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Being a bass player I've made several basses at home.

This one is one with a swamp ash body, redwood top, maple neck and a rosewood fretboard.

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It has Seymour Duncan STKJ2 en SPB3 pick-ups, Gotoh brug and tuners.

It started with a full scale drawing.

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And after some sawing, routing, gluing, sanding and drilling and a couple of happy accidents which I managed to solve the result is ok.

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Being a bass player

That's OK - you're among friends here, you can admit things like that

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(actually, I've got a bass somewhere too!)

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Being a bass player I've made several basses at home

@marcel I think you are the best bass guitar maker here amongst us and this build just proves it. This week you have inspired me to plan a few more builds that I may not have thought of. I now really want to build a bass but I’ve got a lot of catching up to do if I want to be as good as you. Again, very nice work! 

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That's OK - you're among friends here, you can admit things like that

It's the story of my life. The boy who is the least talented in the football team is made the goalkeeper.

That was me.

The one who is not a very good guitar player is given a bass.

That was me.

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@johnnierox-boo I don't know if I'm the best bass maker here, I just try to do my best and I enjoy it. And I'm very happy to have inspired you in your guitar making. I'll post a few more of my bass builds soon.

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@tv1010101 Hey Marcel, Basses are fine, just don't go and tell that you also play drums!! ? ? 


   
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just don't go and tell that you also play drums!!

Surely you can only play an instrument?

You just hit drums.

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@tv1010101  I can feel another joke thread coming on... Come to think of it, didn't we do drummers not long ago?!


   
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@marcel  I was the goalkeeper too. Iv'e been trying to learn to play guitar for over 50 years, maybe I should try bass.


   
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That was me.

@marcel Yeah but you can now build awesome guitars and basses. How many of your old school friends can do that? 

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Come to think of it, didn't we do drummers not long ago?!

Yes we did ? .... ? 

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@marcel Some stunning wood there...sorry guys that just sounds wrong!

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Hey Marcel, Basses are fine, just don't go and tell that you also play drums!!

I also play drums.

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And so did my oldest son 26 years ago.

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And to make matters worse, before I started to play guitar and bass I played conga's and timbales in several bands.

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@david-johnson09 It could be worse - you might be telling us that you are drinking a lovely glass of white wine and have got a semillon!!!


   
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@darrenking Red actually......

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The joke doesn’t work with Shiraz!!


   
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