Headless idea

[Chopthebass]

As requested by Spondonbassed here are some pics of the bass that appeared in the background of the ‘83 Élite I’m building. 
 

specs are

body-ash, zebrano, black walnut. black sycamore. And maple top.

neck- flame maple, black walnut , plain maple

birdseye bound fingerboard, 35”, abalone dots

Bass Culture DC5 pickups

East Uni Pre with mini toggle for each pickup (series, split, parallel)

ETS headless hardware. 

[SpondonBassed]

That's lovely.  Thanks for documenting it.

I didn't see any strap buttons but I am wondering how it balances.

[Geek99]

Maybe it has magic buttons 

 

seriously - nice work there. What did it cost to build ? 

[Chopthebass]

I haven’t got to putting strap buttons on it yet! It weight 8.4 pounds. It should balance perfectly. I’ll find out shortly! 
I haven’t recorded how much I spent but I can tell you the big ticket items are ETS and East. Pickups were reasonable. 

[Geek99]

I’m not usually a fan of non fender style stuff just for cosmetic reasons but I do like your work there 

[Baxlin]

Love the workmanship, but is that a flame coming out of the neck in the 5th picture?

Also, did you build what I assume is a fake snake? (Apologies if it’s the real thing!!)

[Chopthebass]

4 minutes ago, Baxlin said:

Love the workmanship, but is that a flame coming out of the neck in the 5th picture?

Also, did you build what I assume is a fake snake? (Apologies if it’s the real thing!!)

Ha ha! I threw on a mix of strings and the D is a rotosound. And your right, the red wrap and reflection looks like a flame. 
this was a good exercise because the rotosound is the only string that sounds good. Much higher output and more tone than the other 4. 
 

yup it’s a Cobra replica from Factory Five in the states. They make the best most authentic replica. I did one in the UK using the Dax kit from Harlow. This one however is less of a kit! Body chassis windshield and a few other parts. Transport Canada have restrictions about what can be imported. Got there in the end!

[Baxlin]

Thanks CtB, as you see from my avatar pic, I’m into kit cars, but at the other end of the scale to the Cobra, mine’s a 3 wheeler tribute to the sporting 3 wheeler of the 1930s, powered by a Honda CX500 V-twin bike engine, and designed by John Ziemba at JZR in Lancs, UK.

(sorry for the mini hijack of thread)

[TheGreek]

Has similarities to my own headless custom

 

[Chopthebass]

3 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Has similarities to my own headless custom

 

Nice! Reminds me of Jaydee.

[Chopthebass]

3 hours ago, Baxlin said:

Thanks CtB, as you see from my avatar pic, I’m into kit cars, but at the other end of the scale to the Cobra, mine’s a 3 wheeler tribute to the sporting 3 wheeler of the 1930s, powered by a Honda CX500 V-twin bike engine, and designed by John Ziemba at JZR in Lancs, UK.

(sorry for the mini hijack of thread)

No worries about hijacking! Your car looks like a lot of fun. It probably weighs nothing, so a 500cc engine I imaging pulls fine. Just worked out my engine is 14 times the size of yours! Jeez. Good job gas prices are cheaper here!

[TheGreek]

4 minutes ago, Chopthebass said:

Nice! Reminds me of Jaydee.

 

You have a very preceptive eye, sir...Based on the Jaydee GA24.

[Chopthebass]

31 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

 

You have a very preceptive eye, sir...Based on the Jaydee GA24.

I bet it balances well. 

[TheGreek]

I might replace the headless system for this.

https://www.technologyformusicians.com/basshbridges.php?lingua=2

[SpondonBassed]

58 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

I might replace the headless system for this.

https://www.technologyformusicians.com/basshbridges.php?lingua=2

 

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Thanks to its flexibility is ideal for use in instruments with funboard keyboards multiscale.

 

I don't know what one is but I'm sold on it already!

Edited April 16, 2021 by SpondonBassed