AndyTravis Posted August 16, 2018 Posted August 16, 2018 Right... Alcohol was involved in the decision making... We sat in a pub and discussed a mate whoās making a decent side earner for himself in a tribute act. I do have a couple of mates who pay their bills with this behaviour. My brother and I have no desperate need to earn a living from a Sterophonics tribute act or something equally obvious norĀ lucrative. Since I was 13 Iāve loved the Violent Femmes and Brian Ritchieās crazy lead acoustic bass playing - My brother likes them, plays guitar and sings of a fashion...just like Gordon Gano... Thatās part 1. Drunken decision to be a niche tribute act. Part 2 is that I fancy making a replica of the Earthwood acoustic bass he uses...but as itāll be all plugged in playing for gigs...I donāt need the 12ā-14ā depth of the original. Think of the Hamer 12 string āacoustic of Jeff Ament... I think I need to give my head a wobble... Am I mad? 1 Quote
T-Bay Posted August 16, 2018 Posted August 16, 2018 Possibly, but insanity is generally a positive thing in the end....... 1 Quote
Teebs Posted August 16, 2018 Posted August 16, 2018 If you don't try you'll never know. DO IT!!! š 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 16, 2018 Author Posted August 16, 2018 Iām going to need a huge body blank...if not 2 normal sizes body blanks...š¤¦š»āāļø Quote
BreadBin Posted August 16, 2018 Posted August 16, 2018 The question is - will you do Black Girls?Ā Quote
Teebs Posted August 16, 2018 Posted August 16, 2018 Still worth it! Got to be an interesting project, surely?! Def go for it! Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 16, 2018 Author Posted August 16, 2018 36 minutes ago, BreadBin said: The question is - will you do Black Girls?Ā Dunno. Probably not... Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 16, 2018 Author Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) Research suggests the original Earthwood basses were 8ā deep, not 11/12 as they looked. Now wondering if they were 30ā scale Edit...nope...34ā Edited August 16, 2018 by AndyTravis Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 16, 2018 Author Posted August 16, 2018 Neck wonāt be too difficult š³ Quote
Teebs Posted August 16, 2018 Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) DO IT! š Ā This is looking interesting! Edited August 16, 2018 by Teebs 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 16, 2018 Author Posted August 16, 2018 Just realised my mum and dad have an oak dining table which is too big after they moved house to a bungalow... Thickness is about that of an electric bass. Could get two body blanks out of it easily... need to think more seriously š 1 Quote
BreadBin Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 4 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Dunno. Probably not... Yeah, probably wise.Ā Quote
mikel Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 10 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Just realised my mum and dad have an oak dining table which is too big after they moved house to a bungalow... Thickness is about that of an electric bass. Could get two body blanks out of it easily... need to think more seriously š It's possible, but Oak is a heavy, heavy timber. It would prevent any neck dive I suppose.Ā Quote
mikel Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 10 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Neck wonāt be too difficult š³ It looks to have a truss rod cavity, is the truss rod included? Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 17, 2018 Author Posted August 17, 2018 51 minutes ago, mikel said: It looks to have a truss rod cavity, is the truss rod included? Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 17, 2018 Author Posted August 17, 2018 Dad has said heās not giving up the table... Also, reality vs alcohol means I havenāt actually gotĀ the time to do this if nobody wants to take onĀ the project (Iāve asked a couple of builders whoāve graciously declined owing to time/size) And Iāve not even started rehearsing the set list yet (havenāt played these songs for years) - so I have some options...it needs to be a non cutaway ABG (seems counter intuitive but I know what I mean) 1. Ibanez PCBE-12 which is the super cheap option meaning I can mess about with it - need to try one plugged in; its small so will be comfy for longer sets, and is short scale so should be able to bend lighter gauge strings for some of the more hectic bits. 2. Eko BA4 seems to be discontinued but available for Ā£199 on a couple of sites with remaining stock. Looks old and smelly like the Earthwood. 3. Sigma BME - Ā£270, I had the cutaway glossy version and it was brilliant.Ā 4. A mate has a Fender BG-32 which weāve both owned several times between us, heās reluctant to sell back at the moment - but thatās a hoot to play with skinny strings on it.Ā 5. Once Iāve found one, a physically near identicalĀ option may be the Larrivee B-03re which is A) discontinued B) Ā£1000+ Quote
BreadBin Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 I have a Tenson Jumbo electro acoustic - it's quite decent and was really cheap on eBay. As the name suggests it's pretty large! 1 Quote
SubsonicSimpleton Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 How about using a guitarron (mariachi theme optional), but whatever you do having a drummer playing a barbeque must feature in your plans somewhere Ā Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 17, 2018 Author Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) Iāve alreadyĀ got the bbq sorted Edited August 17, 2018 by AndyTravis Quote
rogerstodge Posted August 18, 2018 Posted August 18, 2018 It sounds to me that youāve totally lost the plot Andy, weāll find out when your Dad puts his dinner on the table and it hits the floor where youāve jigsawed a guitar body out of it. 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 23, 2018 Author Posted August 23, 2018 well...sh*t just got serious. First practice on Monday... 1 1 Quote
rushbo Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 If you need a hand with the setlist, drop me a line. Oh and if you donāt do āGimme the Carā, I will sulk. Really, really, sulk.Ā 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 23, 2018 Author Posted August 23, 2018 27 minutes ago, rushbo said: If you need a hand with the setlist, drop me a line. Oh and if you donāt do āGimme the Carā, I will sulk. Really, really, sulk.Ā Hahah. Itās the others who need to get familiar...turns out my muscle memory isnāt too bad š Quote
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