tim_ado Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 (edited) Specs: Wings:Walnut Core: Wenge Back: Maple Neck:Maple Fretboard: Rosewood Pickups:Active EMG 35-DC tell us wat u think and any tips u may have would be a great help ive nearly finished shaping the body and its looking really good not to mention the feel but i just havnt goteen around to taking photos of it http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/tim_ado/100_3431.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/tim_ado/100_3433.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/tim_ado/100_3434.jpg Edited October 24, 2006 by Maiden69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Wow looknig nice =) That top horn reminds me abit of my bass =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyd Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Excellent first project, I like your selection of pickups too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted October 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 (edited) Ok I'm getting sick of the other photos so ive taken the time to take some of it when I've done about 60% of the body work and a couple of me sanding....how exciting I still have to cut off the thing ner the neck and do all the routing which should be soon sorry about the photos there not great when it comes to showing the shaping I've done Comment!! http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/tim_ado/IMAG0025.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/tim_ado/100_3567.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/tim_ado/100_3565.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/tim_ado/100_3562.jpg Edited October 24, 2006 by Maiden69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Its looking nice =) Hope to see more pictures soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Dude, your pics are great, but they are too big and there are too many. Posting Of Pictures: - ALL pics are to be no more than 640x480 pixels. - ONE PIC PER POST., except in the Tutorial sections, where you are allowed up to 10 pics per post. - All subsequent (following) pics in a post are to be linked. DO NOT USE THE "IMG" TAG for pics 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. - DO NOT HOT-LINK TO PICS NOT OWNED BY YOU AND ON YOUR OWN SERVER. Use the URL tag instead to provide a link to the pic. - ABSOLUTELY NO PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL IS TO BE POSTED. Posting of such will result in an IMMEDIATE ban from the site. "Guitar porn" excluded. :-) - When quoting a post with a pic in it, CHANGE THE 'IMG' TAG TO A LINK, or remove it from your post. - Keep the pics on topic in each thread. Read the rules here. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Great work man! The Wenge adds a nice touch to the contrast of woods. The top looks nicely sanded (over sanded, infact) but it looks like behind it needs a little more work. Careful with sanding too high before actually getting to the finishing phase. You may end up scratching the body before then and have to either start over on sanding, or pop those scratches out with heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 hey i think more people should telk me what they think of my bass its really quite around here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted November 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 hey im getting there with the bass but if some more people told me wat they think that would be cool... also i would like as much info on routing the neck pocket as possible kinda scared about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted November 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 ok not to many people are posting but ohh well i got the bridge for it the other day and im planning on doing all the routing soon im going away though so it may take longer to finish than id hoped for keep posting !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 You will find more people will post if you keep them updated with images =) Good work! All the best, Traivs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Looks good. check out this link about doing neck pockets: http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/pocket/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 hey i havnt been doing much to it just been putting off the neck pocket haha any addvice for doing to neck pocket im going to route it and my dad keeps trying to explain the templete i need to do for it but his explaination seems really weird (he's saying the templete needs to be 15 cm wider than the pocket to accomadate for the router) he could be right but the pictures of templetes ive seen on stewert mac for example have been as snug as the pocket itself the alternative is that i go to a luither and get him to help/do it for me but living in sydney there arnt many and the experiance of me doing it myself would be better sorry about the long post but if u have any addvice then do share thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 ohh and ill put up a better photo of the main idea of the bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 today i set up a lathe rig (not sure on spelling) using a drill and an angle grinder sounds dodgy i know but its worked fine i got some of the walnut and made a volume(the bigger one) and two tone knobs i though id give it a go a they worked out better than metal ones i would have had to buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 good thinkin, they look awesome. I might yoink that idea. Actually, I will, if you don't mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 thx DFW go for it heaps of people have done it itll good reat with that double bass thing of urs well i when to work and my dad wasnt happy with the mill design so him being an engineer spent goodness knows how long to come up with a better one he then made a close to perfect knob of of some of the left over wenge i think it looks heaps good but i think that if i made better ones out of the walnut it would look better wat do u think??? again sorry for the poor photo i think i new a new camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 IMHO The ones your Dad made look nicer.The contrast of the Wenge on the Walnut looks more interesting than the same color knobs.Especially with the Wenge in the body. Definately better than metal knobs,gives it a more classy look.(Lighter in weight too!) Visually,to my eye it would look nicer if your lower cutaway went in more than your top one,in other words more access to the 24th fret. But if thats what you want,It looks nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 yeah i jsut came back from the work shop (its 11:30 at night here dont think the neighbours will be happy) i made a set each of the wenge (although there a bit tall)and walnut perfectly and they both look heaps good i hear wat ur saying about the contrast but i cant go past the look of the walnut yeah goat i may look weird due to the fact ive been to lazy to cut that long bit of wood were the necks suppost to be plus its kind handy to use when putting the body in a vice without denting the body itself i have no idea wat ones to use ill put pics up of them on the body (on of the wenge ones looks alot darker i still have to polish up the other 2) and a pic of the rig ive got for those interested..... Walnut Knobs Wenge Knobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another doug Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Looks pretty good so far to me. I'm not sure if it's because you're not done sanding or if you meant it to be like that, but the body looks a bit lumpy around the edges (mostly right behind the bridge). You may want to look into using a template and router to cut the outline; it takes a lot of work out of sanding the outline by hand. I'm with goat on moving the treble side cutaway back towards the bridge (as it is, it makes the shape look kind of awkward). I would even consider cutting off the whole lower wing and re-gluing it a few inches back, if possible. Actually, this looks a lot like my first builds, so I am going to offer a big piece of advice that would have made my guitars fifty times better: take your time, and make sure it is right. Don't rush to play it (that is always the hardest part for me). Other than the body shape issues, it looks like you're doing good work so far, and I really like the knobs! Keep us posted on the rest of the build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Personally, I would go with the wenge knobs, as I love the contrast. And I am with the rest of the guys on scooping out the lower horn a little more. But to each his own . Great bass though; keep it up! CMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I'm with goat on moving the treble side cutaway back towards the bridge (as it is, it makes the shape look kind of awkward). I would even consider cutting off the whole lower wing and re-gluing it a few inches back, if possible. mmm i like the way it is at the moment i would contenplate cutting of the lower wing but the back is all one piece so im guessing cutting and regluing it would make it weak as ....and all im wiling to do is guess but yeha i happy with it for my first build i think im going to got with both the wenge and the walunut knobs in my wiring im going to have 4 knobs so i think 2 of each would look pretty cool and if that dosnt work out i can always make more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 ok so ive made up a "brand name" Timberlan since my name is tim and its made out of timber i firgured i was pretty clever(hehe im so lame) any way here the design for the logo tell me wat u think of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIRS Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Tis a very fine looking instrument you have there. Personally I'd go with the Wenge knobs on all four pots, they contrast much better and having all four would flow better than 2 and 2. Also I don't know about the brand name thing, Timberlan is too close to a big shoe company, Timberland. Good luck, i can't wait to see more progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 mmm never thought of that its not really a big company over here in australia ive only heard of it in seinfeld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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