BaCH shortscale semi acoustic

[Basvarken]

Sweet bass!

Could you not have Bach set the necks with a couple of degrees less pitch?  Has to be a hell of a lot easier than making saddles for every bass you sell.

If course that would've been much easier.
But this is the reason why this whole project has been dragging it's feet for five years.
They have a series with this angle. And because they couldn't find a bridge, they just put them aside.
In the meanwhile other brands are flooding the market with their semi acoustic basses...
I got fed up with the wait and I decided to just order one and see if I could fix it. I did and it's no problem at all.
Now I can finally start to sell these basses. They're perfect.

[Basvarken]

Rob, any idea what kind of material Gibson used? We usually say nylon but did they ever specify exactly what it was?

I wonder if UHMW might be a good solution. Very good abrasion resistance, self-lubricating, easy to work, relatively low cost and pretty easy to get in small quantities, at least over here.

I don't know exactly, but it looks and feels like Nylon PA (Polyamid) to me.

[dadagoboi]

I don't know exactly, but it looks and feels like Nylon PA (Polyamid) to me.

Polyoxymethylene (Delrin) is cheap, easily obtained and fills all the parameters.  I used it a lot for protoyping parts that would eventually be injection molded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyoxymethylene

It's available in flat stock that would require very little work to make saddles.  Basically cut, drill and tap.  Here's an example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acetal-Delrin-Plastic-Sheet-1-2-x-4-x-23-White/360716384283?rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D261%26meid%3D839117289980229958%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D1088%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D111133080864%26

[Basvarken]

Thank you Carlo 

[dadagoboi]

Thank you Carlo  

You're welcome.  Consider the best way to produce multiple identical parts.

[Basvarken]

It all depends on the numbers.

BaCH did not make a lot of these bass guitars.
For the time being it is going to be the most realistic to drill cut and sand them myself.

An old customer mine has a small CNC machine for prototyping. The initial costs are the only bottle neck. That would be ideal if I should make more saddles in the future.
I am not going to sell hundreds ...

[uwe]

I have absolutely no idea what this might look like. Totally bummed. 

[Dave W]

I have absolutely no idea what this might look like. Totally bummed. 

You can't see Rob's pics? Try these direct links.
https://sphotos-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1001104_381893908605720_1260590716_n.jpg
https://sphotos-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/993686_381893325272445_1782856870_n.jpg
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[Highlander]

I have absolutely no idea what this might look like. Totally bummed. 

Where have they got you sequestered...?

[Basvarken]

Took it with me to the rehearsals tonight.
Very dynamic bass guitar!

The lows are impressively deep. You definitely need a good cab with this one.
The highs are much clearer than I would've expected with a Mudbucker.
But if you dial off the treble you get that typical vintage sound.

The guys in the band loved it.

[uwe]

You can't see Rob's pics? Try these direct links.
https://sphotos-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1001104_381893908605720_1260590716_n.jpg
https://sphotos-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/993686_381893325272445_1782856870_n.jpg
https://sphotos-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1238027_381893885272389_364116577_n.jpg
https://sphotos-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/996922_381893881939056_1753157941_n.jpg

'T'was in jest, Admin!!! I was tonguing in cheek the only fleeting resemblance to an EB 2 ...

[Dave W]

Rob, is this an Artec version of a mudbucker?

[Basvarken]

I don't know for sure Dave.
I think it is.

[Granny Gremlin]

Any finishes other than natural?

[Basvarken]

Yes, they also have them in Antique Red and White.

Edit: here's a group shot