A Hollowbody Bandsman Bass Build for my niece
32 inch Scale Length
Maple Top
Mahogany Body
Koa Neck
Rosewood Fretboard
Aluminum and Ebony Dust Fret Markers
Q-Tip for Side Dots
Black ABS Binding
Nickel Silver Frets Jumbo
Graphtec Tusq Nut
Wilkinson Bridge
Standard Close Back Tuners(They work but Junk, slow delivery on Wilkinson Tuners arriving. Impatience but will soon replace when it arrives)
Sidewinder Mudbucker Neck Pickup
Humbucker Bridge Pick Up
2 tone 2 Volume 1 3way(Opted not to have a blend pot, too much of a guitar player)
Homemade Truss Rod 21 inch
DR Black Beauty Coated Strings 45-100
Keda Dye, Danish Oil, Lacquer, Varathane Polishing Wax
She is a Beast!
She is a Beast!
I’m blown away Clinton, I really am. Everything about it is truly stunning. I would love to make one of those for a friend of mine, I may ask you for some advice if that is ok.
Did you change the size of the body as it is a bass? I know it’s a Bandsman body.
Make guitars, not war 🌍✌️🎸
@tv1 Thanks. Must admit, this bass build is pretty solid, sounds amazng. Changing the neck pickup however to a Wilkinson humbucker, waiting for the part to arrive. The poles for this epiphone humbucker do not line up with the strings. Makes a difference especially with bass. I thought it would not. Lessons learned. Gotta route a new cavity and make a pickup cover for it to hide the old screw holes. Major modification but can be done.
Update modification. Recessed the Mudbucker and changed the bridge pickup to Wilkinson humbucker and changed tuning pegs to Wolkinson gears. Solid! Loving this bass. Shipping it off to my happy and excited niece. Will miss this guitar.
Your work has made 2 people incredibly happy, and given them something that they'll treasure for years, forever ...
Being able to make a stunning guitar is a great ability.
Being able to bring that sort of happiness to people is an even greater ability.
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