First Bass Builds
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 2:02 pm
Having seen some of the many six stringers I have built over the last few years, the bass player in our (embryonic!) band asked if I would build a bass.
The design influences are obvious so I accept no credit for styling. I decided to make a fretless at the same time.
Everything is hand made by myself with the exception of the machine heads and electronics.
Specs are as follows.
Fretted.
34" scale, 24 frets.
Monorail style bridges.
Hand-wound pickups, Alnico V rod magnets.
Neck 12k impedance!
Bridge 17k impedance!!
Body pearwood body with walnut and maple cap.
Neck walnut and maple five piece laminate.
Fretless.
As above with seven piece laminate neck and ash body capped as per fretted.
Both pickups run around 20k!!
The design influences are obvious so I accept no credit for styling. I decided to make a fretless at the same time.
Everything is hand made by myself with the exception of the machine heads and electronics.
Specs are as follows.
Fretted.
34" scale, 24 frets.
Monorail style bridges.
Hand-wound pickups, Alnico V rod magnets.
Neck 12k impedance!
Bridge 17k impedance!!
Body pearwood body with walnut and maple cap.
Neck walnut and maple five piece laminate.
Fretless.
As above with seven piece laminate neck and ash body capped as per fretted.
Both pickups run around 20k!!