JazzRay Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Here's an active bass I built, I wrote a massive description but it disappeared when I tried to upload the photos, so use your imagination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 noice. Is it at all sabrey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzRay Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 Very Sabrey, and very Stingrayey. I used to have a Fender Jazz which was effortless to play but, and maybe this is just me, but I think Jazz pickups are a bit anaemic. Then I tried a Stingray and loved the tone but hated the fact that it felt like a Scaffold Batten, and one of the big ones to boot! So enter JazzRay, I did this really cheap seeing it was my first build, but the solid Ash, through body stringing and pair of 'Rays' and it sounds amazing, flick it into Overdrive and you're in tonal heaven. One drawback, the weight, Heavy! But what I've learnt from this one will go into my next one, I'll be making the neck myself also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 nice to hear dude. Looks like the neck part should be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzRay Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 Sort a jig to rout the curved truss rod slot and bingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Interesting. What controls did you incorporate? Series/parallel? What wood did you use for the body? I'd imagine it's the main contributor of the weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzRay Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 It's Ash and yes that's why it's heavy. But it's also why it sounds great, so there's always gonna be a trade off. My next one will have a hollowed out, (A La Thinline Tele) Mahogany body with a quilted maple top to give good lows and highs and decent mids and not so much weight. We live and learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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