Mahelcaya

Hi,

I am in the process of building a 4 string bass, Fender jazz style.

I am using 2 EMG's Jazz model active.

Do not have a clue of the precise pickup position placing ( I usually work with Bartolini Hum, musicman model )

Does anybody know the distance of the pickups from the nut or from the bridge saddle , on a 34 " scale.

Regards

Rob

Thanks guys !

I will opt from the nut to the center of the HUM, since I am using the individual bridge saddles of CUSTOM PARTS SHOP.

Rob

Hello,

I was looking for some information regarding the distance from the bridge to the center of the MusicMan bass humbucker, the scale will be 34"

I can't seem to find no info on the net, does anyone have a clue?!

Thanks

great work!

Wenge , ziricote , purpleheart , cocobolo , macassar ebony..........just about any hard exotic wood will do

I just needed a confirm that the method was good enough, I usually use mounting rings for my hums.

I bought 2 plastic 7 string mounting rings, but really don't like them....I use always metal ones and plastic makes it look a bit cheap in my opinion, so that is the reason I am trying this method, will post pics soon.

I never even played a 7 string, so I really don't know much about them, I love that deep violent riff tone they give!

Thanks for your help guys

Thanks for the replyes, it will probably not work well with the original screws, it will be direct mounting. I think I'll need to drill a bigger hole in the pickup wings ( that is what I call the two staffs that have the screw holes ) and use a wood screws, not the original ones. like when installing J model pickups on a bass guitar.

Hi,

I am making a 7 string, and decided to install the 2 humbuckers without the pickup rings.

What screws should I use since the regular ones will not grip much in the bare wood....should I just force some slim wood screws in the pickup holes, and directly in the body of the guitar?

Thanks for looking

Rob

Good job !

I like unfinished necks too , I just treat them with many coats of oil , in the beginning, and after that, just plain furniture wax, once a wile.

I love the feel of it, and for now never had issues of stability.

Do you have a design with specs of the body, I am really looking forward in making one ( I love Nuno's guitars and playing ).

I sold 4 projects.

2 Custom design to customers , that know me from years.

2 RG copy bodies for a friend of mine.

I really did not make that much money, covered hardware, woods, and expenses....with the extra money I was able to by some smaller tools and woods for more guitars.

But I am satisfied and they are too, and that is the best reward since I am not a PRO.

People tell me to put them on Ebay...... well I think it's something delicate to buy a custom made guitar from someone you don't know, without being able to play it and check it in person.

I bought a wile ago a Morley Bad Horsie wha, was working fine for a wile, but lately , after a long time without it in my setup, It gives a terrible hum (really loud with distortion engaged).

I think it's something related to shielding in the pedal, I tried it with a good stabilezed power adapter with no good result.

Anybody got any suggestions before I throw it out the window

Thanks for reading

Rob

Good job! that guitar is beautiful !

I work a lot with mohogany it looks and sounds great !

What about the pickups, are the high output and powerfull? I usually use Dimarzio

Tone zone, Hum from hell and Evo

I had a really hard time finding them in EU , and quite expensive the Ibanez ones, so I got a 7 string Floyd rose TRS from "guitar parts depot" for something like 170 $ that would be like 110 E (i think averagly).

I live in Italy but always buy from US, It's way more convenient in price ( even with the shipping fee ), and way lots more choise of products.

I know they look better and probably have better performance level rather than a TRS , but why want to spend more than double !

The guitar body and neck are both finished with oil and wax

I really don't know what the kind of oil would be called in US .....here in Italy it's called olio PAGLIERINO ( it's quite a thick oil, I used the red colored one, I have even a yellow oil bottle that I use for wenge or other woods I don't want to darken too much ).

I applyed 5 coats of oil (2 a day), It takes a wile to absord , motly the last few coats.

After that I rubber about 3 to 4 coats of furniture wax.

The result is really cool, I love the smooth feel of it, I used to use shellac on the other projects, but I think I will go on with this method on future projects, even if it needs extra attention for scratches.

I really love the wax scent even

Thanks for appriciating my work

32251 - the neck was an extra from the blank used on the bass I made last year, I did not want to waste the wood, so I gave it a try, the neck is very stiff, and I find that fir finishes really nice

Thanks for the nice comments .

Lee - that neck did not move at all , i set a heavy gauge of strings ( 0.50 -0.11 ), about 10 days ago, laminate is very steady. Same as in my 4 string

bass on the site, it's the siamese twin neck, and worked really well for both!

Douglas finishes very smooth, all the guitar is finished in oil and wax

kiko - I love both pickups , with clean and coil splitting ( 5 way switch ), the tone zone at bridge is to bright for clean sound playing ( for my taste), with distortion they all rock !

But it's my first TZ experience, and I sounds cool on mohogany

THIS is one of the 3 projects I have been working daily in the last 2 months.

Mohogany body

Douglas fir laminated neck

Indian rosewood fingerboard

2 Dimarzios that rock

Comments welcome

Rob

Beautiful work, the wood choise and carve are amazing

Did you use a dremel or hand tools for the carving?

Thanks for the info

Really nice work, I like your shop too !

Beautiful work !

How do you carve the the top of the body , at the knob areas?

Yeah that will do, but not before I feel better about it, I did not touch that guitar for 5 days now. It got me really bad ! hehe

Swirlslave Sorry did not mean to divert attention to my mistakes, now back to you

Nice work !

Necks that fall ....yeah I know something about that !

I have been making so many mistakes lately ( stress, always rushing things ), anyway don't feel bad , I mesured 3 times a scale lenght on the body of a RG replica, routed all the Floyd rose cavity, and after a clean work, I reilaized that I am shot of 1 cm from the scale lenght ! Murphy is laughing !

Keep updating pics ;-)

Rob

OH MY GOD ! :

Amazing work , and really good taste in wood choice !

Keep posting progress

How thick is the maple veneer ?

I am tring to plan a body with some veneer sheets inbetween.

regards

Rob

Thanks, to you too ! Happy Holidays