Another Six Shooter Bass Build

[VanHaydn]

G-Day Folks

meet "FIRE" taken from my name "Haydn"
description here
Meaning of "Haydn"
Welsh name

In Welsh, the name Haydn means- Fire. Derived from the Celtic name Aidan.. Other origins for the name Haydn include - Welsh, German.The name Haydn is most often used as a boy name or male name.

Welsh Name Meaning - Fire. Derived from the Celtic name Aidan.
Origin - Welsh
Alternate Origins - German
Expression num - 7
Soul Urge num - 8


Read more: http://www.meaning-of-names.com/welsh-names/haydn.asp#ixzz2qvPa9Pek

some carving engraving will commence shortly on this build nothing is decided yet and will create as we go along may set the neck as well will look into the problems created by doing that if any, Im going for a Celtic type design for the carvings and engravings as a distant token to my name connection
so here we go! lets see what happens now!
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cheers
H

[wokkaboy]

good to see another IB-6S, looks good Hadyn, what colours you got in mind ?

[lawry]

Welcome to the elite club Haydn. As Wokka asks, what are your plans for colours? It's great to see another one of these being built.

[VanHaydn]

Cheers

It will be mainly plain after the carving has happened may just highlight some edges to give it definition but also a few engraved metal plates will be on my mind too, I did have a plan in mind to do a really deep carving then fill it with clear resin so its a clear top with depth 3d look if ya will, thats one of the cats out the bag!

[Brendan]

Looking great Haydn - those IB-6's are sweet!

[lawry]

Well, I'll be watching both the cat and the bag!

[VanHaydn]

repositioning the tuner peg to the correct place WTF where the hole drillers thinking here.....oh they where'nt!
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now to take an hour round trip to nearest bunnings for wooden dowl to fix this kak!

[Gavin1393]

Where did you get the fancy tuner template from vanhaydn? It's cool.....and I don't have one, and I desire one!!!! :)

[VanHaydn]

Hey Gavin

I made it ..it will actually stay on the axe as a visual part of the headstock, mostly to cover up the crap repositioned hole !
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152167183301203&l=5620290949902913392
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152167184886203&l=147216560695070071

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going for the insect leg look on the winders
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[stan]

it's a beast! love the workaround for the tuner holes

[VanHaydn]

cheers just finnished the Rams Skull with flowers for the Truss Rod cover

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[Fretworn]

Dang!!!!! There are some talented people on this board.

[VanHaydn]

and some engraving on the little plate just for fun...have a few different options in the pipeline will show those lata
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[stan]

w o w ... that is brilliant work VH, nice

[AJ]

what Stan said!

[VanHaydn]

thanx !

its called turning a pigs ear into a silk purse gents! not easy but has to be done ! bit OTT really but better than gawking at a 14.5mm plug repair!

[VanHaydn]

fixing the neck flat!

now at least the fret board is level with the body
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[maxaxe]

Now that is hugely creative and aesthetically awesome.
Wish I had your level of sophistication and the CNC gear to match.
I am truly blown away by your outside the square designs and the execution of same.
Busting to see the finished job . . .

[VanHaydn]

Thanx
........... :P
I can tell you this part was not easy would have probably been quicker with an angle grinder...but hey you live you learn you accomplish you win!

Dragon Back Plate done!

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[AJ]

sweet as...

[VanHaydn]

Stringing this thing up by the neck today!
couldnt find a wire diagram for it so just made my own with a toggle switch while waiting for the active circuits to arrive from good old u s of a!
at least can see if after setting internation the bridge has to move
cheers
H

[lawry]

Looking mighty fine Haydn. Be really keen to know your bridge measurement when you're finished. It'll give me a good ball park for when I do mine. Also very keen to hear how she sounds.

[VanHaydn]

Finished the set-up and a few things need moving, 1-stly not going to shim the neck I like the 100% flat on flat in the footing. so dropped the action at the nut 3mm its still a bit high all round took more off and went to far so shimed up with some brass plate and now am in need of making a new one from brass stock that will be collected 1st thing the stores open!theplastic nut is shyte!..it was just stupidly high, now the action on the 1st string needs to be dropped further so will file deeper into the nut, but the bridge is still to high with the grubs completely removed. also once I Had done the internation found the bridge can move 4mm forwards from where i chose to put it, internation is completely different to my 5 string shapes in the bridge saddles. so now will move the bridge and machine a pocket for the bridge to be lowered into giving me full adjustability in all directions! The sound is pretty good for a passive setup with the stock everything out the box, will make a recording tonight
will be keeping it clear wood and just surfacing with a high gloss clear coat of some sorts once ive decided what brand to use thats available in Oz!
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[VanHaydn]

a little sound file with back pickup

http://www.reverbnation.com/haydnhamilton/song/19895348-six-shooter-new-6-string-bass-test?1336410755

[wokkaboy]

sounds and looks good Haydn, is that you playing the bass and lead guitar in the sound sample ? nice groovy track !

[VanHaydn]

Thanx !
yes it is jus a few bars to highlight the blend of the bass with its friends in a mix...I like it, has a great sound for a cheap low quality kit! needed a lot of work to get it there still need to do the fret levelling I can see a few high spots here and there not buzzing yet as the action is still in the clouds, went and got 3.5 meters of brass flat bar to make a nut..yea they dont sell it by the mm so had to get the whole dang strip!
machined a couple of nuts so far so good...the 1st one turned out great...except it is for a left hand bass...funny last i checked i dont have a left hand bass...oh well reverse cad drawing and cut again! hehehe oh i love my little mind sometimes!keeps me entertained!

[VanHaydn]

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[VanHaydn]

Now have full adjustability on the bridge can go up down and back and forth giving the perfect internation and action settings in all directions, woohoo! did the setup now and only have 1 position buzz on one string..how kaka is that!
oh well cant win em all
sunk the bridge 2mm giving a 100% flat surface " the bridge rocked before" so now neck pocket 100% bridge 100% contact with body no shims YEA BABY! very nice vibs through the neck and body now
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up loading vid of job as we speak!

[4D Guitars]

looking sweet Haydn, you are so lucky to have access to the CNC machine you have so many options available. Love the truss road cover and tuner/headstock decorations too !
So was the action too high with the original bridge ontop of the cap setup ?
I should bolt mine together next week or two.

[VanHaydn]

Thanx
yes it was, didnt give me enough room to move down even with grubz removed, I like a fast low action on bass same as guitar really but hey ive seen some bases with a really high action and guys love it. not for me I like a slap bass low action so needs to be really accurate and setable...her is the vid of the pocket cut,
I built my own cnc machine to get 24/7 access only cost 5k in parts so really worth it in the long term ! just my imagination is the limit woohooo!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axbb6axUJEo

[VanHaydn]

now to strip it all down give a very small fret dress and paint! or clear ! swopped out the one pot for fader/mixer pot, very nice like it! may just keep it as it is!

[VanHaydn]

Ok Sanding sealer applied very happy will shallac the body and see what happens keep it simple plain wood here we go 1st coats

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[pablopepper]

What this one lacks in spalting it makes up for in flaming. Nice.

[VanHaydn]

yea man even the crappy basswood has some cool flaming action going on there around the top edge too, I can tell ya the shallac is strange to work with, Its a first for me very sticky stuff indeed!

[gavinturner]

Looking great dude. That cap is something else!

cheers,
Gav.

[stan]

nice piece of wood, this will look great when finished

[AJ]

it looks sensational already!

[VanHaydn]

Thanx!

dry ish now so reassembly will take place asap!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiXZayTZJ3g

[lawry]

That looks flamin' gorgeous Haydn.

[VanHaydn]

Cheers Lawry
on my build the distance from the 12 fret (Middle of the Fret) to beginning of bridge plate is 42.5 cm and I have internation tuning in all directions on all the saddles with space to move as well so great spot, got there after moving the bridge 4mm forward from my 1st prediction, the 3rd string saddle bound up against its spring and hadnt reached its tuning point yet
internationis 100% correct and action is about as good as its gonna get,will play it in and see how it settles
uploading a "SLAP MY BASS UP " demo vid right now

its finnished now well apart from a preamp install when it gets here,dont want to spend too much time on it have sooo many other things to do must crack on!
it plays it behaves lets see how it endures
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nice little fire in the basswood there!

[lawry]

Thanks for the measurements mate. It'll make an excellent starting point. Just checked out the vid. Ooh, can't wait to get serious with mine now.
Wow.