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Shielding the cavity should make a noticeable difference,especially in rooms with different lighting and electronic systems going on(i.e. 60 cycle hum),The coils pick all that up,so if you are just playing in your room right now when you test,you may experience something different playing somewhere else.

Hi Unk,I had the link on private settings,Sorry.Look at it again,It should work.Its DPDT on/on/on 6 terminal,what can be different from the schematic? http://www.thebassplace.com/cgi-bin/shoppe...y=BART-MM42CBJD http://new.photos.yahoo.com/davidmenegaux/...8804109759666/0

I took a picture of the Bartolini wiring. It is a on/on/on with six terminals just like the mini-switch suggested by Bartolini. http://new.photos.yahoo.com/davidmenegaux/...8804109759666/0

I was reading an interview with Carl Thompson Wondering what others think of extra neck reinforcement. Below is what CT thinks.I`ve thought about Carbon fiber in the neck,but not sure yet. The whole interview is at his website www.CTbasses.com Thanks for your thoughts ...."Aaron: Have you ever used carbon fiber stiffing rods in a neck? Carl: No, I didn't like it. I found the neck hard to adjust, The neck should be-You should be able to adjust the neck. I don't believe that business about things not being adjustable. You should-a piece of wood is going to move and it should move I think. And when it does it'd be nice to be able to take care of it. You know, these guys that make all these-I'm not going to mention any names, I don't want that to be in print-but I've seen a lot of those graphite, solid graphite necks and stuff that they don't put truss rods in. Guys come in here with them and they say, "Carl, can you get my action lower, you know, can you do that?" And I say, "Yeah I could if I could straighten out the neck but the neck has a shoot up there at the end and I can't take it out. So if I drop the strings you're going to be in trouble. There is nothing I can do, you know." "Well can't you straighten it out. It's not supposed to be warped." "Well it is." And they've made no provisions to take care of it. A lot of those graphite things are just-I guess you do get more sustain out of it and all that kind of stuff but they're heavy. And I put a couple of rods in a couple of necks. I thought I would try that just to see. And I didn't like the way my truss rod worked after that. It just couldn't-it didn't-when the neck moved a little bit I had to fight the rod. You shouldn't have to do that. Aaron: So you don't use any reinforcement? Carl: Not at all. Use good wood. That is part of the reason people just have all of the problems they have. They don't use the right product in the first place. It's like New York when they fill up the potholes. The reason they are out there filling the potholes all of the time is because they are putting paper mache or something in there. I don't know what they are putting in there. But they're not what they, you know, should be putting in there. That's why they've got to keep digging them up. Or maybe that's good because they keep people working. I don't know. That's why they have so much trouble. People have trouble with necks because they don't do the right thing in the first place. I'm not saying mine are perfect because I have problems from time to time too. But not like I see on other things. "...

All are top quality.I love that BASS! Great job.

Thanks Mick, I found one for a Three pickup guitar that should work.Switchcraft http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/EP00653PU.jpg

Does anyone know where I can find a 3 way toggle switch on/on/on DPTT in a size larger than a mini,if they make them? I can get them in a mini,but I prefer the larger switch for this application.I`m spliting a Quad coil Bartolini.It will be Parallel HB/Single Coil/Series HB

Hey Dave, You can do this.Take your time and do your research,don`t rush ,and draw the shape you like most to scale. If you are playing a guitar now,you might want to stick close to one you like or can get your hands on to get some dimensions close shapewise.Some of the ones in your sketches might balance a little funny. Everyone starts somewhere.

