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Awhile ago I've made a very simple stick bass . After a couple of months of playing I tried hanging it around my neck instead of using a stand and this worked out fine, giving me more room to move around. Recently I've made a six string version of it. Overview stick quintar.JPG Building it was a pre...

I've been building and flying some simple kites with my kiddo's, build from garbage bags and some bamboo sticks.
(see my-best-kite.com for good plans).

Also I try to play in tune chords on a fretless guitar and let my beard grow, so there's much to do!

That are really cool amps!

Ah! Mystery solved at last!

Now I only need to find a way to lure these guys into my barn....

That's a very nice guitar!

I have a book that is called The Magician's Nephew.
If I recall correctly it's about a nephew who wanted an acoustic guitar....

Outstanding work Dave!

I say: go for it. I saw someone covering the whole body of an electric with alligator leather, looked very nice.

That's a cool bass you've build Jason!
I was wondering why did you choose for just an inch of difference between the two scalelengths?
To put a little more tension on the low B string?

Cool!

Pete Halliday wrote:Can you post sound clips?

Alas, I just took of the strings of the instrument where I had the pickup mounted on. I'll make some clips, but it may take a while.

Good you've decided, go for it!

There's only one thing.. You need to replace the strings for bass strings now...

I (still) like the leaf the most.

That would be a very cool place to put it!

Cool.
Did you took a picture when you strung her up?
Maybe a downside from placing the soundhole on the upper bout is that you "block" the hole with your playing arm, but you can check that easily.

Cool, I like it. It will really be a unique guitar!
Have you made up your mind for the shape of the soundhole(s).
As a suggestion: personally I always like soundholes made in the side.

Are you planning to install some kind of transducer to pickup the sound?

Good to see that you press on.
Like to see the tailpiece when it's done!

Hans

A great couple, you've made!

That's a nice instrument you've build!

I find it really interesting. Next week I get some hpl-plate cutoffs of around 1/16 of a inch thickness, when using this as a bobbin I can get an pickup with a height under 3/16 and would fit under the strings without having to rout a cavity. Of course it is done before: http://www.cigarboxnation.co...

I've build a prototype of a thin low impedance pickup. Which is basically a regular pickup with only a few turns. The output is a lower then a regular pickup but when connected to a microphone input I get a very decent sound. I used: 4x 25x5x3mm Neod. magnets 2x piece of 1.6mm cardboard appr. AWG 44...