johnnparchem wrote:
Mark Stanley Bass Guitar finished, with a rough setup
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Now you're cookin'...out-standing!
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Thanks,
I got a little farther this weekend. I finsihed the fretboard. I am waiting on a size adjustment to the truss rod; not many accoustic bass guitars out there. All that is left is the final profile of the neck to match the fretboard and finish sanding the rims. As noted before I am making a fretless bass, but I filled fretslots with black fiber to help find the notes.
This weekend a really good local bass player came by the shop. He plays both jazz guitar and upright bass, we went over strings and the possible placement of a thumb rest. When I am finished he will come by and check it out. He was nearly excited about the guitar as I am.
I got a little farther this weekend. I finsihed the fretboard. I am waiting on a size adjustment to the truss rod; not many accoustic bass guitars out there. All that is left is the final profile of the neck to match the fretboard and finish sanding the rims. As noted before I am making a fretless bass, but I filled fretslots with black fiber to help find the notes.
This weekend a really good local bass player came by the shop. He plays both jazz guitar and upright bass, we went over strings and the possible placement of a thumb rest. When I am finished he will come by and check it out. He was nearly excited about the guitar as I am.
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Looks awesome John. So will sound different then if it had frets? More like an upright string bass, but amplified?
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That is the goal. I am going to get flatwound bass strings, which should produce a deeper less bright sound and be a lot easier on the fretboard than wire wound strings. Having no frets allows a good player to intonate each note to their ear instead of relying on my intonation and the compromises made with a fretted guitar.Kevin Sjostrand wrote:Looks awesome John. So will sound different then if it had frets? More like an upright string bass, but amplified?
Kevin
The bass player is going to pick out strings that he thinks will sound more like an upright bass.
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Very cool project John. I hope it turns out like you hope. It's very difficult to match the sound of a large, upright bass........so if you get even half-way close, it's a fantastic accomplishment.
Can you get catgut strings for a standard size bass like this? I wonder how they would sound?
Can you get catgut strings for a standard size bass like this? I wonder how they would sound?
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remember I said "more like an upright bass" :)Darryl Young wrote:Very cool project John. I hope it turns out like you hope. It's very difficult to match the sound of a large, upright bass........so if you get even half-way close, it's a fantastic accomplishment.
Can you get catgut strings for a standard size bass like this? I wonder how they would sound?
I am not sure the gut strings will have enough energy. I am looking for flat wound bass strings that have a softer wrap around a steel core.
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I need to start thinking about my next project. The bass is getting close. I need to cut out and inlay a logo for the headstock, but other than that the construction is finished. The guitar has been sanded, but I like to come back another day with a fresh attitude and sand it properly. I had thought the istrument was big, but by the time I was finished sanding boy did I think it was big.
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Thursday and Friday morning before work I was able to cut and install my logo on the headstock That set me up this weekend to start finishing. I pulled the parlor out of the spary room and moved the bass in. Getting the first coat of zpoxy filler on the guitar is always exciting as I get to see what the wood really will look like.
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OOoooooohh Man!
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Simply Beautiful!