ambient Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) I want to make ramps to fit on a couple of my basses. I was hoping to get my brother to do it for me, but he's really busy, so I'm gonna have a go myself. I bought 2 pieces of ebony from eBay, but they're a little too thick, and I messed up sawing the one to the right size, I have the DIY skills of a frog I was thinking maybe of balsa wood, that's pretty cheap, and I believe quite easy to sand down etc, and I could paint it black. Is there anything else anyone could suggest I use, bearing in mind my total lack of practical skills Edited November 29, 2013 by ambient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I think you can use any wood or plastic really. Gary Willis has a couple of vids which may help: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKffNbWXRfQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKffNbWXRfQ[/url] Bernie Goodfellow did mine in the same wood as the top of my bass which is Walnut: [url="http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/gb_spitfire_gallery3.asp"]http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/gb_spitfire_gallery3.asp[/url] Fourth row down, fourth across... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I had a small one made from ash by a luthier, cost £20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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