Show Off Your Custom Bass!

[kevinsaw]

I Finally got Pics for my Custom painted bass...
I am in a band called Pikkel Pharm Chronicles - http://myspace.com/pikkelpharmchronicles
and i bought a purple yamaha bass from a friend, hand sanded the Whole thing... and got my Talented Artsy Sister to paint it...
then I Clear Glossed it

And i found the coolest knobs at Radio Shack for $2 a peice!

The reason there is a "Secret Ice Cream Cone" on the back is cause my parents own an Ice Cream store called Dairy Queen... so it was an inside joke


Can't wait to see everyone else's


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/kevafi/bass1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/kevafi/bass2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/kevafi/bass3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/kevafi/bass4.jpg

this is the 3rd time i am post it, cause i posted it in the wrong place twice

[kevinsaw]

Pics cont...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/kevafi/bass5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/kevafi/bass6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/kevafi/bass7.jpg

[BenJammin]

:D Good, glad you posted this here. I love the artwork. It makes me want to do something similar to my Yamaha (it's the exact same as yours, but fretless).

[kevinsaw]

yeah, my sister is in Cooper Union... the BEST school in the world for art..

[funkyhoney]

:lol:

thats sick dude! :smash:

[thelowsoundofbass]

Truly sick, looks amazing. DQ is awesome, score blizzard *drools*.

lowsound

[blizzard]

Thats sweet, it reminds me a little bit of Az's painting on his bass (before he sanded it back).

[BrodieBear]

sick as, mate. your sis has done an excellent job on the artwork on that.

very impressed.

[JBass]

The reason there is a "Secret Ice Cream Cone" on the back is cause my parents own an Ice Cream store called Dairy Queen... so it was an inside joke



your parents own a dairy queen?? thats awesome..everyone always hated me for it but i loved the chili-cheese dogs there:thumb:

[Ninana]

yeah, my sister is in Cooper Union... the BEST school in the world for art..

I'm sorry, who told you that?

[RockGuitarist501]

haha, i like it alot.

[kevinsaw]

it's a known fact that it is the best art school in the world... you can only get in if you have a full scholarship and they base it on talent and grade.

They accept 15 people in the US for early desicion out of 1400 ppl

and they take 40 ppl from other countries per year...

i don't want this to turn into a big discussion, all i am saying is if you ask a person who wants to go to a college for Art in the NYC region... they probably want to go to Cooper Union

[EADG]

it's a known fact that it is the best art school in the world... you can only get in if you have a full scholarship and they base it on talent and grade.

They accept 15 people in the US for early desicion out of 1400 ppl

and they take 40 ppl from other countries per year...

i don't want this to turn into a big discussion, all i am saying is if you ask a person who wants to go to a college for Art in the NYC region... they probably want to go to Cooper Union



And that's the best she can do?

[Untitled]

it's a known fact that it is the best art school in the world... you can only get in if you have a full scholarship and they base it on talent and grade.

They accept 15 people in the US for early desicion out of 1400 ppl

and they take 40 ppl from other countries per year...

i don't want this to turn into a big discussion, all i am saying is if you ask a person who wants to go to a college for Art in the NYC region... they probably want to go to Cooper Union

TBH im doing an art course at uni and ive never heard of the place, so you know, its not really a known fact.

Looks cool though.

[Wintermute]

And that's the best she can do?

I was thinking the same - don't get me wrong, it's effective, and it's by no means bad... but it's not "full scholarship to the best and most selective artschool in the WORLD" good.

[Untitled]

I was thinking the same - don't get me wrong, it's effective, and it's by no means bad... but it's not "full scholarship to the best and most selective artschool in the WORLD" good.

Yeah, i dont want to sound rude, but most art students/graduates would be able to produce something the same.

[kilian]

Hmhm.. I look at it for the third time and now I finally see it's an octupus. :amaze:

But well.. maybe she's in her first year and has great potential! Who knows?

[Left Shoe]

And that's the best she can do?

you can two hand tap, do you two hand tap for every song?

[Wintermute]

you can two hand tap, do you two hand tap for every song?

But to carry on the analogy, this isn't about using a specific technique all the time. It's about playing well - no matter the technique.

Apologies to Kevinsaw - your bass does look good, it's got a fun pop-rock look to it. The only reason my eyebrow raised (and that I then pointed out the thread to Nya, whose opinions I trust on good art-schools...) was your great emphasis on BEST.

