well this was my first ever project that i did for my gcse exam it turned out well it is a semi acoustic it has a rotary switch to select the pickups with a killswitch setting and it is made out of oroco wood that was reclaimed from an old skool science bench. im pretty pleased with it and i think that this new forum is a great idea as it would of helped alot if i was to do it again

btw these were taken on my camera phone so the pics arent amazing and dont really show off the grain but hey

[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/tomg666/31-03-06_1754.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/tomg666/13-03-06_1801.jpg[/IMG]

im planning to mod a tele over the summer hols after my exams fitting it with emgs and repainting etc ill put it up her once its done

That's a pretty sweet looking guitar man!!! Did you machine those knobs in teh first pic?

[QUOTE=AlmightyPancake]which is when?[/QUOTE]

Hopefully they'll both be started in a couple of weeks. We're working on getting a contract exchanged for one bass, and waiting on a paint quote and stuff for another.

no i bought them from rs because the knobs in the second pic didnt look that great i have no real metal working skills

[QUOTE=semi]looks good noicee. just silver spray paint all over the front? is the cloth painted? why the black and white picture.[/QUOTE]

lol its black and whit picture, czu my bro set the camera lik that and the battery was dying.. i didint bother changing it:p

and i used a shapie permanent marker to colour it haha

nah, the grill cloth isnt coloured:p

[QUOTE=tomg666]no i bought them from rs because the knobs in the second pic didnt look that great i have no real metal working skills[/QUOTE]

Oh, those are some pretty hot knobs. I guess I'll have to make or buy myself some for my bass!!

[QUOTE=Peg Dizzler]Lutherie is the making of wooden instruments. Drums apply!! :D

[/QUOTE]


Sorry, wrong, luthery is the making of STRINGED instruments. Drums do not apply.

[QUOTE=EADG]Sorry, wrong, luthery is the making of STRINGED instruments. Drums do not apply.[/QUOTE]


I hope your not serious?

[quote=EADG]Sorry, wrong, luthery is the making of STRINGED instruments. Drums do not apply.[/quote]

oh well, I say let them in.

It is true www.wikipedia.org--->lutherie--->A luthier is a person who builds or repairs stringed instruments, either bowed or plucked. These include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, guitars of all kinds, lutes, and mandolins."

But who cares? Drums are sweet, let em in.


[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutherie[/url]

[QUOTE=funkyhoney]this is my jazz project so far, next i plan to get some new pickups, or a pre-amp or something, maybe repaint it
[url]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/FunkyHoney/IMG_0355.jpg[/url]
[url]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/FunkyHoney/IMG_0356.jpg[/url]
[url]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/FunkyHoney/IMG_0357.jpg[/url]
[url]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/FunkyHoney/IMG_0359.jpg[/url]

(so far it's been defretted, and the brand sanded off and the headstock coated.. few pickup adjustments to)[/QUOTE]
i like this one alot

[QUOTE=nicatterberry]I hope your not serious?[/QUOTE]
Actually he is.
[quote=Dictionary.com]lu·thi·er Audio pronunciation of "luthier" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lt-r)
n.

One that makes or repairs stringed instruments, such as violins.[/quote]

[QUOTE=CCR90]It is true www.wikipedia.org--->lutherie--->A luthier is a person who builds or repairs stringed instruments, either bowed or plucked. These include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, guitars of all kinds, lutes, and mandolins."

But who cares? Drums are sweet, let em in.


[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutherie[/url][/QUOTE]

we'll just call drums the "moding" part of the title:thumb:

hell post some pics, and tell other people in the forums about this thread

[QUOTE=moghes69]i built an orange squeeze, but all it does for me is boost the signal a lot. i can't figure out where i messed up.[/QUOTE]
go to [url]http://www.diystompboxes.com[/url] and ask the forum there, theyre are very helpful for stuff liek this.

^
[URL="http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=465389"]http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=465389[/URL]
theres some more links to pedal buildinng in this thread too

[QUOTE=Peg Dizzler]Lutherie is the making of wooden instruments.

[/QUOTE]

wrong. stringed.

EDIT: pshht, beatened

[QUOTE=CCR90]It is true www.wikipedia.org--->lutherie--->A luthier is a person who builds or repairs stringed instruments, either bowed or plucked. These include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, guitars of all kinds, lutes, and mandolins."

But who cares? Drums are sweet, let em in.


[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutherie[/url][/QUOTE]
and harps

if anyone is making a harp... please share XD

and there was a thread in the drum forum about a guy making his own snare. sounded ****e, but respect anyways

[QUOTE=TheJarve]and harps

if anyone is making a harp... please share XD

and there was a thread in the drum forum about a guy making his own snare. sounded ****e, but respect anyways[/QUOTE]

A friend of mine is making a harp for his daughter.

In chronological order:

2002 Hoppus bass Frankenstein Project: I started with a Mark Hoppus Fender Signature that was given to me as a gift. I stripped the bass down until it was nothing more than a blue piece of wood. I replaced the neck with a maple neck, maple fretboard, 13-degree angled warmoth style headstock from warmoth guitar parts. I routed out the P-style routing for an MM style routing which I left in the P position. I custom cut a white/black/white pickguard, and added a jazz bass control plate. I used a Seymour Duncan SMB-4DS pickup and tone circuit. The bridge was a Leo Quann Badass.

1997 Warwick Corvette 4-String: Removed the stock passive MEC pickups and passive tone circuit. Replaced both with a set of DiMarzio Model J's and an Aguilar OBP-3 with an active/passive switch.

2000 Modulus Flea 4-String: Removed the existing Lane Poor MM (despite how many amazing things are said about these pickups I just didn't like it all that much). Replaced it with a Nordstrand MM4.2. Added active/passive, and series/parallel switches as well.

The Hoppus in the one on the right, the Warwick is on the left, the Flea is in the middle (this photo of the Flea bass was taken before the mods were performed)
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/edgebass5/DSC00787.jpg[/IMG]

Flea bass after the mods were performed
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/edgebass5/HPIM0485.jpg[/IMG]

1983 Peavey Foundation 4-String: Hardwired the pickups directly to the output jack. In other words there are NO onboard controls for this bass. You plug it in, and that's it.
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/edgebass5/12122723C.jpg[/IMG]

2005 Warmoth/Status Jazz Bass: Purchased an alder jazz bass body from Warmoth guitar parts and a Status J neck from Status-Graphite in England. Used DiMarzio Model J pickups which are hardwired as neck-parallel/bridge-series and then directly to the output jack. In other words, you can turn the 3 knobs on the control plate, but they're not hooked up to anything at all, so you'll just be fooling yourself. Used a Gotoh 206 that I had lying around for the bridge. Gotoh Delta series tuning machines, Fender Deluxe V string retainer, Fender Jazz bass control plate, Fender jazz bass knobs, and a white pearl pickguard to finish everything out. Neck was installed with EZ-Lock Stainless Steel threaded inserts and 10-24 machine screws (this attachment method is far superior to the typical wood screws that are more commonly used). In the future I will be attaching the bridge with a similar method (the only thing that wil change is potentially the size of the threaded inserts/machine screws involved).
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/edgebass5/041906_17241.jpg[/IMG]

I would love to see pics of a harp in progress!

So, this bass is pretty much done. Now only one bass in progress and I think I need a rest after this one and the headless that I just completed. This has a dualcoil and a piezo bridge. Sounds very cool... looks ok too...

Sorry about the crappy backround.

Hmm, it seems that smilies count against the image count? Oh well.

[IMG]http://www.thorbass.com/images/k-doneheadfront1_.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.thorbass.com/images/k-donedots2_.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.thorbass.com/images/k-donefrontclose4_.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.thorbass.com/images/k-donebackclose3_.jpg[/IMG]

Are you familiar with building non-bass register guitars?
In the least?

[QUOTE=funkymike]Are you familiar with building non-bass register guitars?
In the least?[/QUOTE]
In the least? Yes.
Have I done it yet? No.

As far as the woodworking goes it's just dimentional differences. Electrically it's pretty much the same. I have a Strat-like neck-thru in the planning stages...

Also planning on building a banjo and an upright bass this summer - *if it ever stops raining*

It just stopped raining here after a week long streak.
I was wondering, basically, becuase your basses are gorgeous, and I would like a guitar like that.
Depending on how much they are.
But we would have to discuss that privately.

contact info in profile...

SOM, beautiful bass there bud.

SoM do u get wood from a local supplier by any chance?, as i am pretty close to where u live and im looking for someplace that sells nice wood like that for some projects.

[QUOTE=Billie'sBouncer]SoM do u get wood from a local supplier by any chance?, as i am pretty close to where u live and im looking for someplace that sells nice wood like that for some projects.[/QUOTE]
Most of my wood I buy at Highland Hardwoods in Brentwood NH on Rt. 125. They have an amazing supply of many types of hardwood. Not much of anything highly figured though. In general I find the figured stuff on ebay. And from a couple of suppliers on the west coast (they have ebay stores too).

Bookmatched set I bought on the bay yesterday:
[IMG]http://i23.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/31/19/2f_1.JPG[/IMG]

Beauty looking bit of wood that.

I just found a nice looking woodshop, thats a bit of a treck away but still alright. means I can go and buy things in person.


I think, if they let me, I might go visit the Bareknuckle shop in Devon on my holidays this year.

Holy **** that wood looks nice. Heres my project:
[IMG]http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/surfordie12/0529061528.jpg[/IMG]

Teh Secksi is that a 7 string or something cos i dont understand why there is a slanted humbucker never rly seen that before