Looks awesome Woks hope you enjoyed your Bunnings visit lol
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Looks awesome Woks hope you enjoyed your Bunnings visit lol
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#Planning 5 String Bass
The fretboard is an interesting area on these seeing as you don't ever touch it! I actually dragged my half-completed one out last night and had a play... I'm thinking I might get a piece of perspex to mark fret locations so as not to cover the wood underneath... It could also be an option for you?
Here's a repost of my surf-inspired one:
Completed Builds: #1 TL-1 "Telemaster" (GOTM Oct 2016); #2 The "Maplecaster" scratch build; #3 JB-4 "Bass IV" (co-winner GOTM Jan 2017); #4 ST-1M "Surfcaster" (GOTM Apr 2017), #5 JZA-1 "EC Deluxe"
In Progress:
Build #6 N1R "Semi-scratch" build
Build #7 JZA-1 Baritone
The Cavan Project
The Magnificent Compaņeros
Are you planning to play it in the bath, Chuck?
Personally I'd put a fretboard on it. I can't play slide well enough to warrant making one of these (however tempting the idea is) but if I did, I'd want to be looking at something I recognised, and not be distracted by pretty-looking wood stripes.
That or mount some skateboard trucks underneath like one of those Cole Clark ones!!
You're probably right. I can't play slide well enough either - this thing is probably more about aesthetics than usefulness (something that's never stopped me building anything before!!)
Completed Builds: #1 TL-1 "Telemaster" (GOTM Oct 2016); #2 The "Maplecaster" scratch build; #3 JB-4 "Bass IV" (co-winner GOTM Jan 2017); #4 ST-1M "Surfcaster" (GOTM Apr 2017), #5 JZA-1 "EC Deluxe"
In Progress:
Build #6 N1R "Semi-scratch" build
Build #7 JZA-1 Baritone
The Cavan Project
The Magnificent Compaņeros
I admit I didn't quite get the concept of lap-steels when I joined the forum but after watching some demo's by Robert Randolph over the weekend I can certainly see the appeal. This looks like it's going to be pretty cool Wokka
Current build and status
First build = JB4 (Complete)http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=6692
Second Build = Non PBG SG (Complete) http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=6827
Third Build = Impatiently deciding
You can do stuff on a LS that you cannot do on a guitar; even some modern(ish) rock music was done on one - One of these days by Pink Floyd being the most famous and the reason I have a very old, NZ built Commodore lap steel!
The stringpack on a LS is quite flat and the tonebar works on them all without tilting whereas a normally tuned and intonated guitar has the stringpack following the contour of the fretboard, i.e. slightly convex, which means you have to tilt the slide to get to either edge. I play slide in standard tuning on the D, G and B strings, occasionally going to the A but try to avoid using either E, simply because I'm not good enough to do it easily and make it sound OK!!
Wokka - I hear you but gee; that sure is a pretty laminate.... I agree you'll need some sort of position marking, especially for a baritone tuned a perfect fourth below. I have enough trouble with standard pitch - LS tuned to a chord is great because once you've found your root, the rest you can slide into!!
"If it's Blues music in a bar and it helps people swallow their drink of choice, or it's a dance song and people get up off their chairs and shuffle their feet, or it's a Jazz tune and the Chardonnay tastes so much better... then it's all good."
- Marcel
High Hopes by Pink Floyd is a great example of lap steel in a rock environment as is a lot of David Linley stuff behind Jackson Brown.
Robert Randolph plays pedal steel which is a very different beast altogether
Last edited by dave.king1; 23-01-2017 at 01:51 PM.
Mr Randolph has also started playing lapsteel. He even has a signature Peavey Powerslide.
https://peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/669/118861
Current:
GTH-1
Completed:
AST-1FB
First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
ES-5V
Scratchie lapsteel
Custom ST-1 12 String
JBA-4
TL-1TB
Scratch Lapsteel
Meinl DIY Cajon
Cigar Box lap steel
Wishing:
Baritone
Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck
cheers for the feedback and suggestions everyone !
I'm in 2 minds now to use a fingerboard or not. I started cutting fret slots for white cable ties yesterday and got about 7 of 28 frets done, it's not that easy as I don't have a saw wide enough for the width of a cable tie.
I might look into putting some marker on the laminate and drilling the fret dots into that.
@ Simon, in hindsight it would have been easier to shape the tuner slots before gluing but in the end I got there, used a dremel with a guide to clean up the edges.
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in