Moreau Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 so youre using two single coils? going for the jazz bass sound? jazzes are great. I love the look of the bobbins, very handmade looking. I love when something looks worn or odd, and turns out to sound a million times better than it looks. like getting beat beat by a dodge omni glhs. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted May 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 (edited) so youre using two single coils? going for the jazz bass sound? jazzes are great. I love the look of the bobbins, very handmade looking. I love when something looks worn or odd, and turns out to sound a million times better than it looks. like getting beat beat by a dodge omni glhs. haha ← Thanks Chris Edited May 7, 2005 by Phil Mailloux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 (edited) What wood are you going to use for the covers? EDIT: Oh and another thing, how do you count your turns? With some electric thingy, using your head or are you going by feel? Edited May 7, 2005 by Slabbefusk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted May 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 (edited) What wood are you going to use for the covers? EDIT: Oh and another thing, how do you count your turns? With some electric thingy, using your head or are you going by feel? ← The cover woods are all leftovers from the bass itself, olive, purpleheart and wenge veneer, I should post the pics of the covers within a day or two. I don't have a counter. I count by head. i.e. I count the turns of the handle. Each turn of the handle gives 3.3 turns on the bobbin. Each time I reach 100 handle turns I make a mark on a piece of paper. Then it's just a matter of multiplying by 3.3 for the amount of turns that end up on the bobbin. So basically I see in advance how many turns it need then divide that by 3.3 and that gives me the handle turns I need. I also wind to resistance. I check the resistance of the coil with a multimeter a couple of times during the wind and stop when I reach the output that I want. Edited May 7, 2005 by Phil Mailloux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 Thanks, I asked because I want to make my own pickups too. Good luck with your bass and your pickups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Looking great Phil! I really like the fretboard...are you going to epoxy it to fill in the wenge pores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Erik, I will either epoxy the fretboard or CA it. I'm not sure yet. And for today's update, as promised here's my pickup covers. First pic, I started by choosing leftovers woods from this project that would look nicely together and glued it. It looks like a mess on the photo but it'll get better Second pic, I routed the pockets freehand after measuring out everything. Third pic, I attached a straight piece of wood to the top of the "pickup cover" material to rout the sides of the covers flush. Here is the result. After that I handplaned this and shaped it with files and sandpaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 PURE BEAUTY------- -------I would love to hear more about the pickup covers there realy slick and what kind of a sound Are you going for with the pickups Or will that be a surprise! And that fretboard DAM that's nice !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 PURE BEAUTY------- -------I would love to hear more about the pickup covers there realy slick and what kind of a sound Are you going for with the pickups Or will that be a surprise! And that fretboard DAM that's nice !!METAL MATT!! ← You've pretty much seen all there is about the covers, the pics up there pretty much show all the steps. The only other part was finding the pieces of wood that would match well and give a nice touch to the covers once finished. I must've looked trough my scrap wood for 20 minutes just to find the two bit of Olive that would match for the two covers. I thought that the purpleheart bottom could be cool also since there's a couple of lines of purpleheart in the middle section of the body. I think it'll probably end up being even nicer once the finish is on the body. It should bring out the colors better. Here's another picture of those bits of wood glued together before they ended up becoming two pickup covers. The pickups themselves should sound like normal Jazz Bass pickups, but with two additional strings They'll also go through an onboard preamp. I expect this bass to sound KICK ASS when its done (actually I don't smoke...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 I put the bass together to make the final adjustments before I do the final sanding and the finishing. I'm quite happy with my work if I may say so and the back of the bass is on this picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 You may definitely say so. The bass is gorgeous. Love that fret board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 It's beautiful. Is it neck heavy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 This is, without doubt, the coolest project (and most beautiful!) ProjectGuitar.com has seen in a long, long while, and perhaps ever. The choice of woods is perfect, the body shape is perfect, the pickup covers are a FANTASTIC touch, the fretboard worked well; this project is ambitious, without being overly complicated. You've managed to combine an excellent sense of design with a beautifully uderstated design. Congrats. By the way, the olive wood is the most perfect choice ever, and perhaps I'll be picking some up myself for a future project.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Awww shucks thanks Skibum. I'm really very happy with it. Olive wood by the way is damn rare to find. I was in the middle of olive tree land (meditterean part of France) and couldn't find it anywhere. I really got lucky. Cudbucket, it is a bit neck heavy but didn't plunge towards the floor at all when I strapped it in. It just felt heavier on my left shoulder. I was also pretty surprised how light it seemed to be. Gotta weight this thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 I really like that bass, I thought "Where are the frets" and then I remembered it wasnt supposed to have any! I'd like to hear something about the sound from those pickups you made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted August 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Much to my surprise I never put pictures of the finished product on this thread. Since it's on the guitar of the month competition right now I might as well revive this ol' thread and put those pics up here too. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/phi...loux/jl3043.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/phi...loux/jl3032.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/phi...loux/jl3025.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/phi...loux/jl3023.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 beautiful work,phil...i know how long you have been working on that thing. i hope you can play that monster neck...i expect you must have superman hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I've said it before and I'll say it again... best instrument, custom or otherwise, I've ever seen. If I had the chance (and the money), I'd buy it in a second. You definitely have my vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted August 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 (edited) Wes, Actually I gotta get used to that neck too, it ain't easy! If only I could get free time to play I gotta find myself a good bass player over here in Brisbane to show me how good this thing can really be. Skibum you posted faster than my reply to Wes Thanks again for the vote. Edited August 25, 2005 by Phil Mailloux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 If he truly has the hands to play that thing, his women must not complain much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Diiiirty Drak, simply diiiirrrty... Doesn't someone have the sig "If the women don't find you handsome, they'll at least find you handy"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 If he truly has the hands to play that thing, his women must not complain much. Not sure though....last rumor I heard was that Phil drives a Ford Pinto. Still awesome instrument though. Show with bit of effort we all can get up to the Conklin/Alembic level. Did the voting start yet?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 yeah the voting started. Check out the Put it to a vote section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lietuvis Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 That is a BEAUTIFUL bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitey Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 wow,much better than what my string bass will turn out,and i was thinking of doing a multi-wood fret board,but simpler,just maple and ebony,that is really good,i dont think anyone can explain how beutifull that is without using so many emoticans that it freezes your computer,i guess ur proud?lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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