blablas Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I finished another DIY build last weekend: Left handed fretless with a stainless steel finger board. [url="http://home.online.nl/blablas/bass/mk4/mk4fl%20details.html"]More details.[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Wonderful! I can't get the "More Details" link to work, though. I would love to see more about the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubis Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 That's lush You must be so proud of your work, any sound lips we can enjoy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 (edited) [quote name='JimBobTTD' timestamp='1370551376' post='2102703'] Wonderful! I can't get the "More Details" link to work, though. I would love to see more about the build. [/quote] Strange! The link works fine for me. [url="http://home.online.nl/blablas/bass/mk4/mk4fl%20details.html"]http://home.online.nl/blablas/bass/mk4/mk4fl details.html[/url] Edited June 6, 2013 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 [quote name='rubis' timestamp='1370551640' post='2102712'] That's lush You must be so proud of your work, any sound lips we can enjoy? [/quote] Of course I'm proud of my work, everything went as I wanted. Maybe sound clips will happen later, not right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 (edited) Gorgeous! Absolutely gorgeous! Edit.. Just looked at your website, that Mk4-5 (second from top) is amazing! May I ask how you worked out the angle of each fanned fret? Edited June 7, 2013 by Myke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 With [url="http://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/"]fretfind2d[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Beautiful work, the woods work really well together and a sleak design ..love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 [quote name='blablas' timestamp='1370588982' post='2103006'] With [url="http://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/"]fretfind2d[/url]. [/quote] Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 [quote name='blablas' timestamp='1370551801' post='2102717'] Strange! The link works fine for me. [url="http://home.online.nl/blablas/bass/mk4/mk4fl%20details.html"]http://home.online.nl/blablas/bass/mk4/mk4fl details.html[/url] [/quote] Works for me now, too. These basses are excellent. You are truly talented! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 All the parts are in for my next DIY build, does anybody want me to start a build diary here on BC? This is the plan: A fretted six string hollow body, 35 inch scale. The wood for the top. All the hardware parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Please do! I love watching a build happen. I actually want to start my own build but my skills will not be very good as it would be my first. But anyway, do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 (edited) I'm doing one in [url="http://www.basgitaarforum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=42147"]Dutch[/url] anyway, so the only thing extra I have to do for BC is translate it. Edited June 25, 2013 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 A week ago I finally decided to make a shim, I just could not get the string low enough to my liking. I took a white plastic plate with a thickness of two millimeters and cut it exactly in the shape of the neck-pocket, now the strings can go as low as I want them. And this is how the fingerboard looks after two months of almost daily playing for a least an hour. The scratches you see are not real scratches, but where the string touches the fingerboard the stainless steel becomes extra shiny, you can see them but can not feel them. It's a successful project, the bass almost plays itself and the the sound is exactly as I expected. Now I need to leave it in the rack more and continue with the next build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyf Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I've just spent a while on your website looking at the builds. Simply stunning. I absolutely love the 6-string headless. All the best Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 It's such a beautiful instrument! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesFlashG Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 how does it sound? hard to explain i imagine upload a clip if you can don't think i have heard a steel fretboard before - very nice work though just had a look around your website they all look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 It has the brightness and detail of a fretted bass but with the possibilities of a fretless, a wooden fretless fingerboard sounds more dampened and a bit warmer. Do a video search for LeFay Remington Steele for the sound, some of those gave me idea for this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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