Andyjr1515 Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Lovely job. Spot on 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 I will let the pics do the talking, 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Top drawer. Beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 That's some beautiful wood! Great work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 13/05/2021 at 21:40, HazBeen said: That is looking lovely - beautiful contrasting woods. Quick technical question with regards to the pickups, what is the layout of the sensing area? Just wondering as the B string is closer to the edge of the pickup than the G. I couldn't find anything online that showed the layout and I'm curious as these pickups look interesting as an alternative to other soapbars. Cheers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Jabba_the_gut said: That is looking lovely - beautiful contrasting woods. Quick technical question with regards to the pickups, what is the layout of the sensing area? Just wondering as the B string is closer to the edge of the pickup than the G. I couldn't find anything online that showed the layout and I'm curious as these pickups look interesting as an alternative to other soapbars. Cheers Hi, from a design perspective it looked better for the pickups to align with the flared heel, so they are off-centered ever so slightly, well spotted! The picture angle makes it look as if the B is a little further towards the edge than it actually is. I could not find too much on the net on the sensing area, but if you look at the Spector Dimension 5, it is also pretty close. Roughly the same as I have it and I had seen examples where it is even closer to the edge (especially on 7/8 string guitars with Fluence pickups, they have the same design as the bass ones). I did a quick test (screwdriver tapping) and the sensing area appears to run to a few mm from the edge, but it is a bit of a gamble if honest. Should be okay, worst case I will be creating some wooden pickup surrounds .... I will let you know! Edited May 17, 2021 by HazBeen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 20 hours ago, HazBeen said: Hi, from a design perspective it looked better for the pickups to align with the flared heel, so they are off-centered ever so slightly, well spotted! The picture angle makes it look as if the B is a little further towards the edge than it actually is. I could not find too much on the net on the sensing area, but if you look at the Spector Dimension 5, it is also pretty close. Roughly the same as I have it and I had seen examples where it is even closer to the edge (especially on 7/8 string guitars with Fluence pickups, they have the same design as the bass ones). I did a quick test (screwdriver tapping) and the sensing area appears to run to a few mm from the edge, but it is a bit of a gamble if honest. Should be okay, worst case I will be creating some wooden pickup surrounds .... I will let you know! I looked on the web too but couldn't find anything either. I was looking for something like this that you get for EMG pickups - I guess the Fishman ones won't be too far different. Look forward to seeing this bass complete. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Jabba_the_gut said: I looked on the web too but couldn't find anything either. I was looking for something like this that you get for EMG pickups - I guess the Fishman ones won't be too far different. Look forward to seeing this bass complete. Cheers Fluence pickups are very different apparently, the similarity ends on the exterior. And they certainly extend beyond EMGs, my screwdriver test made that very apparent. You see a lot of guitars where they are really close to the rounding, which would not work with EMGs. Anyway, we will know soon enough. 6 layers of oil on the body, 4 on the neck. Just 1 more coat tomorrow (but lemon oil) and then dry overnight and I will start putting things together. Whilst I knowingly took a risk for the sake of the “design”, and I have a solid “what if” I’d hate to have to make covers or surrounds on this one, I really like it as it is now. So pics like this are what I am relying on... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Been putting things together..... just the wiring to do and then we are pretty much sorted. Expect to post pics of the finished bass tonight, I got lucky and pretty much have perfect action everywhere, just need to raise the E string a little and we should be golden. It is looking mega! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 16 minutes ago, HazBeen said: Been putting things together..... just the wiring to do and then we are pretty much sorted. Expect to post pics of the finished bass tonight, I got lucky and pretty much have perfect action everywhere, just need to raise the E string a little and we should be golden. It is looking mega! Can't wait to see it! From the pics so far it looks pretty special already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Photos photos photos!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Wow, that took much more time than expected 😂. Lots and lots of wires to solder.... anyway, all done now. Clearly I will shoot some daylight pics soon and so a quick recording. The thing sounds monstrous through my headphone amp, so bodes well! Will tidy up strings when fully intonated. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 10 minutes ago, Jabba_the_gut said: Very nice! No issues with rear pickup sensing area btw, phew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Gosh, that's gorgeous! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Lovely job mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 6 hours ago, HazBeen said: No issues with rear pickup sensing area btw, phew Marvellous!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Another BC masterpiece....👍 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre_Passini Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Really gorgeous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 4068 grams, including batteries for those who want to know. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Or 8.968405 LBs in old money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Beautiful work 👏🏼👏🏼👌🏼 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 There's some bass appeal in this design, Harry. Congratulations, it looks even more beautiful now that it's finished. Waiting for the soundclips now. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 22 hours ago, Hellzero said: There's some bass appeal in this design, Harry. Congratulations, it looks even more beautiful now that it's finished. Waiting for the soundclips now. 😉 I used it for band practice yesterday, it is a “heavy” sounding bass. A lof of natural girth and compression. Maybe the wood combo, maybe the Fishmans. Great pickups, although even the “classic” voicing is quite modern. I like them (I like EMGs too), but they may not be everyone’s cuppa. I am going to hold off on recording for a few weeks, so it can break in a little but it will come! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingul Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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