skibum5545 Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Man, with two Bartolinis, that thing must sound off the wall good! Congrats! Did you build that tailpiece yourself? Any advice for someone following your path? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Cavanaugh Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 What's up with that bridge? I've never seen anything quite like it before! I can't see the details really except that each of the saddles are individual "posts". I just thought of an interesting bridge design using that post method that allows for height adjustment and minimal string friction... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wademeister Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Finally got a clip! The recording quality isn't that great, but you can hear the mwah, growl and super sustain here! Fishbite That bridge is super simple. I just put 5 threaded inserts into the body and made some screws with slots to work as individual saddles. Advice to anyone building this would be either work in a machine shop where you would be allowed to make your own stuff or just buy a Badass or Schaller bridge. I put a lot of thought into this one and ended up with a few hours into the tailpiece. That would be something over $200 if I were making it for a customer, and I still ended up with something I'm going to replace. The string balls don't settle as far into the tailpiece as I'd like, and I'm going to make a better looking one when I redo it. The saddle/insert setup was pretty simple and I may have only one hour invested into the making of those pieces. Weighs about 9.5 pounds and has a 34" scale. I'll be glad to shoot more pics if there's anything anyone wants to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Excellent work! I love the sound.....very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Man, that thing sounds so great I can hardly stand not owning a bass with Bartolinis.... Congrats on the most original build I have ever seen, that still sounds as amazing as any bass I've ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 very cool wade, and sounds pretty damn good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Dude that is an AMAZING design and looks brillaint Congratulations! ~~ Slain Angel ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 WOOOOOOW that is seriously cool, i love the sound so much!!! it just sings so well! Great work man! keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Wow, nice! So I guess this is your "Bass Bass"? *BAD joke* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wademeister Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 brassy yep yep. The bass bass it is! Now scuse me, I hafta practice my scales... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepultura999 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 *directed towards the first clip* "you know, it just, you can uh...listen!" "How much does this...." "Just listen for a minute...." "I’m not...." "The sustain...listen to it..." "I’m not hearing anything." You would, though, if it were playing, because it really ... it’s famous for its sustain...I mean, you could, just hold it" "Well I mean so you don’t...." "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa.... You could go and have a bite an’...aaaaaaaaa...you’d still be hearin’ that one." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Now scuse me, I hafta practice my scales... ← Yarf yarf! Seriously Wade - fantastic! Sounds great, looks great, still every bit as ridiculous as when you started. I love it, it's one of my all time favorites. It takes a special kind of person to take a *really bad* pun, and turn it into a *really cool* instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wademeister Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Thanks for all the positive feedback and fun! I just noticed I don't have many pics up of the completed bass. If you want to see any particular details let me know and I'll post it up. Here are a couple of my favorites. oh, and I uh...seem to have bought more wood off of ebay.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wademeister Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Setch, you have any tips on binding fingerboards? I need to go back and look at your great LP again, that was extremely well done. I'm thinking of a more traditional shaped fretted bass for the next project, with a flamed redwood top and bound ebony fingerboard. Should look very classy. Here's a link for the redwood I won. I know I'll need to dry it for a while but I'm in no hurry. A beauty! Oh, and another pic or two of the bigmouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 wow thats an AMAZING peice of redwood. Man I wish I saw that auction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassisgreat Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 No kidding! That redwood is awesome! I am drooling over this board from the same seller. OH MY! If I didn't have bills to pay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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