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Hello and welcome George, just batter in !

I'd say the Schaller is more widely used than Krivo TBH. Check out Framus Triumph EUB. Seen it done with Precision split pups mounted at an angle ..to compensate for the fb radius . You can buy a preamp that will with buffer and blend a mix of mag & piezo (piezo has a higher impedance and requires a buffer circuit of some desrciption). Aaron Armstrong in makes a tasty DB mag pup in the UK. [url="http://www.armstrongpickups.co.uk/double-bass-pickups/"]http://www.armstrong...e-bass-pickups/[/url] You will also need metal strings. IanM

Good grief, wouldnt touch it with someone elses bargepole.

That was grand.... takes me back. Got a hankering for some BrandX now.

Thats just stunning, never seen anything like it !

Hello and welcome Eckie

Nice ...lovin the Poplar [b]BURR[/b] . Jon...you'll need 48hrs in a day if this keeps up ! IanM

Lovely Bass from a BC member .... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Everson-Custom-Bass-Guitar-EMG-Precision-and-DC-pickup-/230846392628?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35bf846934"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item35bf846934[/url]

Cover plate looks brill...and that top is stunning!

Gerrit beeswaxed ! Sorted.

Absolutely Stunning

So Close .......I would be tempted to piece a bit in ........ Get a bit of scrap the same colour and cut out maybe with a small fretsaw. I wouldnt cut it straight. Cut out a little from the top horn area that you are extending , the same as the edge that you wil be presenting up to join. join em up and fill in the gap with some dark wooddust and epoxy. If you get a good colour match (better than my example) it will be pretty invisible imo. This sort of idea ...

Oi back off nugget !! (only kiddin') I reckon it could be done. This stuff is generally pretty gnarly and can require a lot of filling anyway. A bit of care and a lot of epoxy and you may salvage it.

Aww man !! Not even a wee bass ?

Nice Muff .

Cheers Jabba was just going to do a few coats of sander sealer then Nitro it, UPDATE Put on some sealer ...I no likey....does look like antique pine ....binned !!

Coming along nicely....

Cheers Nugget...dunno might have an 'antique pine' look about it when its done, that said ...if you dim the lights, tilt it at 33.45 degrees and squint ....in places .....it does look a [b][i]bit[/i][/b] like Zebrano Rubis..aye your right there ! But it's always a good excuse to disappear to the shed.

Oooh now yes please ! that's nice

I think some pics are in order 'ere !

After doing a bass for daughter number 1 last year, decided in fairness that I should do a bass for daughter number 2. I wanted something really lightweight so decided to use some Spalted Beech acquired a while back (that i couldn't really find a use for TBH! Its not my wood of choice) , but this stuff is fairly solid with only a few soft spots here and there, consulted the 'customer' and its good to go. Perfect chance to try out a new offset shape too ... Now I am not into the whole Tonewood thing but i felt that i needed to add some mass under the bridge, at the very least to give the bridge screws something more secure to be seated in. So a rummage in the scraps yielded a nice thick piece of Goncalo Alves (this stuff is hard as hell and very heavy). I routed a channel at the back and stuck it in. Routed a channel for pickups . Left me with what to do to hide the toneblock and the channel rout. Another rummage in the scraps and i had some leftover from a neck laminate. So this is what i came up with ....a kind of faux neck through arrangement at the back...... Came out better than i expected. Finally after years I decided to bite the bullet once and for all make a template set for the control cavity and cover and got to try it out .....worked a treat ! Just got a few spots to fill and finish sand and its ready for the finish. Ian

Nice combination, looking forward to more .

Going to be a bit special this one ...

Nope, dont get it at all i'm afraid ... never will. I'll just leave it at that cause i'll start ranting and me blood pressure will shoot through the roof. (Not good at my age).

Lovely choice of woods.... mouth waterin'.