guitarbassmetalhead Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 What I plan on building is a guitar/5-string bass double neck, I have a pretty good idea of a lot of what I want, but especially on the wood I'm clueless, as I'm about as new to guitar building as you can get. As is obvious from my username, I play mostly metal but I want the flexibility to play other stuff with good tone. I'll give an idea of what I have in my head so far: Upper neck (guitar): 24 fret, very thin, going for a feel similar to high end Ibanez. Lower neck (bass): 24 fret, again, high end Ibanez type feel Guitar bridge: Floyd Rose Pro Bass bridge: haven't looked into this yet, feel free to make recommendations Guitar pickups: undecided, possibly EMG 81/85 Bass pickups: undecided, all I know is I want active pickups Keep in mind that I just started thinking about what I want beyond the basic guitar/bass double neck idea, hence the shortage of detail, all I'm sold on is thin 24 fret necks on both and a Floyd on the guitar. Any help will be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngaa Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 (edited) my friend just made a 6 string bass with alder body and mahogany neck, and it sounds good for metal and funk. as for the bridge, just go on stewmac and look in the bass bridges and order from there. For guitar I would say use mahogany or alder for the body and maple for the neck (for brightness). But I'm not sure if these woods will be great, because I'm just on my second build as well. Anyways, have fun with your build. Edited September 19, 2007 by ngaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 BUBINGA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I would use maple for the necks. both of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 DRY WOOD. Actually, nice clear straight grain Maple, flat or quartersawn is a nice choice. Especially for thinner necks. Body wood? Lots of good choices. Alder, Khaya(african Mahogany), Sapele are very reasonably priced and very nice woods. Swamp Ash, Genuine Mahogany, Black Limba, White Limba are nice for a few bucks more. Of course you have many more options just depends on what floats yer boat. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 dry HARDWOOD. Don't go softwood. Visit a lot of lumber places and talk up the folks there, they'll bring you up to speed pretty quick. After that, there are too many choices really to narrow it down to one or two. On the stratty side think alder or poplar for the body and maple for the neck (same deal for Fender basses). On the les paul side, think mahogany for both body and neck. It's a bit like asking which book is best for men & women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddW Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well, you don't want it to be too neck heavy. Bubinga weighs a lot, (but I'd still avoid pine unless you want a 15string bass.) A Purple heart and Maple laminate might be nice. Purple heart is stiff and pretty stable, but there are lots of options. Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Weight might be an issue with both guitar and bass in one instrument. I would design for a lighter body, and use smaller tuners, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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