good step by step article on building

[greywolf]

http://www.bestbassgear.com/ebass/article/twenty-two-steps-to-an-incredible-bass.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=22stepsSG

very good write up

 

[stubhead]

He repeatedly says how many mistakes he made by not planning it out, putting it back on the table etc. The author makes the point that it's the very first bass he's built - if I wanted to follow guidelines, it would seem expedient to follow those of somebody who's built a few hundred or something (if you follow the forum you could ask Q's of that sort of skuttlefunk, for example). I think it's swell that the guy recorded what he was doing, but HE wasn't trying to write it up as "follow me I'm the bass piper" or anything. Still, the value of doing your own stuff, finding interesting solutions as opposed to conventional ones is a message worth trumpeting. TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT

 

[greywolf]

Wehn youu look at the steps he took he hardly seems like a rookie though .. CNC routng pickup holes , making his own neck from scratch .. far more ambitious than slapping a few parts together and calling yourself a luthier.  Even the great's made mistakes on there initial builds ...

 

[stubhead]

It's an entry in a contest to win an "Objet 3D Printer with a 6 month supply of 3D printing materials.  Ten first prize winners will receive an Up! 3D Printer":
http://www.instructables.com/contest/makeitreal/

Given that the grand prize is an object printer "worth $50,000" and 6 months of printing supplies, I can't help but wonder if printing supplies might then turn out to be very, very expensive. In looking at the other entries, a bass does seem like a bit more practical end result than the Ethiopian Warrior Skullboy, etc., but it's not supposed to be a "how to build a bass" article. Now, if you wanted an Ethiopian Warrior Skullboy, there you're pickin' in the high cotton.... :laughing3:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Ethiopian-warrior-Skullboy/

Wish I'd seen these articles on cordless drill battery hacks before I destroyed the damn thing and reverted back to a totally corded, 120v drilling life -
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-3d-Printed-Cordless-Drill-Battery-Ad/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-12V-Cordless-Drill-Hack/
etc.

 

[Cagey]

As dependable/predictable as corded units are, I'm done with them when it comes to drill motors. I love cordless drill motors. But geez! They want you to take out a second mortgage to replace the damn batteries. They're like inkjet printers. For what ink costs, you can go buy another printer that comes with ink cartridges.

I just gave away a nice Milwaukee cordless because of that. Batteries were $80/ea., and you really need 2 so you're down $160. The motor cost more than that, but I didn't want to get on that train. Guy I gave it to already had a pile of those batteries, so he could get some use out of it. I bought a new Milwaukee that uses Lithium batteries and a neodymium motor, so it's half the size with all the strength of the other, and if I don't use it for a week or so it's still charged when I grab it. We'll see where that's at in a couple years.

 

[Rickgrxbass]

OK, I'll be the one to point it out:

It looks like he just traced a Guild/De Armond Pilot 5-string.

Nice wood, though.

Edit: after R'ing TFA, that's pretty much exactly what he did, just with a CNC instead of tracing paper. That's cool, I guess...