[Left Shoe]

But to carry on the analogy, this isn't about using a specific technique all the time. It's about playing well - no matter the technique.

but whose to judge if thats what she was going for? i mean if thats the vision she had for that bass, then we will never know if she executed it well, because we cant see in her brain. i mean escher did some simple work as well, and then some reallly complex stuff as well

[edgebass5]

My custom:
Warmoth Alder Jazz bass body
Metallic Lake Placid Blue finish
White Pearl pickguard
Status Graphite J-Type neck
Gotoh Delta Series tuning machines
Fender 3-way string retainer
DiMarzio Model J pickups wired neck-parallel, bridge-series and then directly to the output jack
Gotoh 206 bridge

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/edgebass5/916972926_l.jpg

[Wintermute]

So what?

Being a good artist isn't just about having good ideas, it's also about getting them down on the paper - or bass - well. It doesn't make a difference if she meant to do something better.

[Left Shoe]

So what?

Being a good artist isn't just about having good ideas, it's also about getting them down on the paper - or bass - well. It doesn't make a difference if she meant to do something better.

thats what im saying! what if that octopus you see is exactly what she had in her head?

[SixnStones]

its not the best art college in the world. http://www.artschools.com/articles/ranking/

[Wintermute]

I guess that's possible - but it's not actually holding the ice-cream, just hitting it, and a some of the proportioning on the tentacles is weird - oddly lumpy. Admittedly it's not fair to judge her on just one piece, and the overall effect is quite good, but I still would have expected better from someone in the best artschool ever.

Kevinsaw - I don't suppose we could see a few more pieces she's done?

[Left Shoe]

i mean im not sure if i think shes an excellent artist, im just saying we cant judger her on that, because we cant see what she was trying to create, that may very well be what she was going for.

[Wintermute]

Ok, so we basically agree - but I can't help but wonder if she DID mean for the tentacle to just be hitting the ice-cream, and for some odd lumps in the tentacles - why?

I would be very interested in seeing more of her work, because presumably she must be very good - having checked it out a little that school IS ludicrously hard to get into, whatever else can be said about it, so there must be something good going on. :)

[Untitled]

I guess that's possible - but it's not actually holding the ice-cream, just hitting it, and a some of the proportioning on the tentacles is weird - oddly lumpy. Admittedly it's not fair to judge her on just one piece, and the overall effect is quite good, but I still would have expected better from someone in the best artschool ever.

Kevinsaw - I don't suppose we could see a few more pieces she's done?

I have to agree with you on all accounts. I dont think it is fair to judge of that, it could of been a rush job. I mean, i am on one of the best art foundation courses in the UK, and i make some lower then standard work. Dont get me wrong, its real good, but her other stuff may be well better.

[PaulSimonon]

I guess that's possible - but it's not actually holding the ice-cream, just hitting it
Suction cups... DUH.

God, it's like you don't even know what an octopus is... :rolleyes:

[edgebass5]

am I the only one even making an attempt to keep this thread on course?

[Spaceman Spiff]

am I the only one even making an attempt to keep this thread on course?

Didn't you have a custom or two in the works a while back? Whatever happened there?

[edgebass5]

Didn't you have a custom or two in the works a while back? Whatever happened there?

:lol: scroll up to my first post in the thread :lol:

[Spaceman Spiff]

I completely missed that. :p

That's pretty cool. :thumb:

I thought there was also some other thing that was being worked on, some more experimental thing... ?

[Aerodyne]

Let's not forget that the octopus isn't even anatomically correct. Sheesh, their mouth is located in between all of the tentacles on the lower side of the body. :rolleyes:

[Efrim]

They don't have mouths, they have beaks. Christ.

[Jimbobntnr]

So we've established that this art has an improper organ placed incorrectly, and may not be some of the artist's best work?

This place is petty. Tell your sister that she did a great job - and that the community college in my area is actually the BEST art school in the world.

[edgebass5]

I completely missed that. :p

That's pretty cool. :thumb:

I thought there was also some other thing that was being worked on, some more experimental thing... ?

That was a joke that got blown WAY out of proportion about the bass in that photo... There's no crazy experimental thing going on... I promise :thumb:

[Efrim]

So we've established that this art has an improper organ placed incorrectly, and may not be some of the artist's best work?

This place is petty. Tell your sister that she did a great job - and that the community college in my area is actually the BEST art school in the world.

I was joking.

[The Brad]

Artistic license?

[Efrim]

Artistic license?

