Ordinarily we don’t condone the use of American currency as a material for a bass build, but for this one we’ll give it a pass. ๐
Builder Andrew Meyer writes:
This short scale bass is a commission for my bro’. She started as a pretty slab o’ Arizona mesquite in want of a voice. Alder back, maple neck, Macassar Ebony fretboard. EMG TB active pickups, blend, volume, tone & EQ. She’s a beaut’ Clark!
Well done!
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To avoid a nastygram from the US Mint I made it so that the quarter is easily removed
Man, this bass is sweet! I bet you are very proud of the effort you put into this one!
The work is very clean and precise…..it probably is not too heavy, has great sustain/balance,
and can really deliver a nice variety of clean/powerful tones with those EMG’s
Very nicely done – Kudos!
Thanks! I set up the active circuit for 18VDC to maintain headroom, yet the bass has some nice growl to it.
Setting intonation on the E string was a bear however. Maybe should’ve set the bridge a bit further back, but it’s working fine anyway.
Body shape reminds me a little of a WAL
Great looking bass, well done! But how did you mount the neck to the body? Is there a large bolt under the coin?
Yes, there’s a stainless screw under the coin. Don’t know if I needed it but the neck pocket was a bit short (small) and I was concerned that there might not be adequate glue surface. So I opted for the “belt and suspenders” approach by adding the fastener. Otherwise, it is a glued in set-neck.
I want one! The turquoise dots are a great detail.
I was going to comment on the turquoise position dots, too. What a cool Southwestern touch.
I am building a fretless now with an American Indian motif and I am inlaying five Indian head nickels from the 1930’s with consecutively be dates!
Cool! Will keep an eye out on BotW!
It would be cool to have the dates to correspond to the frets theyโre located on. 1933, 1935, 1937, etc
I am building a fretless now with an American Indian motif and I am inlaying five Indian head nickels from the 1930โs with consecutively be dates!
That bass is beautiful, bro! The grain is awesome and your handiwork looks pro. Well done!
The back was bookmatched as well. The control cover is a piece of the mesquite that I had left over from the top plate.
Very nice job…I used to do this from pawn shop losers that turned out to be nice players especially for someone who was in a garage band or even better. But yours is exceptional in my book! Thanks for showing it!
Yeah, this project started out as rough lumber. In fact the mesquite slab still had the bark on it ๐
GREAT JOB…BEAUTIFUL BASS….EXCELLENT WOOD SELECTION….THANKS FOR SHOWING IT TO US….JX
Thanks! I appreciate yours and everyone’s kind words regarding this axe!
I have a bass uke with banjo tuners as an upgrade. I used nickels as washers for the install. Works great, cheaper than any washers and is a point of conversation.
Very cool. I especially like the turquoise dots and the headstock shape. Kinda vagueness like a Rickenbacker
It’s Thursday for me as I read this. I have planned for some months, and finally last Tuesday, I inserted a British 1 pound coin into the headstock of my bass guitar that is almost complete. That is just spooky.
Congratulations Andy, that’s a fine looking change purse ya got there!!
Are you sure on the fingerboard wood? I haven’t seen ebony with open grain like that before.