Brave Sir Robin

neck and body

That sure looks pretty.

[quote name='TheBigBeefChief' post='115775' date='Jan 7 2008, 10:01 PM']Stay away from Warwicks.[/quote] And why exactly?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='111355' date='Dec 31 2007, 11:44 AM']So you mean a bit like it originally looked... Before After [/quote] Yeah, a bit like that, but more 'stylish' As a nod towards the original personnalisation. Anyhow, it looks great!

great job! That would have looked great with a pumpkin graphic of some kind on the body. Something like that : (that's my company's logo) As for your shaft problems, use rubber

My first bass (and an amp) was bought by my brother, as he wanted me to rehearse with his mates to play some Rage Against The Machine. Problem, they lacked a bass player. Boy was I suckered! The thing is, I also had a driving license, a car and the drummer lived way out of town. So there, Little Brother quicky got ripped off and bought me a Stagg P bass copy, plywood, scratchy pots and all, and a crap Ross 60 watt for around £200 I believe. Still, not much gear you could get for that price in the mid 90's. Problem though, He bought me a right handed bass and I'm a die hard leftie! I thought about killing him when I saw the thing, but then playing right handed wasn't so bad (I used to doodle on an right handed acoustic before), and in the end, I'm quite happy it went that way. I can now go in a store and try any bass I choose without any second thought. So I learned BombTrack and Killing In The Name Off Friday evening ("man, electric bass is easy!"), drove me bro', his mate and all the gear packed up at the back of a Clio, and off we went for our first rehearsal! We were beyond crap (all beginners), but lots of fun. 2 years later, we were still crap but with slightly better gear I turned the old POS into a fretless, jaco style: wood paste to fill the fret grooves, sanding paper, layers of wood sealant we used for our boat, the works! It had lost 1/2 its hardware and the nut was broken. The action then became sky high, so I fitted a stack of wood blocks and some bits of thick carpet at the neck joint Still, it sounded miles better like that! I gave it away to a friend who's a bit of a musician. I believe he still has it somewhere.

The body.

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='105431' date='Dec 17 2007, 04:58 PM']nice title, *hehe* it's clever 'cos it sounds at first like you're modding up a pointy american sports car /pointingouttheobvious[/quote] Nope sorry. didn't even intended the pun

Thanks, It's surprisingly easy to do really. As long as you don't have 10 thumbs, and have the equipment. The major concern was to know if everything would fit. The pre fitted well, however I misjudged the space for the battery compartment, but I found a good spot for it in the end so it's all good. Then the pickups slotted right in, although I wasn't sure at first!

Customised my old Corvette '97 with a U-Retro and Wizard Vintage pickups. Very chuffed about the transformation. It's a bit noisy (single coil pickups) so the next step would be shield all the cavities. Was a bit scary drilling through the wood for the switches. Sounds nice, very clear, even with the old strings, and less midrangy and clanky than with the MEC stuff. I also need to have a tech to look at the frets. They are a bit worn. Then the transformation will be complete.

nice shape. Reminds me of a Gibson Les Paul, with a upper horn and contours. Maple/walnut neck, mahogany body, walnut top and back, black accent, pau ferro fretboard...

To recap, P/J Passive (added preamp?) Thin Neck. Warm Vintage sound (alder body, rosewood FB, maple neck?) Cheap. Yamaha BB414 / BB614? The 5 strings are sweet too.

the neck, the one in the middle. 5 piece wenge bubinga. woohoo!

That's gonna look pretty cool with the pickups, as if the sound itself radiates from them

bookmatch tests A will be the front, B the back. PS : The marks in the middle is glue.

Yamaha BB414 / 614. Great bass for the money. [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/yamaha-bb414/9194"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/yamaha-bb414/9194[/url] But... Fender sized body. :/

The $$ has a very high output. I like my K5 enough, but I wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't for the price I paid for it (£220). True, it sounds thin high up, but the EQ is very powerful, and has a good slap&pop sound. I will probably pass it on again once I get my custom

it's got the RFB at the back. The big mean thing. And although the pre-amp can do great things, I think there is more to it than just the pre. There is a certain tone balance a stingray has, that I find appealing, and doesn't 'honk' as much as a J at the bridge. and it's official. woohoo! [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/Diary/58/"]http://www.acguitars.co.uk/Diary/58/[/url] I think I'll see if I can push it a centimeter further. the overall esthetics would be very similar to this,... My god it's gonna look spanking

I'm also toying with the idea of pushing the MM pickup at the bridge further towards the neck, in an attempt to capture more of a Stingray vibe. Then again, I'm not sure if 1) it will actually make a difference and 2) it wont mess up the thing. Nothing drastic, something like 1 cm, or 1/2 inch. Note that I will have a slim humbucker at the neck, with coil tapping option. So if you guys have any thoughts...

I found my Ibanez K5 (it's a SR) to be pretty much spot on, comfort-wise.

I got myself a cheapo Warwick Corvette Ash passive. Knowing how much I love MECs (not!), they sound like a nice alternative.

[quote name='SMART' post='74045' date='Oct 14 2007, 08:43 AM']Yeah, I think the Thumb is the most original design that Warwick have ever produced, can't get my head around the Dolphin, and the other designs except the superb Streamer (ah I remember photographing the delivery of a complete white 5-string, fingerboard 'an all equipped with bright blue SimS Custom L.E.D.s both side and front face, to Stuart Zender when he was still with the mighty Jamiroquai! I'll try and dig out the photos and post them).[/quote] Love the sound Of Stuart Zender on Emergency On Planet Earth, especially on tracks like Music Of The Wind (the instrumental). So organic, not really punchy or 'big' but so alive! Was that his stock SS1? Or maybe his Fortress? A guy called Lex has a replica of his white streamer. Incredible bass!

[quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='75645' date='Oct 17 2007, 04:37 PM']Excellent, nice one! Do you have pics of the Walnut to share because the figure in that can vary massively from piece to piece?[/quote] indeed I have. It's all rough cuts, but I have pics of the board, core and walnut. big chunk o' Limba walnut mac ebony it's all rough. I wanted to wait for Alan to do his magic first, but since you're all so impatient...

[quote name='eude' post='75627' date='Oct 17 2007, 03:47 PM']Sweet sounding bass dude. Looking forward to watching this one! Cheers, Eude[/quote] Hey Eude, I'll keep you all posted I believe I bought a Thumb BO 5 (wenge neck) from you, feels like ages ago! That bass kicked major bottoms, but really too hard to play for me in the end. That little monster is in good hands now, and it's seeing some serious live action!

I finally took the plunge, and some bonus money from work came in handy to cure my GAS for a custom! I'm going for a ACG Recurve Single Cut 5 String, specced with all the bells and whistles : - Walnut top and back. - Limba core. - 5 piece Wenge / Bubinga neck. - 18 mm spacing. - Macassar ebony fretboard. - MM / HB pickups (both switchable). - ACG filter preamp. - Oil finish. - Macassar Ebony wooden knobs. It's gonna be a belter I recon. I've got pics of the woods, the deposit and final details aren't yet done, but I can't wait (even though the build is gonna take a while)!