Myke

Some people are just talented at building and the like. You my friend are one of them! This is lovely!

[quote name='iceonaboy' timestamp='1373454126' post='2137706'] Didnt Django Rheinhardt not play with just two fingers after an accident? [/quote] Yup

[quote name='rk7' timestamp='1373421005' post='2137464'] Noooo, just visiting. Although, now you come to mention it....... [/quote] Ah, fair dooos

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1373415159' post='2137453'] Does this include the thumbs too? [/quote] My exact thoughts! Be impossible other wise. But I'd go with root and fifths played lower than the root. Now I'm thinking about it! You could do two finger tapping and all sorts of stuff! Damn!

[quote name='rk7' timestamp='1373419874' post='2137461'] Cool! Next time I visit I'll have a look. Should be up there in the next few days. RK [/quote] Are you commissioning another build?

[quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1373403207' post='2137270'] HaHa! Now we're getting somewhere! You'll probably find it's easier to make a uke, guitar or any acoustic out of solid wood rather than ply. If you just want to practice on ply first the thickness won't really matter so any old sh#t will do. Once you feel a bit more confident you can get some cheapish guitar wood from [url="http://www.touchstonetonewoods.co.uk/products/guitar-mandolin-lute-wood-23/"]here[/url] [/quote] [quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1373411258' post='2137426'] I tend to agree with Henry on this one, Myke. You might end up buying another couple of extra sides, but solid wood behaves so differently to ply, I think you are best starting as you mean to continue...that is, with real wood. I think you've seen this but the attached [url="http://www.ajrguitarmods.co.uk/swift%20iv%20acoustic.htm"]http://www.ajrguitar...%20acoustic.htm[/url] was my very first attempt at an acoustic anything and it worked out just fine. It just needs some careful thought before each action, lots of looking at YouTube clips and not being afraid to ask the clever folks here for guidance This is a great forum for the latter Andy [/quote] Hmm.. Maybe I will then, give up on the ply and order some solid wood. Now to choose.. I have no idea about what woods to choose. Price will probably play a factor here hence the reason for the build and not just buying a Kala (but also the pride of building my own) Any suggestions? Andy, I highly doubt it's going to be anywhere as good as your acoustic, that walnut is lush! And the three piece neck! And don't worry guys, any problems and this'll be my first port of call.

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1373390304' post='2137050'] Hi, Myke Never made a bass uke but I doubt that you want to be thinner than 1.5mm... Most Ukes seem to be between 1.6mm and 2.5mm so I am sure a bass would be no thinner (and probably the upper end of that range). An acoustic guitar comes out at around 2.4mm and (I gather from the attached link) that a bass uke is similar or same scale length as a 3/4 size classical. I'm sure you can get some 2mm ply from the internet but why not go for the real thing - mahogany? It usually comes thicker so you have to plane / sand / scrape it down, or the attached idea is no bad approach - start with a second hand 3/4 classical: [url="http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Bass-Uke/"]http://www.instructa...d/DIY-Bass-Uke/[/url] 3/4 classical guitars are usually bought for younger musicians who either abandon or grow out of them - very cheap good ones can often be seen on ebay or gumtree. The advantage is that the wood will already be the correct thickness, there or thereabouts Andy [/quote] It's because I want to practice making it first. Practicing the bending and gluing and stuff before I use 'proper' wood. And I also don't know what type of wood to go for yet either.

Hello I'd be interested in your pick up waxing

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[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1373317355' post='2136168'] How about getting some veneer and some glue and making your own? I have never tried this so I have no idea how viable an option it actually is. [/quote] That wouldn't be a bad idea but I'd be more worried about the glue melting when I bend it

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1373314488' post='2136111'] Sounds pretty interesting to me, Myke! I think any acoustic, uke or otherwise, requires such a steep learning curve and the results can be hugely impressive and satisfying Andy [/quote] Well I'm glad you think so! Unfortunately it seems to be a slow starter as I can't find any plywood thin enough and I don't have a planing machine (not sure you can plane plywood, as it's made of layers) the thinnest available near me is 3.6mm. I may be able to get 1.5mm, if they can order it in, but that may still be too thick?

Thought to add.. I am on Firefox!

I must agree, it takes a little while to load now but not enough to bother me!

[quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1373311416' post='2136051'] Well the U Bass has a compensated bridge so maybe you could copy that. Just look at a picture on the internet, measure it and scale it up to fit whatever you're building.... ....What are you building???? I'm super-intrigued [/quote] I probably will to be honest. Well it's not that interesting. I have a ukulele at home which I am always using the two high strings (E and A) to jam on. So since I can't afford a Kala U-Bass I decided to build one. At the moment I'm trying to find a bit of thin plywood to build a prototype on and I'm not sure what woods to use yet. So essentially a U-Bass.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1373228714' post='2135121'] One advantage is, of course, if there's anything I don't like, I can change it! Nothing will be sacred, I can even get the colour sanded off and have the body carved a different shape! [/quote] That's the thing that makes me want one! Everything on it is what you want and if your tastes change it can change with them. Also you can say that it's unique to you which would be awesome

That neck is going to look amazing! I am so jealous of you, I would love to have my own built but I can't afford it and I haven't had enough experience with basses to know what I want as of yet.

[quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1373224049' post='2135037'] You'll still need some kind of compensation as even a 21 inch scale will find the strings stretching a fair bit when they're fretted. Is this for a ukelele - 21" scale with metal strings would mean they'd have to be thick as tree trunks!!! [/quote] I was planning to use the strings that the Kala U-Bass uses, as that's what I'm basing my idea around

Pretty, pretty, pretty What type of pickup are you going for?

So compensating it is just filing it down to get the innotation bang on?

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1373051236' post='2133308'] Hi Yes - you need an angle one way or another (an angled bridge or angle the bridge) or you really won't be in tune on the upper notes. Also, the bridge is set a few mm back from the scale length (yes, I know - it's weird). On the Stewmac website there's a calculator which you put in the scale length, etc, and it will tell you EXACTLY how many mm from the nut the bridge needs to be each side of the fretboard, including therefore the extra mm on the bass side to get the required angle. Hope this helps Andy [/quote] That's amazing thank you!

Jam nights normally have the back line provided. Not sure about the DI though.

I'm building it for a bass with a 21inch scale length, if this changes anything?

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1373041484' post='2133157'] Yeah, it's just him that's out of time there I think. I deleted that segment... not a very good ad-lib! [/quote] Yeah that's true. It's going to be difficult to cut it out to make it in time I think.

Hello, I was unsure whether to put this here or in Repairs/Technical but I chose here! Anyway.. I'm looking to build a acoustic bridge and have noticed that there are two different choices of bridge. There are ones with the saddle at and angle (For the intonation I assume) and some with a straight saddle. (It is a saddle right?) Anyway here are some examples. My question is does it matter if it is straight or at an angle? and if so.. How to do you work out the angle? Any advice would be brilliant!

I warm up.. using scales and exercises. Then I jam along with backing tracks in different keys. Then I'll put a tune on in iReal B and then improvise over the changes. Maybe sometimes I'll try and compose something for the Composition Competition. Haven't done so yet. I want to start getting into learning songs by ear more. Looking in depth at a set of chord changes and then thinking which scales and stuff would work over them instead of the simple.. G7 chord.. Oh I can play Cmaj aswell as the dominant scale. Also studying a transcription and working out what notes/scales/etc. they are using in it. But at the moment I have no gigs so that's why I'm doing this. And in terms of length. I play until I stop. Could be 30mins could be 2-3 hours.