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dingobass
17-12-2015, 09:47 PM
I may or may not be sort of building a Bass....
Tasty.

WeirdBits
17-12-2015, 09:51 PM
Whose brain did you dissect?

Brendan
17-12-2015, 10:01 PM
I think it was his own - I've heard that Adam just asked for a custom Warlock in the new Dingotone equivalent to conch girl, with Hipshot bridge, 9 strings and scalloped frets, using some scrap he picked up from Bunnings.

wokkaboy
17-12-2015, 10:14 PM
Haha Bman you may be onto something.
Nice wood porn DB. I know what he's building but won't give it away

kimball492
18-12-2015, 01:12 AM
That's a beautiful piece of wood DB. Going to look stunning

Andy40
18-12-2015, 03:17 AM
Wow, thats going to be fantastic....is it heavy? It looks heavy

dingobass
18-12-2015, 07:35 AM
Wow, thats going to be fantastic....is it heavy? It looks heavy

Its only a 6mm cap, will be using Tassie Blackwood for the body.

There will be some funky things happening with this build :)

Andy40
18-12-2015, 07:54 AM
sweet as..

Fretworn
18-12-2015, 09:21 AM
There will be some funky things happening with this build :)

Are you resurrecting the stealth controls idea, again? it would definitely be a shame to have chrome or plastic sitting on top of that slab of wood.

WeirdBits
18-12-2015, 10:47 AM
I still think it's brain wood...

http://www.barbarabrehovsky.com/css/images/photos/gn2.png

wokkaboy
18-12-2015, 11:15 AM
haha certainly looks like it Weirdy, we do know that DB is a mad scientist so who knows what happens behind closed doors in this man cave !

dingobass
18-12-2015, 01:16 PM
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....Brain Woooooooddd.....

dingobass
18-12-2015, 01:21 PM
Neck blank born, sawn and rough shaped....

Note: Neck blank was made about sixish months ago..
Found it lurking in a dark corner.......

Oh, and the other accidental bandsawing...
Body wings...

dingobass
18-12-2015, 01:23 PM
I am staying quiet on the pickup question for now ;)

wokkaboy
18-12-2015, 01:26 PM
looks awesome DB you don't muck around !

dingobass
18-12-2015, 03:22 PM
Did some bandsaw work for other jobs.
Some how the finger board got rough cut.....

Pic of FB with Brainwood top....... HNNNNNNNGH!

Boring pic of boring old boring body/ boring neck through bitz with FB. yawn..

dingobass
30-12-2015, 04:04 PM
Alrighty then.
Between building jigs to help build the '59 LP, I have been testing said jigs on this Mysterious Bass Build.....

A few sneak peaks at whats been happening.

Neck profile sorted... Check out that Scarf Join :)
Going for a Steam Punk vibe, so made appropriate Truss Rod cover...(Gavmiester will hate it :)

Lots of other stuff but thats for later...

wokkaboy
30-12-2015, 05:32 PM
very funky TRC DB, love the scarf joint, this axe will be very cool to play !

Rabbitz
31-12-2015, 03:40 AM
So with the "Dissected Brain Cap" and "Steam Punk" look is this going to be called the FRANKENDINGO ?????



:p

Couldn't resist a bit of Photoshopping...
(And no speed bumps either)

wazkelly
31-12-2015, 07:46 PM
That's 24 carat gold.

dingobass
02-01-2016, 07:10 PM
And now for some pretty lights :p

Not the best pics, taken with iThing in low light.
Note to self, get out the DSLR next time.....

Fuzzbeard
02-01-2016, 07:21 PM
Very cool!!! Do they change colour?

pablopepper
02-01-2016, 07:33 PM
Holy cow! Super cool. Leds or fibre optics?

dingobass
02-01-2016, 07:42 PM
@ Fuzz. Four colours all up, flick the switch one way and you get a mix of green and orange the other way blue and purple..

@Pabs. Fibre optics... Wont be in a rush to do it again though :p

Fuzzbeard
03-01-2016, 08:11 AM
Those marker sure get your attention! I saw slipknot last year and there was so much going on on stage and I kept getting distracted by the bass players lit up fret dots!!! nevermind all the flames, people jumping around and mechanical drum stands and stuff... haha

eS.G.
03-01-2016, 08:31 AM
Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wokkaboy
03-01-2016, 09:32 AM
cool effect DB but as you said would have been a huge hassle to install the wires under the fingerboard and the light controller

stan
03-01-2016, 01:45 PM
Amazing build DB, a fibre optic tutorial would be nice...

kimball492
04-01-2016, 02:57 AM
Clever stuff DB. Now that wiring must of been nearly as much of a challenge as the ES style Guitars lol

gavinturner
04-01-2016, 04:18 AM
Looks awesome DB! Love the lights. Can imagine installation was a pain.

cheers,
Gav.

Swanny
04-01-2016, 04:51 AM
That's looking really cool! Im glad it was fibre optics you used, and not Christmas lights on sale from Bunnings!
That truss rod cover is very different - awesome design!

dingobass
04-01-2016, 07:51 AM
That's looking really cool! Im glad it was fibre optics you used, and not Christmas lights on sale from Bunnings!
That truss rod cover is very different - awesome design!

Funny guy, Swanny.... As if I would buy stuff from the BGSFOS!! :)
I would have to banish myself to the Naughty Warehouse for a lifetime sentence :p

If I was to go fibre optics again I would use a smaller diameter optic fibre.
Had to rout channels 3mm deep into the Finger Board to get the buggers to sit correctly.
Lucky I have a tendency to use rather thick chunks of tree for my FB's...

wokkaboy
04-01-2016, 09:39 AM
myself and DB got a selfy outside the BGSFOS last year but DB didn't purchase anything. I know he did buy an infra red heater from there, how dark were your sunnies that day DB ? haha

Wisdom
04-01-2016, 12:20 PM
At first... I thought I could keep up, then I saw this... You guys are awesome, now I'm not so sure!!!

dingobass
04-01-2016, 06:33 PM
Meanwhile, back in the Man Cave some more progress..

wokkaboy
04-01-2016, 10:59 PM
I was lucky enough to see this build in the flesh this arvo. What a fine looking build I must say

dingobass
08-04-2016, 11:18 AM
Here we go peeps.
First coat of the intensifyer on...

tonyw
08-04-2016, 11:24 AM
Your peeling...

Looks good DB, poor me is playing plumber today, nearly done, hate plumbing.

robin
08-04-2016, 01:42 PM
Looks amazing DB, like the lights, LOVE the "Brain Wood"

WeirdBits
08-04-2016, 02:52 PM
That looks pretty special, DB. So... hidden pickups, piezo?