I may or may not be sort of building a Bass....
Tasty.
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I may or may not be sort of building a Bass....
Tasty.
Whose brain did you dissect?
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.
Haha Bman you may be onto something.
Nice wood porn DB. I know what he's building but won't give it away
That's a beautiful piece of wood DB. Going to look stunning
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
There will be some funky things happening with this build :)
sweet as..
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by dingobass
I still think it's brain wood...
http://www.barbarabrehovsky.com/css/...photos/gn2.png
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 !
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....Brain Woooooooddd.....
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...
I am staying quiet on the pickup question for now ;)
looks awesome DB you don't muck around !
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..
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...
very funky TRC DB, love the scarf joint, this axe will be very cool to play !
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)
That's 24 carat gold.
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.....
Very cool!!! Do they change colour?
Holy cow! Super cool. Leds or fibre optics?
@ 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
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
Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cool effect DB but as you said would have been a huge hassle to install the wires under the fingerboard and the light controller
Amazing build DB, a fibre optic tutorial would be nice...
Clever stuff DB. Now that wiring must of been nearly as much of a challenge as the ES style Guitars lol
Looks awesome DB! Love the lights. Can imagine installation was a pain.
cheers,
Gav.
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!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Swanny
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...
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
At first... I thought I could keep up, then I saw this... You guys are awesome, now I'm not so sure!!!
Meanwhile, back in the Man Cave some more progress..
I was lucky enough to see this build in the flesh this arvo. What a fine looking build I must say
Here we go peeps.
First coat of the intensifyer on...
Your peeling...
Looks good DB, poor me is playing plumber today, nearly done, hate plumbing.
Looks amazing DB, like the lights, LOVE the "Brain Wood"
That looks pretty special, DB. So... hidden pickups, piezo?