STATIC Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 ok so pretty much i could only get a pic of the front side of my guitar, then my camera broke http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/usd...10/101_0080.jpg some notes - truss rod does look like it is really far up the neck joint, but if i could have gotten a pic of the joint you can see that this isnt a problem at all. that little rectangle shaped carving on the bridge is there because that half of the body is actually 5mm higher up than the other half and the neck, like a personality kinda thing. i would appreciate all criticism. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyd Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 I love the contours, but the horns look fragile, will you be putting the strap pins on the back? also what kind of pups you puttin in? they look like jazz bass routes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Isn't the angle of the neck pickup a little much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STATIC Posted February 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 scottyd - right on 8) one of the pins goes under that point on the back of it, the other is going on the back right next to the neck Jon - since the bridge is so far back on it, the angle sets the pickup core right in line with the strings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 theres no way that both of those horns stay on there more than a month or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Irizarry Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 I love the front body contour - very nice! However, I have two concerns. 1.Those horns look mighty fragile. I'd be afraid of knocking the thing over. Any thoughts on that? (If this were a boat building forum, you'd be wrapping them in fiberglass and epoxy for strength.) 2. How does it balance? I'm wondering since there seems to be a lot of weight on the right hand side. BTW - what are the holes(?) along the right hand side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 I'd take off the extreme tip of the upper horn, it looks kind of puny. And yeah, I can't imagine it'd last all that long. The Harmony Rocket style control array is pretty cool though. But why is it that bass players always seem to build these squashed up, stumpy looking designs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STATIC Posted February 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 well actually i realized that the horns probably wouldnt stay on for long, so what i did is get two tinner sheets of wood and some good strong steel reinforcement and essentially outlined the horns with it so they are actually extremely strong. then i glued the two pieces together with the supports routed in between them. the holes on the right side are for all the pots and switches and it is actually extremely well balanced, because it is kind of distorted in that pic. in the bottom part of the right half it sticks waaaaay out, but then in the middle before the horns it comes waaaaay in. plus there is a pretty big control cavity on the back, as the holes show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rista Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Perhaps it's just the picture but aren't the tuner holes a little too close to the edge and not perfectly "in line"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STATIC Posted February 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 they are pretty close to the edge, but theyre in a curve...what do you mean by "out of line"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rista Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Sorry, don't know how to explain it in proper English. What I mean is that the holes seem like they aren't "aligned". Nevermind, it's probably an illusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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