scroll bass blueprint / measurements?

slinkp · May 20, 2015, 10:18:14 PM

Anybody got a tracing or measurements of an ampeg (or Johnson) Scroll bass body? I'm pondering a project based on that body shape. Thanks.

dadagoboi · May 21, 2015, 04:46:07 AM

Check with Jim (Jumbodbassman), he owns at least one.

jumbodbassman · May 27, 2015, 09:04:42 AM

got original ampegs as well as 2 bruce basses. tell me what you need

ampeg - first scroll AUB and AEB
ampeg early 90's - from this site...

Bruce Joihnson - aub2 lastest version
Bruce Johnson - amb 2 (magnetic pickup second generation)..

slinkp · May 27, 2015, 08:23:23 PM

Errmm... I don't know the differences

Thanks for the offer! I guess I better do some research before I ask for anything specific.

jumbodbassman · May 29, 2015, 11:16:32 AM

i will make it easier for you.

the original AUB and AMB is the ampeg with the bridge off the body and mystery pickup. i believe it is 34 1/2 scale.

Johnson replica AUB-2 -4 is 35 scale

AMPEG with magbnetic pickup is AMB bass.

Johnson replica is AMB -2 34 inch scale.

all bruce stuff. AUB -2, AQMB-2 SSB

1990's ampeg reissue japoanese aeb

66 AMPEG AUB AND AEB - NBTH MYSTERY PICKUP

HOPEFULLY HELPS ALITLLE.

jumbodbassman · May 29, 2015, 11:20:23 AM

ONE ON FAR LEFT IS A KOREAN MADE SERIES TEN SCROLL. BOLT ON AND MORE MAINSTREAM BODY . DEEPER ETC. SPORTING AND EMG J WITH LABELLA FLATS. ACTUALLY SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD...,.,

jumbodbassman · May 29, 2015, 11:21:31 AM

NEED MY GLASSES TO TYPE...... OOUCH

Highlander · May 29, 2015, 02:40:15 PM

Words kinda fail, seeing all those beauties in one place... only time I've seen one in the flesh is Boz playing one...

slinkp · May 29, 2015, 04:26:24 PM

Wowie thanks Jim!!

Okay - so NOT the SSB, that one looks really different and not appealing to me.

Is there much difference in body shape between the others? I can't honestly tell the difference. They all look similar, and pretty.

I'm not so concerned about pickguard, pickups, bridge type/ placement, or even the scrolls, as I wouldn't be trying to replicate any of that - just the outer shape of the body.

Highlander · May 30, 2015, 01:51:52 AM

Has anyone attempted a Fender-Peg...?

slinkp · May 30, 2015, 04:19:02 PM

That's sort of where I'm going with this idea. With at least one thunderbucker in it

Highlander · May 30, 2015, 05:35:58 PM

I quite like that idea...

Aussie Mark · May 31, 2015, 06:17:22 PM

Quote from: Highlander on May 30, 2015, 01:51:52 AM
Has anyone attempted a Fender-Peg...?

The Italians did ...

slinkp · May 31, 2015, 06:29:37 PM

Yeah I've been wanting to get my hands on one of those. I'm not generally wild about J pickups though, and certainly not with the bridge pup way back there.

jumbodbassman · June 08, 2015, 11:11:52 AM

i will draw up a few and you can go from there....