wesfinn Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 Hello! i finally got my ass into gear and finished my 5 string prototype! and what a beauty she turned out to be! specs are as follows body: flame jarra top and back, mahogany core neck: maple/australian blue gum 7 piece, american black walnut finger board 35" scale p/ups, eq: 2 x bartolini soapbars, 2 band john east eq harware:hipshot bridge, gotoh tuners. it plays like an absolute dream and sounds sooo mean! i have it tuned C,G,C,F,A sharp so its super tight! <br> <br> <br> <br> Quote
neepheid Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 Well done, that looks like a well tidy piece of kit! Quote
ped Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 Wes says he will have some sound clips soon! Quote
ergon Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 wow, hope i can make something like that one day! Quote
Kiwi Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 Looks like the love child of a Warwick Streamer and a Ritter Roya Quote
Tait Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 would that be based on the bassist for alien ant farm's signature bass? the one fender used to make? just wondering becuase its similar, its cool anyway. Quote
wesfinn Posted December 9, 2007 Author Posted December 9, 2007 thanx guys! its a bit of a weird one in terms of what its based on...believe it or not the shape of the base of the instrument was actually based on a strange onion that i found! the rest of it is a bit of a mash up of a warwick streamer, pedulla and a ritter roya. the shape worked out better than i orginally thought too. Quote
Dood Posted December 9, 2007 Posted December 9, 2007 Wesfinn, that is a nice bit o' work there! *dan makes a blinding understatement*. Congrats! - I'm good at DIY and can make 'stuff', but I don't think I fancy tackling an expensive piece of wood!! Quote
wesfinn Posted December 9, 2007 Author Posted December 9, 2007 thanx dan...in case u were wondering who i am its Wes who used to work at iceni zoot! hows things going mate? Quote
Dood Posted December 9, 2007 Posted December 9, 2007 I wondered if it was mate! ;o) That would explain the fine luthier skills! - I'm very well. Hope things are treatin ya well too. Haven't been down to see Mike for a while.. must get round to doing that at some point! Quote
Tait Posted December 20, 2007 Posted December 20, 2007 [quote name='wesfinn' post='101665' date='Dec 9 2007, 12:21 PM']thanx guys! its a bit of a weird one in terms of what its based on...believe it or not the shape of the base of the instrument was actually based on a strange onion that i found! the rest of it is a bit of a mash up of a warwick streamer, pedulla and a ritter roya. the shape worked out better than i orginally thought too.[/quote] What kind of onions do you eat? Quote
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.