Bass-Man43 Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 (edited) Well I am about to start my second build this monday in woodwork at school this is my first post here I would like to put some pics of my 6-string bass i built when I can possibly enter guitar of the month....BUT for the time being here are the Specs on the V -Randy rhoads style V with reverse headstock -7 strings -25 inch scale length -Chrome Hardware -Mahongany body w/maple top -5 piece neck of maple and black walnut -Bolt on neck -Rosewood fretboard -One EMG-707 PU with just a Vol, and Tone knobs -The color is yet to be decided but will be either Black or white As i said before this is my second build and im only 16 i will hopefully have some pics up of everything witihin the next week Edited September 15, 2007 by Bass-Man43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bygde Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Sounds awesome! I really like 7-string V's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 why are you going with 25" scale length? imo, itd be kind of loose, unless you ran some really thick strings... i've got a 25.5" scale 7 string V, and i wish it was 27... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted September 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 well as for the scale length I was either gonna do 25 or 25.5 i havent completely made up my mind....i will probably be using 11's or 12's for the strings. What kind of strings are you using on your 7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 I would also recommend a longer scale length, 27"+ would be a great route to go. Even 25.5" with heavy gauges sound bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngaa Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 I would also recommend a longer scale length, 27"+ would be a great route to go. Even 25.5" with heavy gauges sound bad. Mostly all of the 7 string guitars on Ibanez are 25.5" scale.. I don't see what would be wrong with this, but then again I've never played a 7 string before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 (edited) A shorter scale means less string tension when tuning to the same pitch. That means with a 27" scale, you're going to have a tighter string for the B-string. It will be less floppy and sound a hell of a lot better. Edited September 16, 2007 by Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bygde Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 This is why I'm building mine as a 27"...I've downtuned my strat copy (25.5) to B and even drop-A at some point in time, and it sounds poo, and goes out of tune easily, and feels loose and floppy. But that was with a regular .10 6-string set of strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 (edited) the higher strings are fine at 25.5", but i run 10-60's for my 7 stringers, its the ghs zakk wylde set, and i add a 58 for the low E, but the 60 just isn't fat enough imo, for a low B at 25.5 i also have a 25" scale 6er that i tuned to B a few times with the same 10-60 set, but its way way too floppy. Edited September 16, 2007 by ElysianGuitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vedus hate Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 why are you going with 25" scale length? imo, itd be kind of loose, unless you ran some really thick strings... i've got a 25.5" scale 7 string V, and i wish it was 27... I actually run all my 7's 9 through 70 using a set of GHS Zakk Wylde 11's and an extra 9 on even 24 3/4" scales and they sound really tight.. As long as you can get the string thickness they sound nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted September 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 So heres an update today i got the template done and the mahogany part of the body. Wednesday i hope to have the maple top planed and glued together. For the input I am going to route a channel from the top horn down to where the control cavity will be then ill route the control cavity then glue the maple top on. NO pics as of yet i jsut haev to get a hold of my parents camera will hopefully have them up tomorrow. And btw i got my hands on a nice piece of rosewood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 (edited) I know its been a while and no one really comments on this but i have some pics and work is delayed on this until i get my Pickup and truss rod, while i wait for those i work on the 8 string but heres some pics Fretboard http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/m...ix/PICT2515.jpg Neck and fretboard http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/m...ix/PICT2514.jpg Headstock http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/m...ix/PICT2513.jpg Neck http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/m...ix/PICT2512.jpg Body http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/m...ix/PICT2510.jpg sorry about the not so great pics im no photograhper hope to get some feedback on this Bass-man43 Edited November 7, 2007 by Bass-Man43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Looks good so far, I would had glued the piece at he right the other way around, since the part that you will be using is darker than the rest of the headstock http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/m...ix/PICT2513.jpg And unusual the orientation of the body grain, but in a V it looks well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Yeah now looking back on the headstock piece your right, i was just having one of those days where i couldnt do anything right i tried to make a template to route the bevels but i messed up hard and got frustrated so i did th eheadstock add ons and i guess i wasnt paying attention haha.... but as for the body grain it really showed up when i took a picture its not as noticable in person. It doesnt really matter that much anyhow seems how its gonna have the sweetest paint job ever but thanks for the feedback, much appreciated Tev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Bass-Man, check your e-mail. A cease and desist order is coming your way for infringing on my headstock design. Have a nice day. ... ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Lol cease and disist eh? i drew that headstock up with nothing from memory, drew nut the strings then the head around it but o well seems nothing is original, even though my heastok isnt that original Bass-man43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 http://public.fotki.com/xanthus/build_1/100_5273.html Check it out I just thought it was funny, haha. I think the headstock looks better non-reversed on a V, that's what's on my bench right now. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted November 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Well its been a while since i posted but ive got some work done, and a slight mis-hap while i was using a template bit to route the neck flush with the fretboard the bearing slipped and i went into the neck and side of fret board But i got the control cavity done and the headstock very close to final shape. My control cavity is a bit sloppy due to me not being so used to a router haha and not using a template the Damage http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/m...ix/DSC00044.jpg Headstock http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/m...ix/DSC00074.jpg Control Cavity http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/m...ix/PICT2516.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted November 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Okay today got the majority of the neck/volute shaped, i jsut need to do a bit mor in the mid section, sand it and ill be done that sucker. Then ill be able to make a template to blot the sucker on. I'll get some pics tomorrow when i get to work on it again. PEACE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 This is why I add a second bearing to my template cutters, and use thin templates (like the 1/8" masonite stuff) to create a thicker 10mm MDF template so two bearing can run against it. Sucks that it happened man. So where did it happen exactly? Anything you can solve with adding binding to sort the board, and glueing in a shaving of maple from elsewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I use 2 or 3 bearings as well, I haven't had any bearings lock up since I've started using 2 or more per router bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemjinStrife Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 What kind of bridge are you using? A hardtail string-through Strat-type, a Tuneomatic with stop bar, or a tuneomatic string-through? If you're running a 25.5" scale, I'd recommend the tuneomatic string-through, as it seems to "tighten up" the strings quite a bit for a less floppy feel. The string-through Strat-type is the next best, although it's not quite ideal in my opinion. The stop-bar leads to a very loose feel, not great for a low B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Without opening a huge can of worms, the tension from using a stop-bar or string-through is perceived instead of being real. Extra tension would increase the string tuning. String stretch beyond the saddles or nut may increase perceived string slinkiness, perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemjinStrife Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Without opening a huge can of worms, the tension from using a stop-bar or string-through is perceived instead of being real. Extra tension would increase the string tuning. String stretch beyond the saddles or nut may increase perceived string slinkiness, perhaps. I know the "tension" is the same, as that determines pitch along with string gauge. However, a string-through setup "feels" much tighter than a top-loader, and helps calm low-string floppiness in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Without opening a huge can of worms, the tension from using a stop-bar or string-through is perceived instead of being real. Extra tension would increase the string tuning. String stretch beyond the saddles or nut may increase perceived string slinkiness, perhaps. I know the "tension" is the same, as that determines pitch along with string gauge. However, a string-through setup "feels" much tighter than a top-loader, and helps calm low-string floppiness in my experience. I love worms! My experience is the opposite, actually. I feel that a TOM/tail setup is much firmer under my fingers than a stringthrough, which is why I'm using a stoptail on my new project. I equate it with less "dead string" behind the bridge. Diff'rent strokes, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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