HazBeen Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) So up next will be a modern 5 string. - 35” scale - 24 frets (may opt for 21) - 2 active EMG MM pups - passive EQ VVT (may put in a preamp) - Black hardware - 18mm string spacing (single string bridge) at bridge - brass nut (10mm spacing) 50mm wide - swamp ash body with a tbd top (walnut likely) - maple neck, bolt-on - wenge fretboard (most likely) - I quite like scalloped headstocks, so will probably go with that Will be doing a full-size drawing in the next weeks..... old school style Edited February 24, 2021 by HazBeen 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Awesome! Will be watching with great interest! I'm also using EMGs on my build, active J pu's with VVT! Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Interesting indeed. Any idea of the weight? Oil/wax or lacquer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 48 minutes ago, itu said: Interesting indeed. Any idea of the weight? Oil/wax or lacquer? All my builds I want to be under 4 kg, the swamp ash I have is really light so 3.6/3.8kg I expect to end up at. Oil finish for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durhamboy Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Sounds nice, looking forward to the build. Interested in the EMG MM's I've never tried EMG's and have no idea how their MM types sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 It will take some time before this thing takes shape, but I think I am happy with the body shape and headstock. - I have decided to go for 21 frets as it helps balance without needing deep cutaways - headstock I want as small as I can get to prevent neck dive (but it does need to look good and balanced in relation to the body) - I am going for a pickup position that is around 1/2” back towards the bridge compared to a Ray Clearly just a first draft, any comments folks? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 I think I will stick with the walnut top, looks understated but I think it will have a nice contrast against the swamp ash body, black hardware and wenge fretboard. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Walnut’s nice! Looking forward to seeing this progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 And we now have a full size drawing, to the correct dimensions, scale etc. I need to sort out some neck wood, as I didn’t yet order anything whilst I was deciding what I wanted to do. Tuner positions are just approx. to get an idea of the headstock. Not sure what it reminds me of, but I may unintentionally have nicked a design. Pedulla Rapture-ish, but smaller. The body is an adaptation of the body I designed for my fretless. Anyway, can start on the body, but the neck will need most work so need to start ordering something... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 A part of me wants to put both MM5CS pickups right next to each other, so without a gap. Like an MTD Super 5, but slightly further from the bridge....... hmmmmmm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Go wild, Harry, express yourself. We all need it at some point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 19 hours ago, HazBeen said: Have you got a mouse in your kitchen? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 36 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: Have you got a mouse in your kitchen? I can imagine the confusion, as I am using a kitchen-esque tablecloth on my worktop and clearly I am standing on a chair. However, my mrs would never let me build anything but dinner in the kitchen (she did let me nick a plastic tablecloth for my workshop), and I’d be chasing any mouse with a mallet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Just ordered neck and fretboard material. It will be a 3 piece neck, flatsawn maple with a 2cm quartersawn wenge spine and a wenge fretboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 43 minutes ago, HazBeen said: Just ordered neck and fretboard material. It will be a 3 piece neck, flatsawn maple with a 2cm quartersawn wenge spine and a wenge fretboard. Lovely lovely Wenge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertg43 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 19 hours ago, HazBeen said: I can imagine the confusion, as I am using a kitchen-esque tablecloth on my worktop and clearly I am standing on a chair. However, my mrs would never let me build anything but dinner in the kitchen (she did let me nick a plastic tablecloth for my workshop), and I’d be chasing any mouse with a mallet Man up thats what I do ( between the hours of 8.30 to 5.30 Monday to Friday) then when she gets home I do what she saids to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 In true “me” fashion I am already thinking of/am making changes to the original plan. - I am indeed going to put the pickups side by side - with the wenge fretboard and centre “spine” I’ve gone off the nut top idea, most likely going to mix it up Did the rough body shaping (bandsaw). Since getting my spindle sander I just sand to shape, not needing to make a routing template. More control and no chipout risk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Can someone please tell me why I have a partially lined, epoxied wenge fretboard in mind all of a sudden? Must be all the Intronaut I’ve been listening to. Time will tell if it is a phase...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 I have settled on an ambrosia maple top. It will look better than the walnut I feel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 3 hours ago, HazBeen said: I have settled on an ambrosia maple top. It will look better than the walnut I feel. You feel walnuts ? It’s important to check yourself regularly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 36 minutes ago, Geek99 said: You feel walnuts ? It’s important to check yourself regularly You must nut be serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durhamboy Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Leaving aside the whole walnut contact issue, love the maple top, some real charicter there. Sometimes I find the usual flamed maple tops to be a bit boring, lovely as they are, this one should have some real interest to it when the grain is brought out under a finish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 Glued the 2 bits together. Will work well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) What do you get if you create heaps of sawdust? ......... a thinner, lighter body. The bass will be 36mm thick. The thinnest I have ever made, but I reckon 6 bolts and the way I designed the body means 18mm for the neck to bolt on to should work well enough. As I will be adding a lot of hardware, I need to keep the weight down. As is we are at 2.3 kg, which means when all is said and done, so final shaping, all cavities routed, arm/belly contour, rounding we should end up around 1.7kg. In the end I think we will pretty much bang on 4kg. Hopefully 3.9, but I’d even take 4.1kg. Still waiting on neck wood, so will likely focus on getting the body all done, ready for routing the neck cavity. Edited August 30, 2020 by HazBeen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 12 hours ago, HazBeen said: What do you get if you create heaps of sawdust? ......... a thinner, lighter body. The thin slice is the body and the fat lump is the routing template? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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