Very nice!
So you could say the volume is set to 11
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| Author: | Kyle Vandewart [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 1st bass completed! |
Took me 6 months, but the customer was plenty patient. He played it at his band practice the other night, and said it's the best sounding 4 string he's ever played with a band, so I'm assuming he's pretty happy with it, too! Zebrawood with a Wenge/Zebra/Wenge neck. Macassar ebony fb, zebra binding. The rough outline was my design, and he choose the "hooks" that are on the horns and lower bout. There's a wenge wedge under the bridge pieces as a sort of organic looking base plate. Oil varnish finish finished matte. The pickups are wired in parallel directly to the output-no controls whatsoever. Makes for a real nice clean look. Enjoy! |
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| Author: | LanceK [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st bass completed! |
Very nice! So you could say the volume is set to 11
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| Author: | SniderMike [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st bass completed! |
I dig it, Kyle. Nice work. |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st bass completed! |
Cool! I've been thinking of doing my first with no controls, since I use a volume pedal a lot. But I'm not quite there yet. 
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| Author: | Ziegenfuss [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st bass completed! |
Looks great! Is it a pretty hefty bass with all that wenge? |
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| Author: | Kyle Vandewart [ Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st bass completed! |
Oddly, it's one of the lightest basses I've ever hefted. The client says it's his lightest bass. The body is a little thin (1.5 in thick), and it's only 11.5 inches at the lower bout. It's long and skinny, but he thinks it's a good looking design and it's comfortable on him, so I guess that's what matters most. Thanks for the encouragement! Mr. Snider, I'm looking forward to meeting you at the Mr. Benedetto shindig in a couple of weeks! I've been lurking for some time, and really like your stuff a LOT. I'm based in Northglenn, and am trying to meet as many of the local (ish) builders around here as I can; this event will be a great opportunity to talk to you and Mr. O'brien as well. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st bass completed! |
Cool looking axe. I built my first bass about 6 months ago and am just finishing up my second now. I like the headstock. What is the nut made of? And is that a zero fret? edit: ok I see it is a zero fret, keeps the action down nice and low. |
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| Author: | Kyle Vandewart [ Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st bass completed! |
The nut was cut off of the end of the fretboard. I bound it with zebrawood to match the fretboard, and put a riser under it to shim it up a bit. I think it looks really nice, since the fretboard grain just continues straight up. I bound the back of it as well, so the binding completely encloses the board. Zero nuts are nice for the action, but I like them more for the fact that it makes for a more consistent sound from fretted to open strings. |
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| Author: | Frank Cousins [ Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st bass completed! |
Nice, interesting design and great looking wood. |
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st bass completed! |
What a cool bass. Got a shot of the laminations of the neck? I've built two 5 string Necks to fit a Wal, but no bodies yet. Congratulations on such a fine looking instrument. You should be proud.
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| Author: | Jojobilou [ Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st bass completed! |
Great design, nice wood, congratulations... Jojo |
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| Author: | Kyle Vandewart [ Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st bass completed! |
Bruce, here's a shot of the back for you. The little slot is truss rod access. It uses a spoke nut, and the customer didn't want a hole in the headstock, and didn't want to mess with the fingerboard extra at the end, so we went this way. He also didn't want a cover made for it; said it was just one more thing he could lose. So I cut a hole, oblong so you can adjust the spoke nut, and smoothed everything over. |
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st bass completed! |
Kyle that is a really nice bass. It's just as impressive from the rear. The truss rod adjustment is a one of a kind. I saw another OLFer who did an end of the peghead adjuster on an archtop, equally as innovative. It used a ball-end allen T-shaped tool for adjusting. You guys are amazing. Kyle, I even noticed you worked out the intonation by angling the feed through ferrules. The things are all about the same on the face of each adjuster. ![[uncle]](./images/smilies/surrenderflagqv6.gif "Uncle")
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