davehux Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Been a while since we've had a home-made paddle on here. So may I present 'The Straight Banana Bass' [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-Made-Exotic-Wood-Canary-Padauk-Headless-Pocket-Bass-Free-Ship-in-CONUS-/171027189767?pt=Guitar&hash=item27d203d007"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-Made-Exotic-Wood-Canary-Padauk-Headless-Pocket-Bass-Free-Ship-in-CONUS-/171027189767?pt=Guitar&hash=item27d203d007[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I looked at that, and immediately the word "elegant" completely failed to spring to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I'm more impressed with the grass top to his garden bench TBH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) I raise you this [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Modified-Yamaha-RBX170-Fretless-Electric-Upright-Bass-EUB-/261201325858?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd0cfef22#ht_760wt_1255"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Modified-Yamaha-RBX170-Fretless-Electric-Upright-Bass-EUB-/261201325858?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd0cfef22#ht_760wt_1255[/url] Up sh*t creek I think...? Edited April 23, 2013 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 [url="http://www.specimenproducts.com/pac-man-guitar/"]http://www.specimenproducts.com/pac-man-guitar/[/url] Its not on Ebay but this lot truly have a pile of sh*te guitars. They make basses too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 It's no wonder he looks so elated in the pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehux Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1366746588' post='2056851'] I raise you this [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Modified-Yamaha-RBX170-Fretless-Electric-Upright-Bass-EUB-/261201325858?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd0cfef22#ht_760wt_1255"]http://www.ebay.co.u...2#ht_760wt_1255[/url] Up sh*t creek I think...? [/quote] Firmly at the top end of the creek, but yours is a simple fretsaw butchery job. Mine has had untalented woodworkery and an unpleasant choice of woods applied to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Looks cool enough. I like those wood tones to be honest. Love the fingerboard too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehux Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 [quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1366792098' post='2057279'] Looks cool enough. I like those wood tones to be honest. Love the fingerboard too. [/quote] I'm sure I can find you a matching canoe to use it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customstocker Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 i learnt to build e guitars & basses via an instrument project i was involved with in Germany for the last 2 years , padauk was 1 of the woods we used for fingerboards ...like the orrible one sold on ebay in the pic . i had a violent allergic reaction to either this wood or cedro mahogany, that we built our necks from ,over a day & a half , my face swelled up until my cheeks & nose were a single unbroken surface & plasma was dripping from sores in my nose . in the morning i was rushed "chipmunk faced" into the local A&E for a hydro cortisone injection & a long course of tablets . . couldnt drink anything for about 2 weeks . that was the worse part . moral of this tale is .....exotic hardwoods.....if youre thinking about doing a DIY instrument ....read them up fully before you wade in & cover yourself in their dust .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Had a 'woodwork project' in for repair recently. I refused to let the owner spend money on it and sorted the worst of the problems for free. Set it up so it was at least playable and then found I had a problem checking intonation and tuning harmonics at the 12th fret. Turned out the fret markers were at 1 : 3 : 5 : 7 : 9 : 11 : 13 : 15 : 17 : 19 : 21 : 23. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumble Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 (edited) [quote name='molan' timestamp='1373405051' post='2137322'] Turned out the fret markers were at 1 : 3 : 5 : 7 : 9 : 11 : 13 : 15 : 17 : 19 : 21 : 23. . . [/quote] Ahhh, that would be the Metric system then. Far more logical and intuitive than the outmoded Imperial markers. Edited July 10, 2013 by grumble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 ...or a poor copy of the Italian Fibonacci neck, which uses 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1373493142' post='2138362'] ...or a poor copy of the Italian Fibonacci neck, which uses 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144 ... [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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