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Thanks Ped. I'll have a good dig around the Wingbass website for ideas!!

That's a shame - I'm in Gloucestershire. If you haven't completed it by the beginning of May, I could take the fret press to the Midlands bass.

Whereabouts are you? If you're local to me you can use my fret press when you get round to it.

I'll be coming to the bash with my wife and kids as I did last year. My wife drops me off with the kit then takes the kids to the coast. We've changed car since last year (had a Zafira then, which you can fits loads into) so I've just tried to see what I can get in the boot of the new car. Bit disappointing as I can't get everything I wanted to bring in it. But then I had an idea. It's only about 90 mins from home so this should work for that short time as I can fit more kit on the back seats. Problem solved. See you Sunday!

After seeing Ped's Wingbass at a bass bash last year which I really liked, Bastav's Wingnut and Jebroad's 20" scale bass I'm thinking of building something very short scale too. I work away a lot for work and it would be nice to have something to play in the evening when I'm stopping at hotels but it would need to take up only a little space in the car boot. I've got one of the cheapy headless bridges in my box of stuff and a spare MM style pickup so I've made the following scribble. The bass would be 23" scale so that should be good for BEAD tuning or EADG using the bottom 4 strings of a 5 string set. No idea about woods or finish yet, this is just an idea at the moment.

I'm liking this!!

I've been watching that bass too - beautiful colour! Hope you enjoy it!

Funny - I just started building (well I've drawn it out and and sorted some parts) for a 23" scale thing. I've also been looking at using the lower 4 strings from a 5 string set to get EADG or to use a 4 string set to get BEAD but an octave up. Mine won't be finished (will barely been started as I have house DIY to do) but I'm looking forward to seeing this one. Cheers Jez

It is 29.5" scale but it does look very small in that picture!!!

Agree with Andy @Andyjr1515 on this especially with that top horn being so rounded. Most guitar tops tend to be around 5mm+ in thickness whereas the veneer will be typically 0.6mm which gives you very little to work with for a rounded edge. The semi hollow bass I made recently is sapele with a spalted beech top and very rounded edges like that Corvette. The top I used was 10mm thick to achieve that effect. Cheers

I'll be bringing that short scale bass that is on the table next to me in this picture, as it was completed about a month after this bash. Looking forward to catching up with everyone and the very tasty food!!

Looking good so far and nice to have the proper pickups for it! But like drinking and smoking, building basses can become addictive and expensive!! 😉 Cheers Jez

That really does look lovely!!

Cheers Andy. Looking forward to catching up at the SW Bash.

Plenty long enough then!

That Makita looks like a nice unit. I've recently got a Triton JOF001 which I really like. It has a really nice micro depth adjuster. I don't think you'd want something too small if you are doing the edges of a body. I don't think you'll beat a router for this task - don't even consider a Dremel or the like. They're only any good for free hand shaping or inlay work (with the precision base) in my opinion. I've also got a cheap Black and Decker router (was about £50) and that has been plenty good enough up to now. I only got the Triton for thereof adjuster and the 1/2" collet. There was a router for sale in the 'sell anything' forum. Cheers Jez

It's a bit difficult to tell from this picture but even with the bridge right at the back, can you still make a sufficiently big neck pocket?

I'll be being a pair of RS112s - hoping to hear how they sound with other amps. Not long now and I've finished two basses I've built ready for this. Looking forward to it!

Hi Andy. I quite like the preamp (could do with a bit more explanation / documentation) - there's just enough tone control with the top end roll off. Certainly sounds better than the piezo on its own. See what you think at the SW Bass Bash. How did you find it in Mick's bass as you were using it with both piezo and mag pickups? I struggled to find a piezo only preamp so half of this one isn't being used!! The only thing I could really find was Café Walter preamp but that means ordering from the States. Cheers P. S. I'm hoping there's a decent fretless player there to see what it really sounds like - I'm useless with it!!! My neighbour is a guitar teacher and had a quick noodle before the preamp was fitted and it sounded very nice in his hands.

Really must try to finish this one - has it really been two years since I last did any work on it?!!!

And finally finished this one ready for the SW Bass Bash.

Fitted the preamp to this today so it is now finished!! Hooray!! Ready for the SW Bass Bash.

Too bloody cold to go into the garage so I've taken over the utility room this time! Nice to stay in the warm getting these jobs done isn't it?!!