8 String Thunderbird/REV 82 Build

drbassman · January 22, 2013, 09:22:01 AM

Wow, nice job! Maybe I need one of these!

dadagoboi · January 22, 2013, 10:14:37 AM

Quote from: Pilgrim on January 22, 2013, 09:10:15 AM
Looks like the color that Fender's Lake Placid Blue turns into after about 20+ years. Nice!

Thanks, the color changes depending on the light, looks pretty green sometimes.

Quote from: drbassman on January 22, 2013, 09:22:01 AM
Wow, nice job! Maybe I need one of these!

Thanks, Bill. It's been fun learning to play the thing!

Shark · January 22, 2013, 02:41:35 PM

Wow. Real nice creation.

Highlander · January 22, 2013, 03:21:28 PM

Quote from: drbassman on January 22, 2013, 09:22:01 AM
Wow, nice job! Maybe I need one of these!

Better hurry up and decide, Bill... someone might snap this one up...

(no, not me)

Rob · January 22, 2013, 04:03:30 PM

Nice detail and Hot DAYUM there's the trees!

dadagoboi · January 22, 2013, 04:09:26 PM

Thanks, guys! Trees might be better after it's buffed out...

godofthunder · January 22, 2013, 04:51:31 PM

I absolutely love the simplicity of this bass. Green is on of my least favorite colors, for this I make a exception, just beautiful.

Quote from: dadagoboi on January 22, 2013, 08:41:42 AM
Snap in the booth, gets buffed in a week.

Fully dressed 'G8R Bass'

Stjofön Big · January 23, 2013, 03:20:11 AM

Extremely nice! Beautiful in the words deepest meaning! The colour is just killer! Any plans on doing her in regular 4-string?

dadagoboi · January 23, 2013, 06:26:07 AM

Quote from: godofthunder on January 22, 2013, 04:51:31 PM
I absolutely love the simplicity of this bass. Green is on of my least favorite colors, for this I make a exception, just beautiful.

Quote from: Stjofön Big on January 23, 2013, 03:20:11 AM
Extremely nice! Beautiful in the words deepest meaning! The colour is just killer! Any plans on doing her in regular 4-string?

Thanks, guys! Everything I do is available as a 4,5 or 8, including ExplorerBird. Next will be a 12er when I get the neck sorted.

I don't expect there to be a lot of interest in this G8R (GATOR) body style, just did it for myself.

gearHed289 · January 23, 2013, 09:10:20 AM

Very "space age"! Love the color. One of these days I'm going to bite the bullet and get my Ric re-finished to something like that.

leftybass · January 23, 2013, 12:16:22 PM

A left-handed short-scale 8-string in that body shape would interest me.

drbassman · January 23, 2013, 05:37:49 PM

Quote from: leftybass on January 23, 2013, 12:16:22 PM
A left-handed short-scale 8-string in that body shape would interest me.

Can you do an 8 string in 30 " scale?

dadagoboi · January 23, 2013, 05:51:00 PM

Quote from: drbassman on January 23, 2013, 05:37:49 PM
Can you do an 8 string in 30 " scale?

You'd have to build the neck. Needs to be 1 3/4" at the nut, can't buy one that wide. It's really not something I'd want to do, I prefer the sound of long scale. It would be easier to play though.

Highlander · January 24, 2013, 01:38:56 PM

A fretless neck could be adapted by having the frets cut to a 30" scale instead of whatever it was...

dadagoboi · January 24, 2013, 05:08:24 PM

Quote from: HERBIE on January 24, 2013, 01:38:56 PM
A fretless neck could be adapted by having the frets cut to a 30" scale instead of whatever it was...

True but then the neck would have 24+ frets to accommodate the neck heel and the bridge would be close to the middle of the body.