CURRENT CATALDO

[Highlander]

I'd settle for a photographer.

I'm the wrong side of the Pond, my Don, and then there's the Swamp and them big-tooth critters that live in it... 

[Dave W]

.... and then there's the Swamp and them big-tooth critters that live in it... 

Washington DC? 

[Highlander]

Naw... that's wee cousin Domhnall Iain's turf...

[dadagoboi]

BiggerBottom, 16" lower bout. Customer OK'd it but wants to keep the 4+1 headstock.  No problem, there's always photoshop.



Headstock roughed out.

[Highlander]

V

[dadagoboi]

Black Friday.  Quick Refin of a 20 year old Warmoth alder 5 string P for a good customer..  ill dings with super glue sand, black primer surfacer and 3 coats gloss acrylic clear lacquer.



Holes filled with toothpick (small) and .125 plastruct (large).  Raised center is 3 ply aircraft grade birch plywood.



Arctic white with same acrylic clear.  No yellowing on this one!

[Highlander]

With apologies, my Don, but what goes in the gaping hole where the bridge lives on the P...?

[dadagoboi]

With apologies, my Don, but what goes in the gaping hole where the bridge lives on the P...?

Has a 2Tek bridge, similar to this one on my Hamer Cruise...it was a 90s thing.  They've recently been reissued.  Might try to find a victim customer for one.




The massive individual string thru bridges are screwed to the base plate.

Meanwhile BgrBtm is moving along.  Here it is with an H-22 which was an influence along with the Rick 360.





Going to get double binding to set off the crazy spalted alder grain.

[Rob]

That end grain is nuts!

[Psycho Bass Guy]

Has a 2Tek bridge, similar to this one on my Hamer Cruise...it was a 90s thing.  They've recently been reissued.  Might try to find a victim customer for one.

Are you doing any neck-through 'birds yet? I might volunteer. I like those 2Tek monstrosities.

[dadagoboi]

Are you doing any neck-through 'birds yet? I might volunteer. I like those 2Tek monstrosities.

I built a neck thru 12er, it convinced me it wasn't worth the effort.

The 2TEK seems a lot more 'Full Contact' than the Babicz. is solid brass, and doesn't have a giant logo on it. I like how my Hamer sounds with it although I've never tried those pickups with a different bridge.

[Psycho Bass Guy]

I've played Cruise basses of that era with and without the 2Tek and it really brings things to life. I hate nasty artificial sounding high end and mids in bass tone and good bridges can make for an articulate bass that doesn't make me cringe and still has tons of low end. I'm fearful that I may be stuck on neck-through. My pawnshop Peavey Grind NTB is one of the nicest basses I've ever played and it's a Chinese bottom-of-the-budget-barrel bass. Although I DO like the Thunderbird Studio 5'ver, which is set neck...

[clankenstein]

Awww man that's going to set off my bridge obsession again!  Must not drill big hole in EB4L.......

[dadagoboi]

I've played Cruise basses of that era with and without the 2Tek and it really brings things to life. I hate nasty artificial sounding high end and mids in bass tone and good bridges can make for an articulate bass that doesn't make me cringe and still has tons of low end. I'm fearful that I may be stuck on neck-through. My pawnshop Peavey Grind NTB is one of the nicest basses I've ever played and it's a Chinese bottom-of-the-budget-barrel bass. Although I DO like the Thunderbird Studio 5'ver, which is set neck...

Warmoth is te exclusive dealer for the 2TEK. Current version has less mass in the 'fingers', lightening holes drilled in it.  That's unfortunate IMO, thyey're not going to convince possible customers on the basis of that.  You're either in or out on the original design for players who know the bridge so why drill holes in a critical part that might affect the tone?



If I built necks I'd definitely build neck through basses compared to set necks. Not much difference in labor and more perceived value. 

I had a friend  build the 12er neck, he also built me a 32" I'm going to use for a personal 12er if I ever decide on a body.

Awww man that's going to set off my bridge obsession again!  Must not drill big hole in EB4L.......

You're lucky, it only works on a 1-3/4" thick body!

[clankenstein]

Phew!