steve-bbb Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 just as a thought .... has anybody any experience of perspex or acrylic bodies? i recall the dan armstrong thingy from years ago and if i remember correctly was there a bass version as well as the six string? the idea of a perspex/acrylic bitsa project has just occured to me and requires a modicum of investigation i feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I remember they had a sliding pick-up on rails, at the time I thought it rather cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I used to do allot of work with acrylic - it machines nicely and polishes up like glass One issue is the weight though, it weighs much more than wood which is one reason the Armstrong guitars had very small bodies. That said, you could look at fabricating a semi hollow body. The bass player in Goldfrapp used an an acrylic Precision. The body and headstock were see through but the neck itself looked like wood (I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 So he did [attachment=93364:Frapp.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilmour Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 [quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1321700619' post='1442072'] The bass player in Goldfrapp used an an acrylic Precision. The body and headstock were see through but the neck itself looked like wood (I think). [/quote] It was made by Crimson Guitars, there's a very detailed build diary of it on his site, here's one page: http://crimsonguitars.com/workshop-diary/2008/01/page/11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 [quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1321700619' post='1442072'] The bass player in Goldfrapp used an an acrylic Precision. The body and headstock were see through but the neck itself looked like wood (I think). [/quote] He has several including one which was all-acrylic including the neck. I've played this one and unfortunately it's not a particularly good instrument - extremely heavy and with a massively chunky neck. Also while it looks great at a distance up close you can see every unpolished internal surface which I found detracted massively from the overall look of the instrument. One for the video only and then only if you can take a decent break between each take! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 sounds cool but I would hate to make a bass out of one, since it stinks when you work on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 There was a guy building a clear tele on here. Its a good read and may have some info fo you [url="http://www.tdpri.com/forum/2011-tdpri-tele-build-challenge/263778-scatter-lees-2011-tdpri-build-challenge-thread.html"]http://www.tdpri.com/forum/2011-tdpri-tele-build-challenge/263778-scatter-lees-2011-tdpri-build-challenge-thread.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el borracho Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Surprised nobody has mentioned bassassin's rather nice build on this forum [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/100767-i-built-a-precision-and-it-went-wrong/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/100767-i-built-a-precision-and-it-went-wrong/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 [quote name='tommorichards' timestamp='1321724821' post='1442479'] There was a guy building a clear tele on here. Its a good read and may have some info fo you [url="http://www.tdpri.com/forum/2011-tdpri-tele-build-challenge/263778-scatter-lees-2011-tdpri-build-challenge-thread.html"]http://www.tdpri.com/forum/2011-tdpri-tele-build-challenge/263778-scatter-lees-2011-tdpri-build-challenge-thread.html[/url] [/quote] Now that (apart from the boring telecaster shape) is how to make an acrylic guitar. The attention to detail described in the thread puts the finish of the Crimson bass to shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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