Nearly finished my first build('s), these are for my Grand children , and me son has put in an order for a bass guitar.
I have just posted some Pictures of the Grand children's Guitars , these will be 3 string, and I have fitted the nuts (after the Pic's were taken), and now have to fit the tuning pegs.
The son's Bass , I have the face & back, laminated , and the neck laminated.
Hope you like the first effort so far.
Jeff
From Down Under
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HI all,
I have started making a BASS guitar for my son, the box & neck are well on the way, .
Now a question, ??? what spacing for the strings between each one , the small ones I built for the Grandchildren were a bit close at 6mm(1/4"), i think these on the bass should be at least1/2"(13mm)-5/8" (15mm) apart on the box.
I am open to suggestions>
Thanks all .
jeff
from Downunder
nice lookin guits man ;-)
Thanks, I was trying for something a bit different.
Jeff
From Down Under
HI All ,
I know I have made the last 3 posts, but here is another for the Forum, a couple of the 2 CBG's , nearly finished.
Jeff
from Down Under
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Hi All,
A bit more done today, I have fitted the tuning Pegs(?), and the nuts(?), on both guitars.
The tuners on Scarlet's were very tight , I made the end of the neck a little small, not knowing how much room I needed, PJ's was not so bad, and there was a little more room to move , I also adjusted the spacing slightly.
I have also made the nuts(?), from Blue Gum (eucalyptus) which is quiet hard, these were fitted into a shallow groove , and epoxy glued.
Jeff
from Down Under
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Hi Rand,
A tent over the top would turn it into an oven down here, our summer average temp during the day is 88Deg Fahrenheit, and we have 80%+ humidity.
I hope to get a larger shed 1 day, until then I work early morning and late afternoon.
By the way I am also a ham radio operator .
Jeff
from down under
The 2 for the Grand children are glued and screwed to the end, the bass will be right through and I have sufficient timber to reinforce the through neck..
I have a scroll saw that will cut the hole with minimal damage to the edges, my work shop is a 10Ft square tin shed in the back yard, get hot in the summer .
Jeff
from Down Under
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Your workshop makes me envious. Looks like a great setup for wood working. Maybe you can erect a big tent over the shed during the summers to keep it out of the sun and hopefully be cooler.
-Rand.
Rand,
Thanks for the kind comments and advice, I was thinking of a proper Bass pick up, not the piezo style.
As for wood working , well I mainly build small furniture items , and boats.
And I also do some pyrography, just for fun, the picture is of a letter box I built for some friends, the animal is a Bilby,a small marsupial unique to the outback, and their name is BIELBY, so hence the picture.
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Do you "bolt-on" your necks or are the "neck-thrus"? If neck-thrus (i.e. neck extends through the sound box), then you will need to cut out a chunk of wood from the neck to make the bass magnetic pickup fit, which will weaken the neck. To strengthen it again, its common practice to glue another length of wood to the under side of the neck. Getting the dimensions just right for the cutout and the corresponding hole in the sound board for the magnetic pickup can be a bit tricky, but I think with your wood working experience, it won't be that much of a challenge. Good luck with your project, and I love the boat. Wish I could build one (my wood workshop -- the corner of my desk where I build my instruments -- kind of prohibits me from trying).
-Rand.
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