Bastav Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) So I have decided to try building a bass with a budget of a 100 euros, but retaining a boutique-ish look. As I live in the northern regions of sweden where the wood supply is very limited I'm usually buying wood from ebay... the shipping charges alone when ordering wood for an entire bass would quickly eat up my budget. So the wood for this bass will all be from furniture found at flea markets, namely a CD-rack (mahogany or something like it), a chair (also mahogany) and a table (don't know what this wood is but it has an exotic look). Specs 4strings fretless 28'' scale bolt on or set neck. tbd piezo only Money spent; Wood - 19€ Tuners (2nd hand decent quality gotoh type) - 7€ Piezo & pre-amp of ebay - 39€ Bridge from wood scraps - free Truss rod - 6€ =71€ which leaves 29€ for the strings and whatever else that I've neglected Here's my basic sketch and here's a pile of wood. The fretboard is from the table, any ideas about what wood that might be? Edited September 9, 2016 by Bastav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 This will be great. I'm following! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Just out of interest what preamp did you buy for the piezo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 [quote name='lemmywinks' timestamp='1473427587' post='3130148'] Just out of interest what preamp did you buy for the piezo? [/quote] This one http://www.ebay.com/itm/TONE-MONSTER-AVT-Acoustic-Preamp-Bass-Guitar-SA4B-UST-Under-Saddle-Pickup-/182273359593? I have no idea if it's any good but we'll find out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 couldnt resist a quick mockup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Wonderful. Love this kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 [quote name='Bastav' timestamp='1473433181' post='3130218'] This one [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/TONE-MONSTER-AVT-Acoustic-Preamp-Bass-Guitar-SA4B-UST-Under-Saddle-Pickup-/182273359593?"]http://www.ebay.com/...-/182273359593?[/url] I have no idea if it's any good but we'll find out [/quote] Nice one thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 [quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1473439385' post='3130298'] Wonderful. Love this kind of thing. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 [quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1473439385' post='3130298'] Wonderful. Love this kind of thing. [/quote] Agreed Obviously appreciate the expensive builds by the pros but I really love the kind of 'make it up as you go along out of bits of scrap' type of builds. I think it shows real innovation and the instruments have something special about them when finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Ooh, ooh! Another home build thread; goodo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Love the look of the carving on the body. Are those hatched areas going to be chambers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 Thanks for the comments! Yes there will be some chambering, The chambering under the bridge will also act as the control cavity and the round thing surrounding the bridge will be a removable bridge plate so there wont be any other hatches or covers. I will also hide away the pots leaving the front clean... hopefully it will look pretty sleek I had a suggestion regarding the table wood; jacaranda. A quick google search tells me that [i]might[/i] mean jacaranda and it might mean brazil rosewood. Here are som other table planks (the leg on the left still has the old finish on it, the other piece is fresh out the bandsaw). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 No idea what it is, but it's a very pretty piece of wood, Bastav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Slow progress, but progress none the less. Glued up the neck blank... one piece at a time Then spent a few minutes planing in the grass Next up I will attempt a scarf joint, we'll see how that goes. I've also started on the fingerboard but I've yet to start on the position markers and binding. The binding will hide away the screw holes from when this was a table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 just found this thread. Now following Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 Here's the fingerboard. It's now partially slotted with veneer strips glued in with some sawdust. I managed to slighly mess up a few of the slots due to lack of proper preparations/slotting jig. This being fretless, I'm not really worried about function so much as form. We'll see what it looks like with the binding in place... If Im not happy with it I'll start over on a new board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Any more progress with this, Bastav? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 [quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1477146152' post='3160145'] Any more progress with this, Bastav? [/quote] Well, not much. Ive been moving house and this coupled with the fact i dont have a dedicated workspace has led to a forced building hiatus. Also i started another project, so ive now got three builds to distract me from more important things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 [quote name='Bastav' timestamp='1477309026' post='3161224'] Well, not much. Ive been moving house and this coupled with the fact i dont have a dedicated workspace has led to a forced building hiatus. Also i started another project, so ive now got three builds to distract me from more important things [/quote] Sounds good...means we can hassle you three times as much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 Started work on this again after a bit of a winter hiatus. Here´s a picture of the jigsaw puzzle that is the body. Left to right, youre looking at the back, middle and top Clamping it up. Ive got the back and middle sections glued up, awaiting planing. I will piece the top together once I have the rest of the body glued up. Scarf joint glue up. I think it went okay. Not perfect but I should be able to get an acceptable result in post-production Thats it, hopefully I'll have this looking a little more bass-like by next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Wow - looking at those body sections, that's quite a construction! Can't wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Never too many clamps! Look forward to seeing this progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Great to see some progress again. The middle wood looks like you've done the dark strips in a V shape because of the perspective - that's a cool idea that I might steal one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I'm liking this project! I really like the re-use of wood and what you are doing with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the comments, the woods in the middle (and the top) are indeed a little irregular in shape, thats just what i ended up with when i took the chair and table apart. Im as interested to see what it will end up looking like as anyone Edited March 2, 2017 by Bastav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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