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- Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:22 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Ngoni
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5515
Ngoni
Has anyone on the forums built any African Acoustic Instruments.... I'm Tempted to build a Malian mandolin/ banjo called a Ngoni...It's got a damn nice sound. Strings are usually fishing line and the neck is usually made from a sawed down broomstick. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k0GlhNWa9Y Typica...
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:15 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bass Construction Take 2
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10803
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:11 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bass Construction Take 2
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10803
- Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:37 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bass Construction Take 2
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10803
Bass Construction Take 2
Can anyone see any potential problems for using African Rosewood as a body base for a bass guitar then routing/ hollowing the almighty Christ out of that piece of Rosewood (to reduce the weight from 4-5 kg to 1.8 kg ish), then gluing/ adhering a drop top of Sheoak or Myrtle Burl or a pair of Flame M...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:20 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bass Guitar Construction-
- Replies: 24
- Views: 22439
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:09 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bass Guitar Construction-
- Replies: 24
- Views: 22439
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:58 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tasmanian Blackwood
- Replies: 17
- Views: 25310
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:51 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tasmanian Blackwood
- Replies: 17
- Views: 25310
Tasmanian Blackwood
Is Tasmanian Black-wood a good tone wood with which to build a guitar body? Is it likely to be too dense/ heavy?
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:09 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Electric Frankenstein
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8045
- Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:43 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Electric Frankenstein
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8045
Electric Frankenstein
Something i threw together with some fairly cheap parts i had lying around. Specs: Neck: Dr Parts Bridge: Dr Parts Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Bridge Pickup: Epiphone Les Paul Standard pickup Body: solid Jarrah (split piece) I didn't end up using volume pots and tone pots because i wan...
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:51 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bass Guitar Construction-
- Replies: 24
- Views: 22439
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:39 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bass Guitar Construction-
- Replies: 24
- Views: 22439
I was thinking of getting a pair of J Bass Di-Marzio Pickups - they're about $259 AUS a pair... Anyone had any experience with these pickups or similar ones by Di-Marzio... My other option was to have a guy in Adelaide hand-make the pickups for a similar price. http://www.dimarzio.com/site/#/pickups...
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:33 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bass Guitar Construction-
- Replies: 24
- Views: 22439
Sometimes you can drill a hole from the neck pocket through to the neck pickup rout then continue to the bridge pickup rout and then to the control cavity. Sometimes if you have a side mounted jack you can drill from there through the control cavity into the bridge pickup cavity. That's a really go...
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:56 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bass Guitar Construction-
- Replies: 24
- Views: 22439
JARRAH FOR BODY
Thanks guys, really helpful stuff. Is there any problem using really hard and heavy/ dense woods for making guitars/ basses. I have a stack of Jarrah timber in my garage that is 40 mm thick. It makes guitars that are about 4-7 kg. Despite the weight issue. Is there an issue with the wood not being t...
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:50 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bass Guitar Construction-
- Replies: 24
- Views: 22439
Bass Guitar Construction-
Hi, I'm currently building a P / J style bass guitar from two pieces of Jarrah Timber (i know that is not ideal) (P style neck, J Style Body, J style Pickup configuration) What is the best way to get the wiring from the two J bass style pickup cavities to the tone and volume pot cavity? I was thinki...