SamIAm

I feel it important to warn you. GAS is a thing. But building a bass is so addictive it puts GAS to shame. Once you begin you may never stop! Just saying S'manth x

I rue the “quality” of drops offs. Trying to return a Thomas purchase using DHL. a simple process you’d think. Not one but TWO locally listed drop off points refused to take the item as they said they had stopped a year ago dealing with DHL! Frustrating is an understatement. But Thomann have arranged a collection, keep your fingers crossed for me. S’manth x

I got one of these good quality low price CAHAYA Electric Bass Cass Guitar Bag Gig Bag Backpack Padded Soft Case 8mm Padding, Grey, CY0202-1 https://amzn.eu/d/gkbDgZS S’manth x

Awesome … may your groove be great! S’manth x

Thought I'd best update the list to show me ... I'm in the middle but have added at the end 1. MacDaddy - Custom Shukers / Rob Allen Mouse / Peavey Vypyr VIP III 2. Binky Bass - Binky 10 string, USA Conklin 8 string, ACG 9 string, 3 x ACG 6 strings, Reiver 7 string (geeeetar), GR Bass Dual 1400 & GR Bass AT410+, Helix LT, Pinegrove straps, Richter straps etc. 3. Cetera - Spector (USA NS2 & NS2X, Euro Classic, Euro LX (w/Haz),Euro 'Rachel Bolan', Pulse II ) Wal Mk1 'Geddy Lee', Fender FSR PJ with East pre, Hamer Impact, Pedulla Buzz 4 fretless and maybe Jackson TBird, GK400RB, GK Legacy 800 & Tech21 VT500 Heads, Genz Benz Neox212 cab. 4. Frank Blank - Jabba short scale fretted, ACG SS Recurve, Ibanez SRC6, QSC K12.2. 5. Merton - various ACGs, Zoots, Conway Instruments basses, Glockenklang Blue Rock, Barefaced Two10/One10 6. Eude - ACG Finn SC Classic 6 string, ACG RetroB 5, ACG TKO Modern 4, ACG ChubstRR Mikro 6 string, 2 X ACG Mule 4 strings (on loan from ACG), GK Legacy 500, 1 or 2 Barefaced One10 Cabs, Dod 250(r) modded with @Sibob 7. Stingray5 - MusicMan Stingray5, Tune TWB6, Tune SWV4-BB, Boss GT-6B, Eden EC15 combo OR Trace Elliot GP12SMX combo. 8. NancyJohnson - NS Design NXT5a EUB, Lull JAXT4, Darkglass A/O900, Darkglass 112 cab, Tech 21 dUg. 9. prowla: Obligatory Rickenbackers, a Warwick or two, maybe a Kramer aluminium necked bass, some pedals, Ampeg & Tech 21 preamps (subject to change), maybe the Minitaur & MIDI bass pedals. 10. Lozz196: US Precision, Ashdown ABM600 & Ashdown ABM PRO NEO 210s x2 Ampeg SCR-DI, Sansamp BDDI v2 11. Silverfoxnik: G&L SB1, BC Rich Eagle, Godin Shifter Classic 5, Sprackenbacker Ricky copy, Mesa Walkabout 15 combo, or Handbox R400 + Vanderkley 1156 MT. 12. Happy Jack: an assortment of weird 5h1t that I can guarantee nobody else will bring 13. WalMan (hopefully!): Wal, Status S1 & S2 & Zon Legacy Elite. One of the rigs (probably Mesa D800 & BF One10 or BBII as there's already One10's on the list) or Helix & Headrush. SkarBassOne pedal. May have an old case & 2U rack to sell/raffle 14. Steve Browning: Mesa TT-800 and Mesa Subway 1x15 cabs. SVL basses. Greco Pbass and Tokai Jazz. 15. OrangeFriday: Latest homebuild items - Tubular Bass and Basscape effects plus maybe Jellybean Bass (the one with a few LEDs in the neck) 16. BillyBass: Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas V (J) and IV (reverse PJ) , Balaguer select series Goliath (HH), Tech21 GED 2112 pre amp, Barefaced Midget, maybe a super compact too. Not sure about which head yet. Jam pedals Lucy dreamer, Hamstead Subspace, Jam Pedals Ripply Fall. 17. Wolverinebass: Aside from bringing sideburns and sarcasm, not sure what I might bring. 18. Mudpup: Zon Sonus Std, Cort A4plus, Mesa Big Block 750, Mesa MPulse 600, Quilter BB800, Barefaced Big Baby cab 19. Simon C : G&L L2000 Tribute, Sire V7 Fretless, Ibanez EHB1000S Headless Shortscale. Various pedals (switch, tuner, Hypergravity compressor, Laney 85 Bass Octave, Bass Clone Chorus, Spectradrive) 20. Rumblefish: Reverend Rumblefish,Bernie Goodfellow bass, EBS HD 350,Vanderkley 112 MNT. 21. bass_dinger - Two Washburn 500s and a step-fronted SWR Workingman 12 with a three digit serial number. And maybe the Boulder Creek 5 string in my avatar. 22. Smanth - Harley Benton B-550FL, Kala UBASS, Roland Microcube Bass RX, TC-Electronics BG250-208, Line 6 Wireless, Some Zoom Pedals, Stompz if it is working, Bits for Phoenix.

