Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 I try another neck building method, which will be my definitive. Need to work on the fretboard ending... First 2019 working bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Mixing Wengé and Maple on Amaranth.... Maple is really bright but at least it matches the bass..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I stick with my too long & slim head. I find it sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Marcoelwray said: I stick with my too long & slim head. I find it sexy. I suppose you are not alone: https://www.facebook.com/harjunpaabass/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I hate waiting... Good for a bass builder. So when I patiently waiting for the fretboard to be glued, I tried a piece which I didn't foked up, curiously.... I will spare a bridge, plus it's matching wood PS: it's Amaranth, despite the brownish fade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 No really it's too easy, after the bridge I'll try to make machine heads in wood. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I'd never heard of Amaranth before, had to look it up, purpleheart. The brown is fairly typical in newly worked and will develop the familiar purple within a week or so. I'm very curious to hear how this bridge sounds when it's done, I imagine very dark sounding transmitting little information between the strings and the body like metals do. Just a guess I've never come across a wooden bridge on an electric bass before, are there any others? Very impressive work, that looks like a very difficult task but I won't be that impressed until I see those matching wooden machines 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) @Christine There's probably a load more but the only one that has a wooden bridge I know of off the top of my head is the Ibanez AFBV200A Edited December 29, 2018 by Jimothey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 It will have brass saddles, I keep the main idea of the Warwick bridge... So in the "saddle holders" I'll come to insert a adjustable brass saddle (ordered from Warwick shop) this way it will be 3D fully adjustable.... I'm not convinced yet by a full wood bridge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I have interchangeable brass and stainless saddles on a Hipshot bridge I have on my Fender, they really do make a difference to the sound, the stainless is much brighter, I use the brass as I love a darker sound, I have to try wooden saddles now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 47 minutes ago, Christine said: I have interchangeable brass and stainless saddles on a Hipshot bridge I have on my Fender, they really do make a difference to the sound, the stainless is much brighter, I use the brass as I love a darker sound, I have to try wooden saddles now And; titanium, aluminium, all woods types, graphite, tedur, GraphTech... 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Looks really less classy now but I don't want to go for wood saddles... When I'll decrease saddles highness, it will be less....... I don't know what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I oiled a bit the bridge, and grooved some funky string rooms because it was a little to squary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 53 minutes ago, Marcoelwray said: I oiled a bit the bridge, and grooved some funky string rooms because it was a little to squary. Ooooh - I like THAT! Very stylish.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollie 55 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Andyjr1515 said: Ooooh - I like THAT! Very stylish.... very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I need to make a stoptail now 😥 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Just now, Marcoelwray said: I need to make a stoptail now 😥 Though body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollie 55 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Just now, Christine said: Though body? oh yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Just now, Christine said: Though body? Nop, because I don't like that.. but it can be stopped by the body like some builds I've seen but Flamed maple isn't really hard and a Amaranth insert will be a little bit too much.... Currently thinking....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, rollie 55 said: oh yes Oh no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Or yes. I don't know.... Could be cool too... But not string through like Fender, more using the body as a stop tail.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollie 55 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, Marcoelwray said: Nop, because I don't like that.. but it can be stopped by the body like some builds I've seen but Flamed maple isn't really hard and a Amaranth insert will be a little bit too much.... Currently thinking....... ok fair enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I don't like the fact of bending the string hard like on some Ritter's ... This way makes more sense to me, but hard to get a perfect finish on that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollie 55 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, Marcoelwray said: I don't like the fact of bending the string hard like on some Ritter's ... This way makes more sense to me, but hard to get a perfect finish on that.. ok i understand 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 How about a bone tailpiece or as a rounded deflector to send it through the body more gently? Assuming a bone nut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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