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Home made bass.
« on: August 31, 2015, 07:13:19 AM »
video says first and only bass this guy built. watch the whole thing and you will be surprised. i call this guy THE CHISEL KING.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr0wcbJm5Jghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr0wcbJm5Jg
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2015, 08:01:57 AM »
Not my cup of tea but very nice workmanship...

Curious why he chose to build one but can't play...?
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2015, 08:08:53 AM »
That last bit is just amazing.
"I would record some sound sample but I can't play bass yet"

...  :o  :o  :o
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2015, 11:14:07 AM »
leo fender couldn't play bass either.
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2015, 11:53:16 AM »
He sure knows how to handle a chisel. He has tons of patience. Not keen on the style of it, to say the least, but that's quality woodworking.
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2015, 03:19:58 PM »
Agreed.  He has an artistic eye and serious woodworking skills.
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2015, 07:45:29 PM »
He's spent a lot of time learning how to carve - not an easy task. He does some beautiful work for sure.  But egads I'm surprised he has all of his fingers the way he worked around the power tools! :o
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2015, 11:55:53 PM »
Impressive.
I would have used the router (and other machines) more, if I had them lying around.
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2015, 01:10:48 AM »
But even you enjoyed working with that tiny little surface shaper thing-a-me-bob whilst you were building your Broek-Special...
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2015, 01:12:45 PM »
True! But that was also because I couldn't do that with the router  :mrgreen:
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2015, 03:14:18 PM »
Damned techno-geeks... ( :mrgreen: )
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2015, 03:52:13 AM »
lovely work , speaking as someone who cant afford a router and has to use a chisel, I would definitely have used the router more.

I like the shape too, bastard child of a J bass and a cello 
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2015, 05:04:41 AM »
Impressive and my hunch is that sustain won't be an issue with this baby!

I like the look, sort of EB-1 meets Warwick Vampyre meets Epiphone Scroll Bass.
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2015, 06:14:18 AM »
  That is beautiful! I'd rock that! I fear for that guys fingers among other things. No anti kick back on the table saw or cover on the joiner and not a push stick in sight.
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Re: Home made bass.
« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2015, 06:25:49 AM »
I don't have an anti-kickback on my 1954 Shopsmith, but at least I have LOTS of push sticks.
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