Well, I'm a realist....
*looks at user title*
Damn.

[Jimbobntnr]

I was joking.
I don't believe you, you petty ****.

[Efrim]

I don't believe you, you petty ****.


Damn, you saw through my evil plan to point out anatomical errors in people's paintings!:D

EDIT: Drawings, not paintings. Or am I wrong?

Me, I don't like having pictures, stickers, etc on my bass.

[EADG]

you can two hand tap, do you two hand tap for every song?



When I'm playing solo.. yes.. I think I do at least a little.


In a band, no.


I understand what you are saying about that being her intent, but I dont know.. my first impression was just that it wasn't that impressive, for someone who goes to "the best art school in the world". It looks like it could have been done by someone whose only experience was high school art classes.

[EADG]

I was thinking the same - don't get me wrong, it's effective, and it's by no means bad... but it's not "full scholarship to the best and most selective artschool in the WORLD" good.



Nail on head, what I was trying to say.

[kevinsaw]

It looks like it could have been done by someone whose only experience was high school art classes.


cause it was painted when she was in her junior yr in HS



*Edit

Have you ever seen that box called the Alamo in NYC...
that was made by a kid in cooper union
http://www.urban75.org/photos/newyork/images/ny551.jpg

and the Love letters were made by another kid too...
http://static.flickr.com/34/102169170_f1588ea61c_m.jpg

but lets just forget about it being the BEST... that is my opinion and i can understand if you do not agree with my ideas... :)

[Wintermute]

cause it was painted when she was in her junior yr in HS

Ah... haha... suddenly I have no more complaints. :)

[super deluxe]

That was a joke that got blown WAY out of proportion about the bass in that photo... There's no crazy experimental thing going on... I promise :thumb:

we know the truth.

the only secret about that bass is that he sold his soul to the devil for it.

though people have been doing that for ages, so I guess it's not all that experimental any more...

[Aerodyne]

yeah, my sister is in Cooper Union... the BEST school in the world for art..

cause it was painted when she was in her junior yr in HS

nurr, nurr contradiction, nurr

:thumb:

[moghes69]

cause it was painted when she was in her junior yr in HS



*Edit

Have you ever seen that box called the Alamo in NYC...
that was made by a kid in cooper union
http://www.urban75.org/photos/newyork/images/ny551.jpg

and the Love letters were made by another kid too...
http://static.flickr.com/34/102169170_f1588ea61c_m.jpg

but lets just forget about it being the BEST... that is my opinion and i can understand if you do not agree with my ideas... :)

from my understanding cooper union is more known for its architechture and engineering. i'm looking into applying to their engineering school, but i doubt i'd get in.

[kevinsaw]

but rn't they up on the chart of the best art school?

[moghes69]

i can't draw for ****, so i wouldn't know

[Spaceman Spiff]

That was a joke that got blown WAY out of proportion about the bass in that photo... There's no crazy experimental thing going on... I promise :thumb:

Okay, I see. I guess I missed how that all turned out, which is why I was just all confused.

Anyway, that's a nice bass you've got there. :thumb:

[naut]

but rn't they up on the chart of the best art school?

how do you go from knowing they're the BEST art school, to asking someone else if they're "up on the charts?"

[Az_Holl]

Its custom i guess... or it was

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Atomicant/bass10.jpg

I cant decide whether i like it 'interesting' or 'good'

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Atomicant/melsbday23rd001.jpg

[Pluperfect_Arson]

I guess that's possible - but it's not actually holding the ice-cream, just hitting it, and a some of the proportioning on the tentacles is weird - oddly lumpy. Admittedly it's not fair to judge her on just one piece, and the overall effect is quite good, but I still would have expected better from someone in the best artschool ever.

Kevinsaw - I don't suppose we could see a few more pieces she's done?

Octopuses have arms, not tentacles. Tentacles are longer than arms, and they usually only contain suckers on the tips of the tentacle.

:p

[lemoley]

awesome job man it looks sweet, congrats

[museic]

i like it, it looks fun and i like the way it looks a bit rugged

[Spaceman Spiff]

I wish I had tentacles.

[JBass]

cause it was painted when she was in her junior yr in HS



*Edit

Have you ever seen that box called the Alamo in NYC...
that was made by a kid in cooper union
http://www.urban75.org/photos/newyork/images/ny551.jpg

and the Love letters were made by another kid too...
http://static.flickr.com/34/102169170_f1588ea61c_m.jpg

but lets just forget about it being the BEST... that is my opinion and i can understand if you do not agree with my ideas... :)

I WALK BY THAT CUBE EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR CLASS!!!!! haha it's in Astor Place..i live on 10th and 5th ave its like a 10 minute walk to that..my class is in cooper square:smash:

and for the record..i really like your bass, i think she did a great job

[museic]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c306/mononick/bassbedang.jpg

my custom jazz (not as awesome as edge's!)

mexican jazz bass body (going to get an ash body)
black scratchplate
chrome control knobs
yellow respray (did it myself!)
status graphite jazz bass neck
bartolini 9J 1 split coil hum cancelling pickups
badass II bridge
hipshot vintage tuners.
schaller chrome strap locks

i love this bass, its growly, i might disconnect the tone knob and i would like to get the ash body as well in the future.

[edgebass5]

my custom jazz (not as awesome as edge's!)

I don't know about that... Looks like you've got a pretty fantastic jazz bass there. Plus you've got a Status neck on there, so how bad could it really be? :thumb:

[kevinsaw]

I WALK BY THAT CUBE EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR CLASS!!!!! haha it's in Astor Place..i live on 10th and 5th ave its like a 10 minute walk to that..my class is in cooper square:smash:

and for the record..i really like your bass, i think she did a great job


thats awesome, my sister lives in the dorm right next to cooper union... it's not too shabby

[T2k5]

http://koti.mbnet.fi/astsgnl/bass/Shuker/bass02.JPG
http://koti.mbnet.fi/astsgnl/bass/Shuker/bass05.JPG
My Shuker Custom 6.

[skingle]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c306/mononick/bassbedang.jpg

my custom jazz (not as awesome as edge's!)

mexican jazz bass body (going to get an ash body)
black scratchplate
chrome control knobs
yellow respray (did it myself!)
status graphite jazz bass neck
bartolini 9J 1 split coil hum cancelling pickups
badass II bridge
hipshot vintage tuners.
schaller chrome strap locks

i love this bass, its growly, i might disconnect the tone knob and i would like to get the ash body as well in the future.

This seems like a lot to quote for this but anyway.

Where did you get the chrome knobs?

[Thunder Fingers]

Give me...
2 and a half month and ill show you my custom bass :D

[JBass]

thats awesome, my sister lives in the dorm right next to cooper union... it's not too shabby
nice..i love the area...greenwhich village is amazing

i live at 35 5th ave.....5th and 10th...2 minute walk to washington square:thumb:

lol i love the drug dealers in the square...they just walk by you and say "smoke smoke" real subtly.....anyone who buys from them is an idiot cuz they just take your money..some are cops tho

[Akira]

http://koti.mbnet.fi/astsgnl/bass/Shuker/bass02.JPG
http://koti.mbnet.fi/astsgnl/bass/Shuker/bass05.JPG
My Shuker Custom 6.
Gorgeous.

[kevinsaw]

wow, those 6 stings are very nice...

i wanna see if anyone can actually add a 5th or 6th sting to their bass... idk where they would find the room for it though... lol, maybe on the back or the side

[Untitled]

Im digging Museics jazz sooooooooooooooooooo much.

Man thats such a nice colour for a guitar, i generally hate yellow as a colour but it works SO well.

[British Kid]

wow, those 6 stings are very nice...

i wanna see if anyone can actually add a 5th or 6th sting to their bass... idk where they would find the room for it though... lol, maybe on the back or the side
it can be done. i found a guide for making a fender jazz into a 5-string once.

[zink182]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v731/aroninn/DSC00090.jpg

Originally a fender jazz bass.. reggie hamilton sig..

today all that's left the wood :D

Alder body
Maple neck with a rosewood fretboard.
DiMarzio Model P/J pickups
BadassII bridge
Bone Nut
Aguilar OPB-3 preamp with an active/passive switch and a mid shift freq.
Chrome knobs
Hipshot tuner with a Dtuner
Schaler Straplocks

[herrly]

Give me...
2 and a half month and ill show you my custom bass :D

Give me... another 5+ months and I'll you my custom bass :D


...damn me and being a young student with a shitty job.

[funkyhoney]

closest thing i have to a custom:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/FunkyHoney/bass%20stuff/IMG_0760.jpg

unidentifiable cheap body wood
maple neck/rosewood fingerboard
3 coat marine grade epoxied fingerboard
fender custom gauge nylon coated strings
PLASTIC NUT!! :(
fender vintage MIM bridge
no original insignia or serials


yeah... it sucks :(

[jaco jr]

closest thing i have to a custom (it will be here in a week);
www.warwick.de
custom shop, gallery
the ocean blue flame top 'vette $$ :thumb:

[museic]

This seems like a lot to quote for this but anyway.

Where did you get the chrome knobs?

http://www.bestbassgear.com

i ordered lots of stuff from them at once though.. i wouldnt really think its worth just ordering knobs from them.. great site though!

edge, thanks man, my jazz is awesome, but yours has a nice warmoth body and imo a better bridge!

[EcentricAgnostic]

Those are some sweet looking axes T2K5.

[kevinsaw]

so that's it?!?! Nobody else has another awesome custom bassonette?

[Criss Frantic]

Dunno if this counts...only things custom about it are the aesthetics...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Punkbass/stripeymama.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Punkbass/stripeybass.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Punkbass/zzzzzzzzz.jpg

[the101er]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c306/mononick/bassbedang.jpg

my custom jazz (not as awesome as edge's!)

mexican jazz bass body (going to get an ash body)
black scratchplate
chrome control knobs
yellow respray (did it myself!)
status graphite jazz bass neck
bartolini 9J 1 split coil hum cancelling pickups
badass II bridge
hipshot vintage tuners.
schaller chrome strap locks

i love this bass, its growly, i might disconnect the tone knob and i would like to get the ash body as well in the future.


The bass that dwarfs you :D

I thought I was going mad when I saw that picture on your bands space.

I love the colour, I always wanted a TV Yellow Les Paul Junior

[museic]

The bass that dwarfs you :D

I thought I was going mad when I saw that picture on your bands space.

I love the colour, I always wanted a TV Yellow Les Paul Junior

i think that photo is a bit decieving! im not tall but im not that small either...and im rather skinny

[kevinsaw]

so... any other cool basses?

[One Groovin Clown]

Cool as in custom, or in general :p

[funkyhoney]

so... any other cool basses?

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/FunkyHoney/bass%20stuff/DSC00081.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/FunkyHoney/bass%20stuff/IMG_0178.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/FunkyHoney/bass%20stuff/IMG_0888.jpg

all cool

[One Groovin Clown]

I dunno about that last one.. :p

I like that Cort.

[Shinobi_sniper]

Would it be worth it to screw around with my Squire?

[One Groovin Clown]

Would it be worth it to screw around with my Squire?

yes, I'm defretting mine as soon as I'm off school.

first modification job I'll be attempting.

[funkyhoney]

yes, I'm defretting mine as soon as I'm off school.

first modification job I'll be attempting.

its a lot easier than everyone will tell you.

all you really need is a chisel, MAYBE a hammer, sandpaper, wood filler and laquer.

before:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/FunkyHoney/bass%20stuff/IMG_0355.jpg

after:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/FunkyHoney/bass%20stuff/IMG_0760.jpg

[One Groovin Clown]

I'm going to be taking the advise from this website.

http://www.geocities.com/charlesarms/

i've looked at several sources for this info before. they all say the same thing.

[funkyhoney]

Please don't attempt this on a bass that you can't live without!!

with a disclaimer like that, how can it not be good! :rolleyes:

[One Groovin Clown]

Please don't attempt this on a bass that you can't live without!!

with a disclaimer like that, how can it not be good! :rolleyes:

Omg, common sense ftw.

I'll be doing it on my squier, the one pictured in the casual.

With a Yamaha TRB6 and an Ibanez sr505 as my other 2 basses.

i think I'll be fine ^_^

[funkyhoney]

yeah i know, just do it, you cant **** it up

[One Groovin Clown]

Truth.

it's terribly set up anyhow. I just want to get a first hands on approach to modding my bass and freltess basses.

[Shinobi_sniper]

its a lot easier than everyone will tell you.

all you really need is a chisel, MAYBE a hammer, sandpaper, wood filler and laquer.

before:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/FunkyHoney/bass%20stuff/IMG_0355.jpg

after:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/FunkyHoney/bass%20stuff/IMG_0760.jpg

doesn't seem too hard, I just haven't been able to get to the store to buy some wood filler :P

[Shinobi_sniper]

Graaaaaaaaagh, stupid Google, it's really hard looking up "painted bass" and things like that.

I hate fish even more now.

[kevinsaw]

lollerskates...
http://www.orlyowl.com/upload/files/lollerskates.jpg