pete.young Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Wonder if some banjo tuners would give you a bit more room? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, pete.young said: Wonder if some banjo tuners would give you a bit more room? Genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadagoboi Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Spondon: Not much except I'd build the body. Belly contour, side jack. Balance is about the same as most Thunderbirds but it's a heavy neck and tuners. Most multis are neck heavy unless you spend a lot of money on tuners. Gotoh Resolites and Stealths, insanely light and priced that way. WoodinBlack: Well it does have a Ric headstock and that's their preferred setup for Eighters. Plugging and redrilling is a PITA but worth it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 15 minutes ago, dadagoboi said: Spondon: Not much except I'd build the body. Belly contour, side jack. Balance is about the same as most Thunderbirds but it's a heavy neck and tuners. Most multis are neck heavy unless you spend a lot of money on tuners. Much as I expected, thank you. Will you continue to buy in the necks then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadagoboi Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, SpondonBassed said: Much as I expected, thank you. Will you continue to buy in the necks then? You're welcome. The Ibanez necks are excellentt quality and readily available. I prefer to buy anything I can't make or have made better. There's no actual 'production' , almost everything I build has some degree of customisation depending on customer preferences and how I feel about incorporating them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I've been looking at this thread, looking at my cheapy Dean Edge 4, looking at this thread, looking at my cheapy Dean... About £120 worth of parts and some work and I could have an 8 string.... Hmmmmmmmm...🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, bartelby said: I've been looking at this thread, looking at my cheapy Dean Edge 4, looking at this thread, looking at my cheapy Dean... About £120 worth of parts and some work and I could have an 8 string.... Hmmmmmmmm...🤔 You know they come as 8 strings don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 47 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: You know they come as 8 strings don't you? Yep. I know. But where is the fun in just buying one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadagoboi Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 6 hours ago, Woodinblack said: You know they come as 8 strings don't you? I have a Dean Edge Eighter. Neck is dual trussrod 49 mm at the bridge 3 piece maple. I also have a Dean 4 banger. Neck IS NOT dual trussrod three piece maple or 49 mm. That said, you can build a decent eighter with a single trussrod one piece neck, but not without at least a 45mm wide nut..IMO string spacing will be too tight with anything less 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 5 hours ago, dadagoboi said: I have a Dean Edge Eighter. Neck is dual trussrod 49 mm at the bridge 3 piece maple. I also have a Dean 4 banger. Neck IS NOT dual trussrod three piece maple or 49 mm. That said, you can build a decent eighter with a single trussrod one piece neck, but not without at least a 45mm wide nut..IMO string spacing will be too tight with anything less Obviously you know more about the construction of these things, but my dean is a 45mm nut, and the spector was quite a bit less. Also it had I believe a single truss rod. It was a better bass to play than the dean (but in my case 4 times the price so I didn't keep it, but maybe I should have). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, dadagoboi said: I think I’m in love. Only my brain can only handle four strings. Edited September 17, 2018 by Pea Turgh Additional text. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 52 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Obviously you know more about the construction of these things, but my dean is a 45mm nut, and the spector was quite a bit less. Also it had I believe a single truss rod. It was a better bass to play than the dean (but in my case 4 times the price so I didn't keep it, but maybe I should have). The Schecter Stiletto Studio 8 only has a 40mm nut. Which gives me some hope I can mod my Dean Edge 4... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 4 hours ago, bartelby said: The Schecter Stiletto Studio 8 only has a 40mm nut. Which gives me some hope I can mod my Dean Edge 4... Yeh, the spector specs (great name that) says it is 39.5mm, and it was a nice neck on that bass. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadagoboi Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 It's easier for me to chord a multi string with a wider neck, very tight spacing between root and octave(s), and minimal neck relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 2 hours ago, dadagoboi said: It's easier for me to chord a multi string with a wider neck, very tight spacing between root and octave(s), and minimal neck relief. Exactly the opposite with me on the neck width, but then I once a bass goes past 45mm overall at the nut or 17mm spacing at the bridge I have already lost it a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 15/09/2018 at 22:14, dadagoboi said: Dialing in the beast. Absolutely amazing work so far! I too have just realised that I probably need at least an 8 string in my life now... Can I ask what shape the gold bass is on the right in this pic? I can't seem to find it on your site. Cheers, Eude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadagoboi Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, eude said: Absolutely amazing work so far! I too have just realised that I probably need at least an 8 string in my life now... Can I ask what shape the gold bass is on the right in this pic? I can't seem to find it on your site. Cheers, Eude Thanks,! The gold bass is a one off, started out as a 4 string. I rerouted the neck pocket and dropped in the neck from my BigBottom 12er when I was developing the current 12er bridge/tailpiece. BigBottom and NR 12s 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 23 minutes ago, dadagoboi said: Thanks,! The gold bass is a one off, started out as a 4 string. I rerouted the neck pocket and dropped in the neck from my BigBottom 12er when I was developing the current 12er bridge/tailpiece. BigBottom and NR 12s Thanks for the info, I REALLY like it as a shape, very cool. Eude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I just like big bottoms. I can not lie. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadagoboi Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Putting a cork in this one. Turned out the 10 string spread was a bridge too far for the ThunderBuckers, which after all were designed for five strings maximum. I put it aside to ponder and took a long vacation to California. Upon return I got a set of Aguilar G3 40 series which do the job very well. Slight routing /touchup was necessary and it's gone to the happy customer. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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