It's not a Goodfellow

[Owen]

A long time ago I fancied a Tobias. I could not afford one. I also wanted a 5 string with a 35" scale. They were like hen's teeth. So I made one. Bernie G made me a neck - Birds Eye Maple, ebony board and abalone dots. I photocopied a Tobias picture and took it down to the woodyard with my one piece Ash body blank. The body was cut. The local luthier routed the necessary. I loaded it up with 2 x EMG 40J soapbars and an EMG bass/treble circuit (Vol/Bal/Stacked B+T). I finished the body with Ronseal all-in-one wood finish - "dries to the touch in 20 minutes" (it did). I had 6 screws in the neck joint because it was better - obv Ritter has been influenced by my lutherie. Bernie decided that the spec I had given him (Jazz spacing at the bridge) was not what I needed so made it thinner. I had bought the bridge already so had to move the saddles inward to get it to fit. The G is pretty close to the edge as you get higher up. So is the B, but, hey, who plays at the 14 fret on the B? Gohto bridge and machines inc a D tuner on the B.

It is what it is and I will not pretend that it is in super nick or whatever, but I reckon it is worth £300. If it does not go then I will not be devestated because it holds quite a lot of sentimental value, but I simply have too many basses.

When I can get my stupid computer to recognise the last import of pics I will upload them.

Edited February 2, 2011 by owen

[Owen]

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I was quite proud of the way the headstock came out. I saw something similar on some green custom job in BP a few years before and thought "I'm having that".

[Owen]

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