binky_bass

Nordstrand are amazing pick ups, if thats a choice, you should go for it! you can describe your perfect sound and nordstrand will make the pick ups to produce it!

a scrunchie on the neck is always a good option, personally i tend not to do that, ive had this bass built with a zero fret, so that minimizes resonation from other strings, but i rarely use open strings, ive found that, especailly because of my style, fretting what would be the open note is easier for me any way. as it goes, i only own 4 string basses at the moment, ive always been interested in ER basses, so i stepped up to a conklin 7 a while ago, but sold it on this very site a few months back to raise more funds for this bass, the conklin 7 took a while to get used to for sure, as im sure this one will, but when i was playing the conklin 7 i was almost inspired purley because of the extra strings to write some of the best pieces ive written, but i still wanted more strings! so 13 months ago i started having this 10 string beast built. you should check out yves carbonne or jean baudin. yves plays 10 string unmarked fretless (thats beyond me, i dont understand how he does what he does!) jean plays 13 string basses. both obscene players! infact jean was an excellent source for advice when choosing who to have build it. have a look at www.beebasses.com run by Fred bolton, the very man whos building mine. Peace. Russ.

the inlay is deffinatly a personal thing, its binky the bunny from life in hell by matt greoning, ive just been drawing that little rabbit in random places from about 10 years, so look out for it! 10 string is a hella lot of strings, but its kind of a cross over between bass, chapman sticks and warr guitars, i play alot of tapp style, so 10 strings really opens out the possibilities!

Good to see a decent collection of basses in essex! thought i might be the only bassist in essex who actually knows the instrument. its good to see a fellow essex player! heres a pic of whats soon to be my cherished slag!

hey all, though this would be a good place to post a pic or two of my almost done 10 stringer. although i didnt build it (i wish i could something like this!) i did design it from scratch, literally everything about it has been painstakingly designed, from the woods used, to the body shape, from the pick-ups wireing to the string spacing etc etc, tell me what you think of it so far. ill list the spec for anyone interested.... 10 string bee bass tuned C#F#BEADGCFBb buckeye burl top maple bodycore camphor burl back with figured walnut crotch 7 laminate neck maple/purpleheart/maple/PH/M/PH/M birdseye maple fingerboard abalone binky inlay with name at 5th fret custom wound carey nordstrand pick-ups with birdseye maple covers with ebony pinstripe buckeye burl headstock cap hipshot ultralight tuners with custom bunny buttons in birseye maple and camphor burl custom made birdseye maple truss rod with binky inlay aguilar OPB3 preamp custom made 1" knobs with abalone cap custom shape body perfectly suited for seated playing, and perfectly balanced when standing individual bridge saddles