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DigthemLows

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  • Birthday 06/28/1973

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  1. It's fun, you can only "dive" with it, but there's some fun to be had. This build is actually for a friend and he wanted something different. The bass itself sounds killer......really a large range with the woods and pickup config............I wanted to keep it! He's planning on getting some sound clips recorded and when he does I'll try and post them here.
  2. The top is pretty, it looks a little like diseased maple without the disease..........it was very easy to work with! as for the bridge, Hipshot makes it.
  3. Can a Mod move this to In Progress and Finished Work??? Sorry.
  4. Been a while since I visited but I finally finished this bass, I worked slow as my kids and life are keeping me too busy. This took about 9 months....... Ash Body, Tiger Striped Myrtle Top, Flame Maple / Bubinga Neck 24 Jumbo Frets SD pickups
  5. We finally finished this one. This was my second build, that was built in conjuction with my third. I built this for/with my 12 year old son. He helped with gluing and sanding but stayed away from the power tools. Specs: Swamp Ash core with Walnut top Walnut/Flame Maple Neck Lams and ebony board 30.5" scale Bart pickup wired passive just vol/tone (it's his first bass and I didn't want too many controlls messing him up, there's room to add a pre later) Some pics of him helping I thought it would be cool to give this bass some kid mojo, so I suggested my son write some things in between the laminates. It was all up to him what to write. He wrote things like Music, love, no war, Luck, and even wrote Green Day rules.......he he, what an 12 year old! Writing on the lams That's my boy! He's gonna have fun! He's helping with the glue too! Helping with the neck glue We got plenty on there! All glued and clamped
  6. For those who never saw a thread on this, my 12 year old son helped me build this. Mostly with sanding and finish as I didn't want him using the router or bandsaw :eek:, but he had fun. Specs: Swamp Ash core with Walnut top Walnut/Flame Maple Neck Lams and ebony board 30.5" scale Bart pickup wired passive just vol/tone (it's his first bass and I didn't want too many controls messing him up, there's room to add a pre later) Now it's time for lessons. here he was doing the final sanding on the neck. Sanding the neck Nice Top shot Another Top Shot Another Angle Shot of the back Wish I had a custom when I was 12.......... The happy boy and his bass
  7. I liked the simple yet elegant look of Lee's bass too. I don't like gold hardward, but it works with the build. Good job to all!
  8. There are still many things that can change this. Figure out the scale, the number of frets and draw up your bass, then figure where things meet and how inset you want the neck. Take a look at different basses out there! There are many options. Maybe draw the neck first and draw the body around it.
  9. 4 string? 5 string? What spacing do you want for your strings at the bridge, and at the nut.........once you know those things, you can figure the width anywhere on the neck.
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