Dr. Jabsco
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Yeah, thier pritty awsome but they are expensive as hell. I think around 200 bucks, but I would have to check. One of my old bass teachers had one, and he loved it, but he said he had to retune often. It also helps to have a composit neck (or carbon reinforcements) so it dosnt bow.
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On a Chambered bass (or guitar) when you play open string harmonics is there any negitive effect on the sound?
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You could just leave it how it is It adds character
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Thanks ill give it a look.
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Does anyone here make thier own laqures or finishes? if so can you tell me how you learned and if there are any good books on the subject. Thanks -Dylan
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Brown ash for a guitar body?
Dr. Jabsco replied to Hardtailed's topic in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat
LOL, thanks for the correction. And thats a great price on the mahogany! Do they give you coustom cut peices so you dont have to buy so much? -
Around how much do thoes little hand planers cost? Im thinking about getting one.
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well god damn, I geuss I was wrong.
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Brown ash for a guitar body?
Dr. Jabsco replied to Hardtailed's topic in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat
I have never heard of 'brown' ash. But im not a wood expert :-p You could try buying some off line, its usually very good qualtie. -
I would use ovangkol myself. Is mahogony much more expensive out there? That would seem like a good wood for the tone you described.
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a properly jointed surface is fine...there is no need for roughing up... Yeah, I geuss it could be called extra work but it seems to dry a little quicker when I do that. Maybe not tho... I just like to do things.
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When you replace the pickups you could take a closer look at the wood thats under them. Cut away some of the wood if you need to to see the inside. My bet is that it is good tone wood, but just not soo good looking. Maybe thats the reason for the heavy finish.
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It is usually better to leave about 1/16 of an inch to 1/8 of an inch outside the line and then use a belt sander or spokeshaft from there. It takes time but its more accurate, and you really need a nice tight fit for a neck thru. But where you attach the wings, make sure that its not too smooth otherwise the glue wont attach much. If you need to you can rough it up a little with some course sandpaper, but dont take any surface off. hope this helps -Dylan
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Plans usually cost some money. For the amount you could spend on plans you could instead get a book (if you dont have it already) by melvyn hiscock called 'build your own electric guitar' It is somthing that every would-be luthier should own, and it has step by step instructions and plans for a really nice bass. You can even modify it if you dont like it. I got one off of amazon for 19 bucks Best of luck -Dylan
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I find the measurments I want to use, then get a yard stick and draw it on the blank. Then I use a jig saw to get the rough shape (I dont have a band saw) and do the rest compleatly by hand sanding. I have a lot of time, and like to get things perfect. -Dylan
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You could rout out 1/16th of an inch off the top of the desired area then get a peice of the same wood and cut it exactly just like an inlay, and glue it in and sand down to match height. If you put a darker finish on it it wouldnt show up at all. Even if you use a light finish you would have to stare at it to notice. Just make sure you get the grain going the right way. (I have done this before on my birtch kitchen floor and it works well, even with no finish)