Rumple Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I wasn't going to commission another build for quite a while even though I had come up with a design last summer and picked up a nice piece of Buckeye Burl during the year but as fate would have it Dave of Firecreek (nugget) wanted a pair of Aguilar GS112's and I was about to list mine in the 'Fore Sale' section, so a deal was struck and a plan hatched for a lightweight 5 string. Major points for me were it needed to have a neck very similar to a Stingray 5 as that's what I'm happy with so 34" scale 17mm string spacing etc.& have a smallish very curved edged body. Dave found a very nice piece of Ash for the main body with a crazy sort of 3D effect going on. I'm not sure what way to go with the electronics yet, I'm tempted to try it passive as I love the sound of a Jazz, maybe with the option to add a pre amp later if needed, but then again I really liked my Roscoe that had Bart pups and a Bart pre hmm..... Hardware will be black and a mixture of Hipshot and Gotoh. Here's some pics to get the ball rolling, obviously the Buckeye top will need a wee patch on the top horn. [attachment=132100:2 lr.jpg] [attachment=132101:Ash 2 lr.jpg] [attachment=132102:layout4.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyf Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 That looks fantastic. I'm subscribing! Really got the bug for building after speaking to Dave several times over the past few months via several build threads. He knows his shizzle :-) Did you do the drawings or did he? What package did you/he use? T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Thanks, the design is my idea, I've actually mocked the whole bass up in Photoshop (I didn't post it here on purpose as I think it might be a bit of a spoiler) and sent it to Dave who did a proper plan to scale, I think he used Autocad. Dave doesn't live far from my Grandfather so we've met up to hammer out the finer detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixingwithtom Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Wow Looks super!!!! What is the width of the neck on this build or your Stingrays? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixingwithtom Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 ps Rumple...I work for an audio company based in Sydenham quite often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 This looks like another interesting build to follow. It seems like our paths are forever crossing in this part of the forum! How are you going to divide the hardware between Hipshot and Gotoh? Hipshot bridge and Gotoh tuners? Or the other way around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 [quote name='wwcringe' timestamp='1365533749' post='2040876'] What is the width of the neck on this build or your Stingrays? Tom [/quote] 45mm at the nut, I'm not sure exactly what it will measure at the heal but the SR5 is 70mm. 17mm string spacing at the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 [quote name='wwcringe' timestamp='1365533781' post='2040878'] ps Rumple...I work for an audio company based in Sydenham quite often [/quote] Pop round for a play on the bass and a coffe once it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 [quote name='JimBobTTD' timestamp='1365534540' post='2040891'] This looks like another interesting build to follow. It seems like our paths are forever crossing in this part of the forum! How are you going to divide the hardware between Hipshot and Gotoh? Hipshot bridge and Gotoh tuners? Or the other way around? [/quote] It's true, Dave showed me a picture of your neck, it's going to look lovely. Yup Hipshot A Style bridge is on order and some Gotoh lightweight tuners will be bought to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 After some discussion with Dave recently I've slightly changed the body shape, taking 10mm of the bottom bulge and making the top horn slightly fatter so it sits better with the bottom one. Here's Dave's drawing. [attachment=132469:fatter top horn less bulge.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzybass Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Ohh thats the wood I just saw in Jim's build diary that is a strange patern, Just shows how great ash can be! That shape is great, i'll be following this one for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Thanks, it's a very nice piece of Ash, it's almost a shame to hide it under the Buckeye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 This looks great, it kind of resembles an Ibanez SR in shape. The wood choice is really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Cheers, it's going to have quite curved edges that is a bit SR-ish to, I hope it doesn't end up looking too much like one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixingwithtom Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Oooh I like the revised horn, looks like really good access..how many frets will there be on your bass Rumple? SRish curves are cool too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 21.5 frets the half is because of the wavy end to the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 I'm up in the West Midlands this weekend and Dave kindly popped over with a mock-up of the body, he had attached an old OLP neck to it so I could get an idea on the size, balance and look of the design in the flesh, I think it's going to be a thing of beauty, the small-ish body had a great feel and looked really nice. I'm quite excited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 So, there you were with a full sized mock up but did not take pics? Bad show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 As you say poor show on my part, Dave did send me this picture prior to meeting up with him last weekend, it's shows the shape off nicely. [attachment=134038:mockup.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 That's better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 After getting the heads up from Chris at Alpher Instruments I have placed an order for a pair of dual humbuckers from Allan at Cats Whiskers Pick-ups, they should look something like this Photoshop mock-up I did, the cases are a little bigger then I would have liked but only by a few mm's so they should still look the business and hopefully sound fantastic to. [attachment=134838:pup mock-up.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I chanced upon Cats Whiskers pick-ups yesterday. They seemed to be nice but anyone can say anything on the internet! If Chris has given them the thumbs up I will put an order in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 I hadn't heard of the company until Chris mentioned them, I guess it's a bit of a risk using someone reasonably unknown but you get a UK hand made bespoke pick-up for less then the price of a mass produced item so worth it in my eyes, the only down side with the pups I'm having is the cases are a non standard size so if I don't like them I can't change them for Barts or EMG once they have gone in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Here's Allan's drawing for one of the pups, the neck one I believe. [attachment=134970:neck pup drawing.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Work has started on building the pups. Bridge and tuners are now in stock so I should get those early next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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