SpondonBassed

Welcome Smokey. Good credentials there.

Welcome FacStudio.

Oh yes! {Background sounds of hooting, loud cheers and tobacco spits}

They can't do you for it so I'm right behind you in principle.

Me too. Mind you, I was a bit jealous of you having an Ibby body to muck about with. I am keeping an eye out for Ibby SR bargains at the moment because I really like the shape of some of them. I'd have smoothed that body off to look like the others in the range. More sucked sweet than slab of cake if you get me. Have you plans for the neck?

PS: Excellent headstock. Whilst being unique it has attractive curves that equal one of the big names but it is not ridiculously long.

The arm relief contour and the slim body on these is what would make me change my position on acoustic bass. The YT clip I found is confirmation of the sound quality. If I ever earn owt other than beer money from my playing I am having one of these somewhere down the line. The functional form of this instrument is a thing of beauty. The machine thread inserts are the clincher. Any luthier who incorporates these details is building an instrument to outlast its owner. That makes it a proper investment as an heirloom for my successors on top of it being a highly useable acoustic based instrument. I'd love to support British craftsmanship but my earnings aren't up to that sort of investment right now. I will keep an eye on the range however.

Isn't that one of Sir Elton's lesser known albums? Or Is it what happens when @Les's kebab hunt ends up at the hut?

Seconded. I saw this at East Mids BB4 this year. It was beautifully light and responsive. Although it looked well finished to me, Jez was wanting to do some little bits to it yet. Artists are never satisfied with their own work. @Jabba_the_gut Have you officially finished this yet? It should definitely be in the running. Forum readers haven't seen it with its chromed control plate and upcycled note -book-cover pick guard screwed on yet. Please post some up to date images?

You want to do the fancy carve. I can almost feel your quivering here in Spondon.

@Louisss8sss I am assuming that the bass offered here yesterday for £50 was moved to the For Sale section. Please let us know how you go on? I'd love to know if it plays after it's dried out.

Surely a Hohner or Steinberger paddle bass would be a better option?

The signal from piezo is still an electrical one. Because it is such a low output any induced noise is likely to be more noticeable than conventional pick-ups. Grounding the hardware is a must. Even if you use non metallic strings I think you'd have the problem. The bass is a beauty. I am gob-smacked! It would sit well amongst older and more traditional stringed instruments yet it is very much of this era.

You wont need a stiffener after that glue goes off. Heeheehee Thanks for posting. I was unaware of fEARful before. It's great that someone has made plans of this calibre freely available. Looking forward to seeing more on these. GLWTB

Funny. We get lots of US stuff too.

Welcome John. It's good that you've stuck with the rhythm section. Some go over to the dark side and take up guitar!

Welcome Gillett Guitars AKA Scrumpy Mike.

I was going to suggest a stronger alternative like heavy duty aluminium tape. We called it speed tape at work. That was because the adhesive withstood the drag on aircraft travelling at over 500mph. It's weatherproof. I think the equivalent can be found in the public domain where roofers buy their supplies. I didn't mention in the end since it can't be soldered for electrical bonding. For strength, should you have any concerns about brittle walnut down the line, I'd sacrifice a further half millimetre thickness from the top and replace it with a piece of 26 gauge (Imperial) stainless steel sheet cut to fit snugly without adhesive. The pot and switch attachments should stabilise the assembly. I'd recommend against bonding anything thicker than tape to the walnut because of differential expansion due to changes in temperature. You can still use copper tape if required. Nice to see some form emerging. Looking good.

Welcome Brian. Cool screen name. Have you met @PaulWarning? I sympathise about BBCA. You are lucky though. Domestic BBC news is rammed with news of the Royal engagement. It ceased being news the day after the announcement. I'm happy for them and all but I think the news is compromised somewhat by their obsession. I suppose you get all that TNG repetition because it's got Patrick Stuart in it.

I'm assuming that you will line the chamber with adhesive copper tape. That should offer some stability.

Cue the widdly music that is so often misunderstood over at the More Beatles topic.

The Plank 1967

Ahhh, theory. I have a theory about being lost in music;

The locals call the song Feh Across the Meh.

I like your style.