Experimental Prototype bass... I hope

[Hellzero]

Excellent job, mate. A fantastic build. The close to final look makes it a bit more massive than what I'd imagined, but this is YOUR project. 👍

[Andyjr1515]

My goodness - it's a complete showstopper!  

[SpondonBassed]

Magnificent!

[AndyTravis]

That’s wonderful, absolutely mad as a cat in a raincoat on a scooter...but...awesome.

 

[TheGreek]

31 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

That’s wonderful, absolutely mad as a cat in a raincoat on a scooter...but...awesome.

 

Which type of scooter???

Love the work on the bass - certainly setting yourself a high bar for the next build though.

[AndyTravis]

39 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Which type of scooter???

Love the work on the bass - certainly setting yourself a high bar for the next build though.

A three wheeled peppa pig one from B&M bargains.

[TheGreek]

You'd have to be absolutely crazy to ride one of those...

This is what you want...

As you can see they're "The Bulex"

 

[LukeFRC]

39 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

You'd have to be absolutely crazy to ride one of those...

This is what you want...

As you can see they're "The Bulex"

 

This is basschat - surely he can have the Bulex for going on flat places and the peppa pig for going round in?

[BassTool]

@mhoss32

Utterly brilliant.

Everything.

Absolutely.

 

What an incredible build.

Well done Sir 😉

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

👌🏼

[roman_sub]

Incredible. Headstock design may be unusual but it’s growing on me each time I see it!

[mhoss32]

Thanks so much Guys!

@Hellzero, it does look really long haha, that 26 fret neck that far up the body gives it a somewhat stretched look, but overall its actually pretty dainty. the total width of the body is only about 33cm

 

@TheGreeki know what you mean, but ive already got a few sketches of some more crazy ideas for the next one... as well as some improvements to some of the decisions made on this one, plus ive got a few bits of extremely nice wood for things like fretboards and body wood ready to go. i'm hoping to take some time to refine stuff and then see if i can find a customer for MK II

 

[binky_bass]

2 hours ago, mhoss32 said:

...then see if i can find a customer for MK II

Fancy making a 6 string bass!

[HazBeen]

Such a cool build, almost furniture like (in the best possible way) and truly unique.

[mhoss32]

@binky_bass Can't promise i can stretch a bigsby out to 6 strings, but you could get one hell of a pattern down the back of the neck!

@HazBeen People often refer to alembics as "furniture basses", its a big compliment!!

 

[mhoss32]

As promised, managed to ge out in the good weather and get a few beauty shots!

The scroll at the front and the rounded front of the headstock im particulary pleased with:

and a few artsy shots on the grass

and a few close ups of the pattern:

Hopefully updates in the form of a couple of demo videos coming soon!!

 

[TheGreek]

That's really nice. Hope that you're happy with the outcome. Really enjoyed following the thread.

[Andyjr1515]

Outstanding.  Finished as good as it started

 

[benh]

WOW. That is all 🙂

[Hellzero]

My superlatives bag is not big enough. 👌

[SpondonBassed]

That's beautiful!  Well done.

[Daz39]

Oh it’s awful, what were you thinking? Jaco only needed...

Wait, wrong thread.

That is stupendously beautiful. You could rent that out to estate agents looking to sell luxury homes. It’s an actual work of art. And it makes noise!

What do all the knobs and switches do again? And are they sliders on the pickups?

[TheGreek]

1 hour ago, Daz39 said:

Oh it’s awful, what were you thinking?

Ah, I thought you were using Negative Psychology to try to get it for nothing...😉😉

[mhoss32]

Thanks again so much guys! There's been so many kind comments throughout this thread and i so glad everyone has enjoyed it! I just hope it lived up to the expectations

Daz, thanks!

The sliders on the pickups switch the pickup coil configurations between 4 modes:

1. p bass

2. Reverse P

3. Jazz bass

4. Humbucking

The other controls are:

Push pull master volume, switching between stereo output with outboard power and mono output with battery power

Balance knob

Then each pickup has:

Frequency sweep low pass filter

2 position switch between 2nd order (12db/octave rolloff) and 4th order (24db/octave rolloff)

Resonance control from 1db peak up to 10db peak, with a push switch in 4th order mode up to 15db 

 

 

 

[Daz39]

1 minute ago, mhoss32 said:

Thanks again so much guys! There's been so many kind comments throughout this thread and i so glad everyone has enjoyed it! I just hope it lived up to the expectations

Daz, thanks!

The sliders on the pickups switch the pickup coil configurations between 4 modes:

1. p bass

2. Reverse P

3. Jazz bass

4. Humbucking

The other controls are:

Push pull master volume, switching between stereo output with outboard power and mono output with battery power

Balance knob

Then each pickup has:

Frequency sweep low pass filter

2 position switch between 2nd order (12db/octave rolloff) and 4th order (24db/octave rolloff)

Resonance control from 1db peak up to 10db peak, with a push switch in 4th order mode up to 15db 

 

 

 

So no recessed control to operate the Toaster or Kettle? Hmm... (kicks tyres).

What’s your next design then, and will it be such a rhapsody of wood that it evolves into a Treant (or a Liveship if you’re a real nerd).

[binky_bass]

Dare I ask what you estimate the total cost of the build to have been (materials only) and how many hours you think it took from start to finish? 

Feel free to not answer if it's too prying of a question, I'm just genuinely interested!