Fenderbird Again...JAEbird II

dadagoboi · December 23, 2010, 12:12:43 PM

Flateric's Peter Cook interview is very inspiring so far, really looking forward to the evolution of the Fenderbird in the next part. This 'bird was probably a next step, hopefully he'll go into more detail about it.

Here was my take on it begun around '83 and finished this year

After Jim's suggestion that a deeper cutaway might be a good thing I pulled out my abandoned 1st prototype and mocked this up going back to the basic JAEbird. I'm not a fan of the shape of the bottom horn on Peter Cook's or the pickguard which for some reason reminds me of clenched fists. I'm leaning toward modifying the JAEbird guard.

anyway, here we go again...

Kevin_bluebass · December 23, 2010, 01:22:34 PM

Awesome!
Can't wait to see the finished product Carlo!

Highlander · December 23, 2010, 01:25:03 PM

Follow the links Kevin, and welcome...

The one thing I hope to find out via Eric is how old my one is...

dadagoboi · December 23, 2010, 02:27:10 PM

Welcome to the Outpost, Kevin! Do I detect another builder?

FlatEric · December 23, 2010, 02:48:42 PM

Hi.

As I have mentioned to Kenny, in another post - all these things were a very long time
ago and as with a lot of things in life - urban myths, hearsay etc, all add to the bigger picture.
There is perhaps an easy explanation for any progression in design - or not!!

I will do my best to find out.

Cheers.

dadagoboi · December 23, 2010, 02:54:45 PM

Thanks, Eric. The general stuff is more fascinating to me than the specific. It would seem Kenny's bass is more historically important since it has a set (or is it through?) neck. Just glad PC is on the planet!

Pilgrim · December 23, 2010, 03:12:01 PM

Quote from: FlatEric on December 23, 2010, 02:48:42 PM
Hi.

As I have mentioned to Kenny, in another post - all these things were a very long time
ago and as with a lot of things in life - urban myths, hearsay etc, all add to the bigger picture.
There is perhaps an easy explanation for any progression in design - or not!!

I will do my best to find out.

Cheers.

That kinda translates as "A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away..."

Highlander · December 23, 2010, 03:39:05 PM

To Infinity... and BEYOND...!

godofthunder · December 23, 2010, 05:24:19 PM

Barklessdog (John) Has a beautiful extreme cutaway Fenderbird, The nicest I have seen. I got a pattern from him to build mine.

dadagoboi · December 23, 2010, 05:31:39 PM

Sweet!

OldManC · December 23, 2010, 10:03:23 PM

I'm pretty sure Barkless' bird was patterned pretty closely after the black one. She's a beaut either way:

Nocturnal · December 24, 2010, 10:39:36 AM

I would love to get a tracing of that extreme cutaway body from one of you.

godofthunder · December 24, 2010, 11:58:27 AM

No problem pm me your address

dadagoboi · December 24, 2010, 12:59:37 PM

I gave some thought to doing similar to Barkless Dog's great looking bass but decided to continue my own parallel universe of Fenderbird development. There's also a German company that makes a similar one, I'd rather not compete with something that's already on the market. I took a cue from the PC ExplorerBirds with their straight cut on the bottom horn which is also shorter than the JAEbird horn.

I slid back the pick guard and will mod it some to fit this design better. Six bolts on the neck and a little contouring of the heel will about do it.

Nice day to get some work done in the yard.

A little rough around the edges

Only the finest materials used in my prototypes!

nofi · December 24, 2010, 02:14:51 PM

i don't even like gibson's but your stuff looks great.