I have PurpleHeart and Maple for the necks. First Bass: Hipshot Triple Lock Down Individual String Bridge - Black Bartolini MM42CBJD3 Pickup Bartolini 2.3AP Preamp Hipshot Ultralitf tuners-black For the second one I have not decided the pickups.I believe I am going with Barto Jazz pickups. Both will be neckthrus,but my Walnut is wide enough for a whole body, and for the third I have AAAA bookmatched Maple.I`ll take pics of that tomorrow,(I forgot to because i was stoked about the Walnut)I`ve had all this wood since `03,but life got busy.Two weeks ago my friend gave me this sweet Walnut for nothing. Here is the Walnut a friend gave me.Before and after I planed it. http://new.photos.yahoo.com/davidmenegaux/...460762374724605

Here is a link to show you how they work. http://www.thebassplace.com/cgi-bin/shoppe...y=BART-MM42CBJD

I`m working on a Walnut bass with a Bartolini MM42CBJD3 Pickup It`s a MusicMan style Humbucker with a pre-amp.you might like that route. I have an OLP with the MM style humbucker and it gets good sounds.Also one pickup,with that nice wood you have,there`s that much less area of the beautiful wood covered .

That`s cool Wez. I actually didn`t see that in your post `til I read this.I wasn`t bustin` on ya.It`s a good idea. It just flashed in my head like an old movie. Too much LSD back in the day

...and hold up the daily newspaper next to the builds when you take the photos, so we know when you were where in the build! (Like old gangster ransome photos)

I can`t wait to play it!!! Keep going

From a website "BC5CBC Classic Bass Series, Dual Coil Humbucker. "Classic Bass" CB series bass pickups are passive designs featuring an extended and more resonant frequency range. They have far more "air" and definition at the top without sacrificing lows and low mids. They are cast in epoxy to remove unwanted feedback and microphonics." I have a NTBT that's prewired with 4 knobs, but I'm not sure what they are (I bought it used) I'll be looking into that soon. I'm almost positive it's bass/treble/volume/blend ......... Thanks. Here`s a link to the NTBT`s http://www.bestbassgear.com/bartolini-preamps-ntbt.htm

Hi,welcome and keep reading posts.You`ll learn alot and there are many helpful luthiers here. I recommend the one eyed guy missing fingers who uses loose hanging clothing around power tools.He goes by the name of Lucky.

YES ...and Welcome to the show!

Duct Tape and Tie wire!!!

I was wondering if Bartolini covers come off or do you just put the wood covers right over the plastic covers??? This is for a Bass build.

Hey DigthemLows , It looks great. what model #`s are your Bartolinis and are you going with a preamp?

WOW! I Love it.You have done a great job.Can`t wait to see it done either.Congrats on an awesome carve.

This was a result of my aquatic association with Vincent Van Shad. He killed himself after these self-portraits. Somethings fishy about it. http://new.photos.yahoo.com/davidmenegaux/...8803011291565/8

I`ll say it again. "You do the sweetest work!"I look foward to all of them. Do you still do CA glue clearcoats?

Sure I can tell you. A press at the time I made it was about $200.00 and just the arbor about $110.00 The Brass insert that actually goes over the fret was $2.99.So I bought that. I welded Three pieces of 1/8"steel together,the larger one(not thicker.It is as wide as the brass cawl) in the middle and the two outside ones the length of the cawl a little lower so the brass cawl would sit inside it.I drilled a hole in the middle plate ,and welded two washers to each side of a steel rod so I could run a bolt thru it. I just tighten The Steel Rod in my Drill press and use it like an arbor press. The rod comes to the top of the middle piece of steel to give the force of pressure,but I leave the bolt so the whole cawl has movement so the fret seats itself nicely.This was my first fretwork and I did not have to do anything to the tops of the frets for finishing.They were all the exact height.They seated ,I cut and finished the ends using the block with the leather that I made from Brians tutoral(The one with the angles,then you flip it)Tuned the guitar and intonated it,and that was it!No buzz or flat spots and it is that way to this day. It`s a little primative looking,but it works and I saved a lot of money. Homemade for Drill press http://new.photos.yahoo.com/davidmenegaux/...8803011287955/9 http://new.photos.yahoo.com/davidmenegaux/...8803011288577/3

I used their tailpiece and head.If you want I can measure mine.I didn`t like their bridge.I used the Schaller roller bridge. I drilled a hole in the head for the allen on my truss rod. The mounting screws thru the tailpiece are 2-13/16 ths" center to center The Schaller bridge post to post are 2-15/16 ths" http://new.photos.yahoo.com/davidmenegaux/...460762307844694