mr.sibs Posted November 26, 2007 Posted November 26, 2007 (edited) This build was started in the summer, and will hopefully be ready around new year. Its being built for me by a friend to my design specs. Its a fretless violin bass with two schaller pick ups, it has been built with a wooden bar down the middle of the body, yes the body is hollow, and the builder put in the bar to add a bit more resonance than other violin basses, but hopefully it will still get the warmth im after. heres some pics... Im going to go fro a deep reddy nut brown varnish for the finish, and painting will be starting soon Edited March 2, 2008 by mr.sibs Quote
Alpha-Dave Posted November 26, 2007 Posted November 26, 2007 That looks excellent, I look forward to the finished article! Quote
neepheid Posted November 26, 2007 Posted November 26, 2007 Something a little different for the build diaries forum, looking good so far! Quote
paul, the Posted November 26, 2007 Posted November 26, 2007 mmm, the most attractive build so far me thinks. Are you going to put the little tuners on like the original? That makes the whole look in my opinion. I couldn't work out what was wrong with the cheap modern versions and the. bam. it's the tuners. Quote
mr.sibs Posted November 27, 2007 Author Posted November 27, 2007 yes its having original hofner tuners to match cheers for the positive comments Quote
7string Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 Can't be too many fretless violin basses around. Looks very cool !! Quote
mr.sibs Posted December 4, 2007 Author Posted December 4, 2007 got a colour swatch too, didnt scan too nicely, but he is making me up a slightly less ready, but deeper version of the middle red that i think will be the final colour. thats a bit of the cream scratch plate in the corner Quote
mr.sibs Posted December 4, 2007 Author Posted December 4, 2007 some older pictures of the body from sept, you can see the resonance bar built in too avoid too much violin bass "non existent sustain" Quote
mr.sibs Posted December 4, 2007 Author Posted December 4, 2007 early pictures of the neck and head (august) and engraved white pearl disco stu (an old nickname) Quote
paul, the Posted December 26, 2007 Posted December 26, 2007 [quote name='mr.sibs' post='94893' date='Nov 27 2007, 01:24 AM']yes its having original hofner tuners to match cheers for the positive comments[/quote] Excellent. It's looking right smart mr.sibs. Quote
mr.sibs Posted January 28, 2008 Author Posted January 28, 2008 we have colour!!! have been waiting for a dry couple of days for a while and now the first coats are on the bass and i think its looking ace Quote
EBS_freak Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 [quote name='mr.sibs' post='129314' date='Jan 28 2008, 03:00 PM']we have colour!!! have been waiting for a dry couple of days for a while and now the first coats are on the bass and i think its looking ace [/quote] I've been waiting for an update on this for ages! It's looking very, very nice indeed! Being fretless, you won't have the intonation problems usually associated with these thing. That's a bonus! For once, I am quite envious! I love it! Keep the pics coming! Quote
mr.sibs Posted January 28, 2008 Author Posted January 28, 2008 thanks ebs, i got a chance to play it prior to spraying to make sure it felt okay and i was very impressed indeed, much nicer than the hofners that i had played prior to asking for it to be built, and the intonation seemed pretty good through the neck, i have to wait a couple of weeks for drying now though Quote
EBS_freak Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 So when is the estimated time of arrival? Quote
mr.sibs Posted January 28, 2008 Author Posted January 28, 2008 i would say three weeks and it will be in my hands, these are just pictures from the guy who is building it, testing it out just teased me though tbh! Quote
paul, the Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 *gasp* gawwjusss. Can't wait for more pics. Quote
mr.sibs Posted February 13, 2008 Author Posted February 13, 2008 thanks, last weekend of feb will be arrival time as its just on drying now, eek!! so there will be more pictures soon Quote
EBS_freak Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 [quote name='mr.sibs' post='139272' date='Feb 13 2008, 08:48 AM']thanks, last weekend of feb will be arrival time as its just on drying now, eek!! so there will be more pictures soon[/quote] Looking forward to seeing this! Just out of interest, as I've never thought about it before, where do you get hardcases for violin basses?? Quote
Brave Sir Robin Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 I'm not usually one for the 'violin' look, but I have a feeling this is gonna change my mind in a major way Quote
mr.sibs Posted February 19, 2008 Author Posted February 19, 2008 glad there are some people enjoying it. They have a couple of hardcases at thomann, just got to see what will fit nicest. Its arriving this weekend touch wood so il get some pictures up of the finished article soon Quote
EBS_freak Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 [quote name='mr.sibs' post='142886' date='Feb 19 2008, 08:46 AM']glad there are some people enjoying it. They have a couple of hardcases at thomann, just got to see what will fit nicest. Its arriving this weekend touch wood so il get some pictures up of the finished article soon[/quote] Indeed... the HÖFNER H3052-VB looks very tasty... well, as far as bass cases go. It's got dials and stuff in it! Got to be good! They aren't cheap though are they? Quote
wotnwhy Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 thats looking REALLY nice. looking forward to seeing it strung up! Quote
mr.sibs Posted February 19, 2008 Author Posted February 19, 2008 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='142932' date='Feb 19 2008, 10:12 AM']Indeed... the HÖFNER H3052-VB looks very tasty... well, as far as bass cases go. It's got dials and stuff in it! Got to be good! They aren't cheap though are they?[/quote] Yeah they look cool, im tempted to be a cheapskate and go for the £40 "beatcase" they have, im sure it will do the job Quote
mr.sibs Posted February 26, 2008 Author Posted February 26, 2008 Shes finished!!! apologies for the quality of the photos, il try and find a better space for some better ones soon.. if anyones interested my hard case is fantastic too, i went for the cheap beat bass one from thomann and it fits wonderfully hope you all enjoy, this bass is a masterpiece Quote
.jpg.518c69c2d9e1581799f3c11301dc2da5.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.