Maple is a great choice for the neck. I can highly recommend https://www.luthierssupplies.co.uk/ to get it. S'manth x

Wouldn’t that mean a lot of basses are no strings away from being ukuleles? 🤣

Pro Micro for sure but I’m trying to avoid having to buy something, cash flow post fire and all that. ESP32 hack, cool but not sure if it supports midi profile. S’manth x

Ooooo ... I just saw @NancyJohnson - NS Design NXT5a EUB ... I'm really looking forward to seeing/hearing this! S'manth x

Good shout on both @itu, and I've already got one of each. The ESP32 (Which I used in Trampa) does not do USB OTG. I've also got a Arduino Leonardo, I must revisit it , tho I recall a challenge with MIDI over USB, which I need. S'manth x

Awesome @itu, I shall have to read your post a few times for it to sink in ... but it's what I was hoping for! thank you! S'manth x

Your skill is amazing @Andyjr1515!!! S'manth x

Stunned! That is an impressive unit with a gorgeous interface! S'manth x

Nods. I did, the problems seemed to be with topological naming issues, a widely recognised and challenging problem which the OSS community are tyring to solve ... a bit beyond my ken to help with! S'manth x

As a climber that made me laugh! S'manth x

Thanks @JGTay I had a play with Freecad on MacOS a while back, but found it to fail when I had complex models. I shall have another go tho as it appears to have had a new release since then. S'manth x

I'd been using Fusion 360 for designing and CNC toolpathing on my first bass build, it was a wee bit unreliable but wonderfully powerful! After a fire in my flat I no longer have a powerful Mac laptop and am using a linux based system ... Fusion 360 (running under wine) is a mare! Any suggestions for a decent CAD/CAM package for linux? S'manth x

How beautiful! Does it sounds as good as it looks? S'manth x

That is the approach I'm taking with the asymmetric neck on Phoenix. S'manth x

Progress on Stompz is not stopped, but is slow! I'm trying to select the "brain" for it, something that will be small and low drain on a battery. I hoped that a Pi Zero W (As I have one) would be ideal ... but then I realised that it does not have an ADC (Analogue to Digital) capability. This means that whilst it would be fine for detecting the pressing of the foot switches, it is not able to "read" the position of an expression pedal I still think it it a good way to go, but I now need to either: Buy an ADC for it, an easy path but requires more spend ... which I can ill afford at present. Transmogrify a Pi Pico (Which I already have) into and ADC. S'manth x

As part of my bass build a very lovely BCer is sending me a pair of Bartolini Quad Coil pups, I gather they are passive. I'm trying to decide if I am going to try to add in an onboard preamp, but my knowledge is low. What are the pros/cons of onboard vs offboard preamps? S'manth x

I continue to be blown away by the kindness of folks! (And @TheGreek, you claim to be cynical but I appreciate your PM post fire, reaching out to me to ask how you could help!) A kind BCer has sent me a pair of Bartolini Quad Coil pups for Phoenix! This means that I will be able to return the EMG pup I ordered from Thomann (I love their money back policy) as soon as it arrives. I gather the Barts have a sensing width of 88mm so I can go for a slightly wider string spacing (17mm I think will do nicely) and having two of them, with the quad coil switching ... I'll have sonic possibilities I never dreamed of! A question for those of you who know ... I gather the Barts are passive. What are the pros/cons of having an on bass preamp vs an external one? S'manth x

Has it passed yet? I give it till next week at most S'manth xxx

Lovely paint job! (I am biased towards 5 string fretless ... but sub short scale so yours is safe for now lol) S'manth x