Talkbass 3 Wood Challenge entry

[rubis]

Just entered this, looks like it might be fun and there doesn't seem to be anyone flying the flag

[url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/3-wood-build-challenge-887238/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/3-wood-build-challenge-887238/[/url]


This will be my entry, I will update it on here as well

[url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/3-wood-challenge-african-queen-894093/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/3-wood-challenge-african-queen-894093/[/url]

[lettsguitars]

I hate restrictions. Bugger that.

[rubis]

I'm sure if anyone could pull a rabbit out of the hat it would be you sir!

[chrismuzz]

You should kick all their arses (or asses ) by makin an all maple bass with a maple fretboard

[charic]

Make one of those plastic basses

Edited June 26, 2012 by charic

[lettsguitars]

I would reiterate what the Hopkins bloke says. Stiffening rods in a quarter wenge neck would be uber overkill. You could end up not being able to straighten it should there be any natural bow in the wood. The truss rod wont touch it if you know what i mean. Just another opinion though. Good luck with the build man.

[andydye]

Good luck, the woods and spec sound exciting, t'will be a mighty nice looking p-bass type thingy!

[BigRedX]

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1340697652' post='1708124']
Make one of those plastic basses


[/quote]

With an aluminium neck.

[charic]

An graphite fretboard

[BigRedX]

Wood? To build basses? What a quaint notion!

[Gust0o]

Why not keep it topical to Plymouth, and build it out of driftwood or some fine (and rotten) nautical timbers?

[paulflan0151]

I was thinking about going in for this too. Don't know what i'd make. Something crazy, 36 fret, 7 string fretless

[muttley]

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1340690799' post='1708057']
or asses
[/quote]

That's animal cruelty

The rules do state a [i]maximum[/i] of 3 woods. I wonder how many entries will be made from a single type.

[charic]

I wonder if you could get away with using the same "species" of wood again and again.

Macassar Ebony
Ebony
Pale Moon Ebony

Does that still count as 1 wood?

[rubis]

Somebody raised that point regarding maple....sugar maple, quilted, flamed etc and the moderator said they must look like they came from the same tree so I imagine different types of ebony would count as different species........I wonder if they'd allow different colours of perspex though?

I thought about an aluminium topped P bass though. I've got a half finished Variax conversion which is a Sapele thinline telecaster with an aluminium top and fake pickups and I think it will look cool. Like those Nik Page guitars....check out this link to Lemmy's new toy

[url="http://www.nickpageguitars.com/bass_gott4.html"]http://www.nickpageguitars.com/bass_gott4.html[/url]

[rubis]

[quote]I would reiterate what the Hopkins bloke says. Stiffening rods in a quarter wenge neck would be uber overkill. You could end up not being able to straighten it should there be any natural bow in the wood. The truss rod wont touch it if you know what i mean. Just another opinion though. Good luck with the build man.
[/quote]


Sage advice from a master.......thank you Jon

[MoonBassAlpha]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1340708008' post='1708274']
With an aluminium neck.
[/quote]
Hell yes!