Owen

Nodody likes a show off. Congrats

I have played with a couple of really nice bows in my life (both £3k+). If I had the money I would buy one tomorrow. Going back to mine was sad after that.

Bows. The slipperiest slope of them all.

Fit. The Uberhorn really is the nicest development of the Jazz shape.

You are playing with our emotions. Harsh.

I have a bass which is finished, but need another MM5 with ears hole routed into it. Obv this will be easy peasy for an experienced routing bod with the appropriate jig. Does anyone fancy the job? It will be slightly tricky because there is no room for slippage because the body is painted and if it were scratched it would be a MAJOR pain. I like relics, but not for this one. Obv I want it done last week because that is the nature of my excitement. I am not asking anyone to drop their big project just because of me, but if you have any space to do it quickly that would be very lush.

Translucent orange with PRSesque fake binding around the edge.

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Mmmmmm @ 2:52 in Dawnsionara on that spotify playlist

Rubber feet mounted over strap buttons with strap permanently screwed on to strap button before rubber fitted? All my straps are screwed in with a big washer to hold them in place. Why am I obsessed with your bass?

Obv not the colour scheme you have in mind, but an answer for balancing the bass?

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1381164968' post='2235249'] [/quote] This is not a criticism because I am in the process of going for this exact Oly white + matching headstock/tort colour scheme but on a 5 string J. However, there is something beautifully honest about a natural/tort Fender bass. I need to get out more.

There is very little that would give me more satisfaction than building my own DB. Sadly I am very aware of my lutherie skills and it is something which will never happen.

GOOD JOB! (Yes I am shouting)

I would love this. Can I put my name down? I will need to get my head around picking it up, but will get someone to take it out of your place ASAP. I am coming down for the Wales/SA match but will have it out of your place well before then. Let me know where I am in the pecking order. Thanks Owen

I seem to have an opinion about everything on this bass. I have struggled with the ramp idea and stuff when designing basses. I hasten to add that I never actually do anything with my designs! If you want a ramp how about having a wooden casing which would house both pickups? It seems a more elegant solution. I have played with ramps and totally get the concept but they seem so "lumpy" and not part of the instrument. One casing covering the whole pickup area would tie it all in and give a simple clarity to a potentially cluttered area. Also get ears/buttons for the machine heads made from the same wood for continuity. I am getting too excited and need to go and lie down.

[quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1380562328' post='2227133'] Hmmm.... Presumably not the ones I've got. [/quote] It all became too exciting and I bought a different set as well, just to see. Tragic.

The grain is enough as it is. It does not need adorning. Do you give the straight grain on a violin front a sunburst finish? No. Opinionated? Moi?

I will have a spare pair of 5 string J pickups when the dust has settled on my build

That will teach me to not do proper research! I will follow that with interest. Thanks

I am going through a Tele phase. I really fancy a walnut telecaster. While musing about this, I thought "hey, how about a 30" scale tele bass" but a replica of a tele guitar rather than the trad tele bass. The tele has a 25" scale. How weird would a scaled up by perhaps 20% tele (body and all) be? Obv a walnut one

Yay for new friends!