Prostheta Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 {/Aspergers} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Applied to a healthy dose of inate creativity, methinks. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Funny thing you should mention that. I've done a lot of thought into my motivations and tendencies over the years and decided that despite a lot of my output looking creative, it is in fact highly premeditated and derivative. The old Picasso quotation of "good artists copy, great artists steal" (ironically, also a favourite quote to Steve Jurbs) kind of rings true here however I am far too self-conscious to regard myself as a true artist! "Art without engineering is dreaming - engineering without art is calculating" is another way of looking at this, however this paragraph is dragging out to the point where it seems we just listen to other people about how to feel about things. It is perhaps also worth mentioning that too many people label themselves as "creative" like it is something that you can get in tins or can get a diploma in. To me, true artists do what they do because they feel compelled to create - the art creates itself. I'm dragging my fingernails through the wood on my desk waiting for Monday to come around so I can get back to work. No wonder I drank too much vodka last night. tension! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Planning, engineering, and finding inspiration in other's work are not the antithesis of creativity. Creativity is all about making something. Where you get your ideas and how carefully you plan and engineer just mean you know where to look for inspiration and know how to make your creation the best it can be. Your ability to get ideas from many things you see and your ability or need to turn your ideas inside out to find the best way to see them to fruition may be your Asbergers or the Asbergers may be what gives you a more intense focus...... .....whatever, you make good stuff. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 The first flood coat of oil went on last Friday and subsequently it has had a thorough wet sanding and levelling. Now it is in the thin "buff coats of oil every few hours when I have time" stage. So far this is three days of work on regular thin buff coating. Apply oil to a coffee filter paper and apply thinly, rub off with a clean filter, when the clean filter gets loaded with oil that becomes the "loading" paper. Each time I do this, the colour becomes a little richer and the overall finish a lot more consistent and flat. I guess I'll keep doing this until I either run out of oil or the results become less and less pronounced. I do this with a Scotchbrite pad handy so if I come across a small uneven area, I can cut that back and re-apply oil to bring it back up. Oil finishes are wonderfully forgiving but do need a lot of patience to let the oil do what it does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 More photos of the final stages of finishing. The bass is currently here at home being finessed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 This thing is looking awesome Carl. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 bump hey Prostheta- did you ever finish this one? wondering how things went with your bridge. any set up issues- I am debating neck angle vs raising the neck up a bit on the ritter copy I am doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 I did, yes! It plays fine however the bridge was a little higher than I would have liked at first. Once the neck settled in under tension, the forward bow allowed me to dial it in better. Definitely go with a neck angle otherwise you'll end up with a neck joint like a '70s Gibson Flying V. Mine is pretty high and could have been lower but I chickened out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 hey Prostheta- did you ever finish this one? Been wondering that myself. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 I did, yes! It plays fine however the bridge was a little higher than I would have liked at first. Once the neck settled in under tension, the forward bow allowed me to dial it in better. Definitely go with a neck angle otherwise you'll end up with a neck joint like a '70s Gibson Flying V. Mine is pretty high and could have been lower but I chickened out. pics!!! :croudwaits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbass62 Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I really want to build one.Any chance of getting full size drawing? I don't know anything about cad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 When I publish the design in the Downloads area, I'll attach a 1:1 printable PDF if I can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 And perhaps some finished pictures here too? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbass62 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I was playing around with windows paint and was able to ressize your cad drawing 700%,came out pretty good.But when possible I would still like to see your pdf 1:1 Please.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted May 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 I'm pretty crap at keeping up to date with these things. Perfection and endless backtracking through things I am not 100% happy with end up stretching the last 2% of a project into 90% of the total project time....! So, the original single scale bass is complete save for installing a pre-amp, headplate logo and a final fret level. In use the bass has broken in nicely so it's time to finesse the playability into "working life". I added a Macassar Ebony thumbrest milled to match the edge radius and height of pickup to allow me different timbres from finger positioning. In my last few days of access to the school workshop, I threw together an old Birch body I had been working on off the same template and a Maple neck blank with a bit of spare Wengé, Oak and Teak. The Birch body is hollowed out to hell and back with a 4mm thick back and reinforcement remaining only for the bridge, neck and pickups. The top is ~5mm thick spalted Karelian Birch. Compound scale neck of 36" over 35". I'll write about how to design these at some point. Wider view. Oak bridge with Teak saddles (not shown) stringing through the body to a brass block in the fishtail (not made yet). Detail of the top scroll. The the first bass, the upper horn spirals forward. Thin thin thin. Whereas the first bass clocked in at a 30mm (1,18") thick body, this one is significantly thinner at 27mm (1,05"). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I look forward to seeing this lovingly rubbed into glowing beauty. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Do you think I should have mentioned that the B string is missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Very puuuurty. That's a pretty skinny body on the 5-string. There must be only just enough room inside for the electronics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Do you think I should have mentioned that the B string is missing? Naw, it was self evident. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Very puuuurty. That's a pretty skinny body on the 5-string. There must be only just enough room inside for the electronics? Barely. The electronics will be front mounted on a plate. It's the pickups that need the meat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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