Two Hollow Body Basses That I Build
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Two Hollow Body Basses That I Build
Both are hollow archtops, 18" across the lower bout, 30.25" scale. Both were built from scratch. The Harlequin is 4 string, with components salvaged from a new, but defective Gretch Jr. Jet bass. The bass on the right is a bass VI.
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Re: Two Hollow Body Basses That I Build
Ooooooooooooh
Can you please post pics of that Bass VI?
It seems awesooooome !!
Can you please post pics of that Bass VI?
It seems awesooooome !!
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Yep, I love it very much !
Love the Ricky holes too
Love the Ricky holes too
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Re: Two Hollow Body Basses That I Build
Yup, that's a cool bass!marqueemoon wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:21 pmThis is amazing. Love the whole vibe, especially the big dots.
The figuring on the top and Rick-holes are fine, but not the real standouts for me. It's the single-neck pickup, trapeze bridge, and no-cutaway body that knock my socks off! That's one delightful looking six-string bass!
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Thank you both for the compliments.
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Re: Two Hollow Body Basses That I Build
Well done, beautiful builds. Any build thread? Any recordings of the 6 string bass?
- 2groggy
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Re: Two Hollow Body Basses That I Build
I created a build thread for the 6 string over on tdpri >> https://www.tdpri.com/threads/2groggys- ... p.1065076/.
I haven't got a recording yet.
I never made a build thread for the harlequin.
I haven't got a recording yet.
I never made a build thread for the harlequin.
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I've read through the entire build thread on tdpri, outstanding work ! I like how you designed something quite uncommon but still very elegant. My only gripe would be with the tailpiece, its "off-the-shelf" vibe feels kinda weird with the uniqueness of the rest of the instrument, but that's a small detail !
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You're not wrong about the tailpiece. I'll have to have another look at it when my current builds are complete.Flurko wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:24 amI've read through the entire build thread on tdpri, outstanding work ! I like how you designed something quite uncommon but still very elegant. My only gripe would be with the tailpiece, its "off-the-shelf" vibe feels kinda weird with the uniqueness of the rest of the instrument, but that's a small detail !
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I too read the whole thread, very cool how it came to be. I just wondered what actually happened as you said it needed strengthening. Could you elaborate please?2groggy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 3:55 pmI created a build thread for the 6 string over on tdpri >> https://www.tdpri.com/threads/2groggys- ... p.1065076/.
I haven't got a recording yet.
I never made a build thread for the harlequin.
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Re: Two Hollow Body Basses That I Build
I tried to cut corners on the cross braces for the top. the wood selected didn't have straight grain and cracked in use. I noticed the the arch had dropped by 1/8" because the string action was suddenly too low. Having used hide glue, I could take it back apart with a heated putty knife. I installed stronger braces and reassembled. It's probably over designed now.