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Yeah, for sure. There's no real drama if it doesn't work out - happy to have a low-tuned standard scale guitar too. Glad you put me onto it though; possible crises are always best considered early rather than later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon Barden
That's why we're here! :) We can't always bring good news, but it's better to be forewarned than disappointed.
I suddenly realised that I could tell you how far back the bridge would have to be from the last frets using the StewMac fret calculator.
http://www.stewmac.com/FretCalculator
With the PBG 30" 20 fret bass neck, the bridge would have to be around 3.37" / 8.56cm further away from the 20th fret than the current bridge position. As this is over half the current 24th fret to bridge position, a quick guestimate (looking at a picture of the body) would certainly put at least part of any bridge over the cutout. And the 'bridge' pickup would be along way from the bridge as a result.
Working backwards using the fret calculator, you'd need a 28-fret neck (or equivalent neck with less frets and more empty fretboard to the neck heel) to keep the bridge in the same place. A 25-fret neck (or equivalent length with fewer frets) if you moved the bridge back 1" /2.54 cm, the maximum I'd think practical.
A standard bass neck could be made to work with a slight adjustment of the bridge position i.e. get a standard fretless neck fretted for 30" scale, but I then feel that such a long neck would certainly make the guitar very neck heavy indeed. Yes, you can certainly cut down the paddle headstock to a much smaller shape, which will help; but I don't know if that would be enough.
Yeah, I think you're right Simon. I did a quick mock up last night using photoshop and the fret calculator at FretFind 2D (http://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/). Definitely too neck heavy, and the bridge is problematic to say the least.
That's ok, I should have thought about it more carefully to start with lol. Guess I'll have to go back to my original plan of a low tuned standard!
Well, the kit’s ordered! Should be here in the May/June shipment, so I’ve got some time to look at electronics and hardware.
Final modifications are as follows:
- No bevel on front of body
- No control cavity or tremolo route
- No holes drilled for volume or tone knobs
- Paddle headstock for six in line style, no tuner holes drilled
Can’t wait to get my teeth into it
Kit just came in the mail!
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Doing a quick run through now to see what's what. Bit tricky with both kids trying to 'help' lol
Pointy guitars are so silly. I love them.
Ha ha ha, 100%.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain
Looks like a locking nut that comes with a floyd trem but no trem on the body?Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnH
Is this where we quote Paul Westerberg from The Replacements? ("Pointy guitars give you VD")Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain