!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Ok now Ive got the bridge on and now Im ready to start the electronics cavity but ive been thinking about how to set in the batteries and I dont think I want a box I just want to mount them in the cavity like this http://alembic.com/club/messages/393/10521.jpg but I want to hold them in place on this bass they look as if there siting free and I dont like that at all, any ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 I screw these into the electronics cavity... you don't even need a seperate cavity if the control cavity is big enough clip for batteries on the side clip for laying batteries flat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 I screw these into the electronics cavity... you don't even need a seperate cavity if the control cavity is big enough clip for batteries on the side clip for laying batteries flat AH YES!!! thats exactly what I needed thanks man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 (edited) Now I have tons of sanding to do on this body!! I love and hate purple heart Edited September 10, 2007 by !!METAL MATT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Cool, the dark color of the wood on the top horn makes it look like it's carved Are you going to radius the fretboard or you leaving it flat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Are you going to radius the fretboard or you leaving it flat? Thats something Im not sure on yet realy if I do a radius it it wount be much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallion Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Ive started shapeing the neck, I still have A lot of shaping and sanding but this is where its at, Im going for a thin profile with a bit more meat on the bass side http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1606.jpg Tell me how the Stability / Rigidity works with the Flat sawn neck when you set it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 try a fernandes or any number of other bolt neck guitars...alot of them use flatsawn wood on the neck. I am not a fan of flatsawn necks,but most of the time there are no issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 (edited) Tell me how the Stability / Rigidity works with the Flat sawn neck when you set it up. Well i just build necks the way I learnd at lgm, Ive never had any problems with stability Edited September 13, 2007 by !!METAL MATT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digideus Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Hey bro, Wow... Nice... Fantastic lines on the body... Tagua? never heard of it, but looks fantastic and is, more importantly, Environmentally friendly! Ill have to try it. Whats the tonal properties of it? Do you know? I'm not sure about the scale length. As I said to you once before, Doug at Black Machine thinks anything shorter then 30 inches is going to play havoc with the intonation of a .70 bass string tuned to F or F# over a 27 3/4 scale length,. Still, Ill be interested in seeing how it turns out. if it is a problem, Perhaps you can tune everything up one step to a C based tuning (Carcass do!) if it does give trouble at that length, but we will see! Still, it looks amazing from here. Cant wait to see this one finished Matt. Still loving your stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) Well for now Im not happy with the color on this body, the purpleheart is just lame and not the look im wanting so I'll start the body over with this figerd walnut for a top for now this build is on the back buner, but I do have 2 designs that im working on that are just a few steps behind this one I'll start a new thread and show them off Edited October 28, 2007 by !!METAL MATT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) Sorry Edited October 28, 2007 by !!METAL MATT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 (edited) Ok Im willing to reopen this build, I still hate the color and looks of the wood but the design is still strong in my mind. I think my dislike of a few things on this build is whats really holding me back on it. the first big one is the wood. Im not a big fan of it, next Im not happy with where I routed for the pickup, I wanted a centerd look with the large spike on the fret board and I feel that it may have backfired on me becauce Im unsure now of the looks and the sound its going to put out. when I first set the bridge on with tape I thought it looked a bit to close than i placed it and I did like how it looked. but once I went to mount it I checked the scale and I taped it to the body in the wroung spot what do you guys think, how does this look me I dont like it, so I want to start over with a new body, and we all know how fast I can pull a body off I could plane this body down and glue the walnut on, I REALLY REALLY want to start over on this build after makeing a mistake like that!!! Edited November 1, 2007 by !!METAL MATT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin stam Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 That looks so cool dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the telecaster kid Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I second that. It looks sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar4Hisglory Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Don't even THINK of starting over. Lookin' sweet. Purpleheart good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 If you don't like the color of the purple heart you can bleach it or stain it. I can't comment on the position because I'm at work now and I can't open the pics, but I will take a look at it later today once I get home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Well send me the body if you don't want it =D Its awesome man, persevere and I'm sure it will turn out great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fookgub Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 (edited) It's your build, Matt... you don't have to beg for permission to stop building it just because a few people on the forum are frustrated by the fact that you haven't finished any of your last few projects. That said, I don't see any reason to stop. If you don't like the purpleheart, then paint it a solid color. If you don't like the pickup location, then move it. Edited November 1, 2007 by fookgub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I'm not quite sure what you were speaking about with the bridge and pick up distances. If in that picture it is in the proper spot, I think it looks great. How did you want it exactly? It doesn't seem like you could place it that much closer to the fretboard and moving it down just puts it up against the bridge. I think its fairly well centered between the two in the pic you posted, but like I said, I probably am not understanding what you were going for. Anyhow, I think it looks great. What you can do is finish it without any UV protection and let it get plenty of light, in no time flat that purple will fade out to a darker brown ; ) Well best of luck matt, whether you finish or not, it was a sick project. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTU 7's. Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 I don't know matt, that body looks amazing IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 I think it looks awesome, but I don't know what the measurement issues are. I heard somewhere in another thread here that Purpleheart doesn't really stay "purple" over time anyhow, so I don't think that the colour purple should be a problem...? Or am I insane and imagining things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 It fades as its UV sensitive. You can help preserve it by using some UV protective finish, though I don't know that will stop it or just greatly slow it down. I've seen a counter top of some 15-20 years old purpleheart I believe and it has faded pretty good under some indoor lights. I still believe there was some purple in it as it was like a burgandy brown almost, but darker. Tough to describe, but it looked far from what you normally see. Aside from finishing without UV, you could always tint your finish so that it looked more red or just darker or something. I dunno, I think it looks great with purpleheart, I wonder if the metal forums called him a wuss because of the purple, lol, jk matt. It looks good and hope to see it finished. Its reminded me to pull out my chunk of purpleheart and start dulling my blades with it, I got a cool idea in my head for it and I'm gonna name it the pheart guitar. I wrote that abbreviation a long while back without even knowing how funny it was until someone pointed it out. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Matt,I don't see the problem...I think by far this is the best aesthetically of your body designs,and I think it is the only one that will balance correctly.You really should not try to place the pickup for looks,you should place it for the tone you want...I think where you have it will give a good bottom end while still staying fairly sharp on the attack,so I would stick with it.I would have even put it closer to the bridge,personally...but I like a razor sharp attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted November 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 (edited) Well wes I try to keep all my single Hum guitars clean and this is the lonest scale if worked with in a long time, so most of my pickups stay nice and close to the bridge giveing me a ton of highs and in my mind pickup placement does play a role in the looks of a design as well as the sound, this is the first guitar that ive tryed a more centerd placement and I did not like the looks of it, and its still going to have to grow on me Ok so Ive decided to finish this build, I really do like the design but hate the wood, so if any one has any ideas for some cool purpleheart finishes toss them up Edited November 2, 2007 by !!METAL MATT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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