Five String Electric Bass Guitar

RE: Five String Electric Bass Guitar

three-phase — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:14:53 GMT

Very good post Frank. As long as the guitar is playable and enjoyment is gotten from it, then I think that the finer points of the build do not matter so much.

Kind regards.

RE: Five String Electric Bass Guitar

balearicdynamics — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 12:52:37 GMT

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RE: Five String Electric Bass Guitar

jw0752 — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 03:37:13 GMT

Hi Frank,

This is a wonderful project and has to be a special memory for your son. Your post brought back some memories to me. While I actually owned a Guitar / Music store in my younger days I never learned to play. I worked on the electronics and did a little adjustment and repair.

The son of the man I bought the Music Store from is now a master cabinet maker and he likes to build guitars. He usually asks me to wire them and I always try to do a unique job with the wiring. Here is a guitar that he let me wire back in 2013. I am pretty sure he buys the necks but the bodies are build from raw wood and finished by him.

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I have a lot of fun trying to think of new ways to specialize the wiring. On another occasion I used 1/8 inch brass tubing as the conduit for the wires. Each section was bent and soldered into place to route the wires. I looked but couldn't find a picture of that one. Thanks for another great post.

John

RE: Five String Electric Bass Guitar

shabaz — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 03:16:03 GMT

Hi Frank,

I've not seen many electric guitars close-up, but it looks really great. Very well built, and clearly it has stood the test of time since it has lasted 20 years!