!!!!! It looks great man I, I LOVE THE INLAY I WOUNDER WHY where do you even get an 8 string bridge? Thats A Hipshot man they sell them things and at A great price http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=...ct_detail&p=177 http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c=19 !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadmike Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 i have enough bother playing 6 strings nevermind 8!!! thats an odd puppy, id love to hear this thing strummed out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 That thing is just insane and I'd love to play it. Looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Brian Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Hey guys! Thanks for the kind words. There's some nicks and dings in it all over the place from being moved between school, home, buses, cars, home shop and everything else though. I'm really happy how it turned out and I'm hoping that the next one isn't the recipient of said numerous dings and scratches. I feel kinda dumb not posting stats on this thing though! Scale - 25.5 (same as my Ibanezes) Body - 1 solid piece mahogany 1 1/2 inches thick Neck - solid purpleheart with carbon reinforcement rods Pickup - EMG 45 Headstock cap - birdseye maple - i'll get a pic because it looks amazing Fretboard - birdseye maple Inlays - Paua Abalone pre cut dots Nut - It's actually a Tusq acousitic bridge saddle...i couldn't find a nut big enough Tuners - Grover mini locking tuners - i ditched the spezels because they were too heavy. The Grovers are really lightweight and totally rock solid. Truss Cover - Spalted maple (soaked in CA) I've also put recessed Dunlop straplocks on the guitar as well. I've also got to say one of the best tools i've ever purchased for doing this was the Stew Mac String Spacing rule. It's SOO easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fookgub Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 One question: Is the fretboard tapered at all? It looks like the nut has the same spacing as the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Brian Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 (edited) One question: Is the fretboard tapered at all? It looks like the nut has the same spacing as the bridge. The base of the neck is 3.0 inches dead on and the neck tapers down to 2.174 i believe. The angle of the picture once again deceives all...... I could be totally wrong, but that figure pops out in my head. The guitar is at my parents place right now (i'm moving, no sense bringing it downtown to move again...) The string spacing is a little tighter than most guitars, but i've got smaller fingers than most people so the smaller spacing rocks. Edited April 20, 2006 by Canuck Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 any sound clips? im dying to know what it sounds like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Wish I could build something so beautiful as my first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Brian congrats on finishing her up, I looks awesome, what height bridge did you use on her though? hipshot makes 2 different ones and Im ordering one in about 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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