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[Bass of the week] Meyer Money

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. ๐Ÿ™‚

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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23 thoughts on “[Bass of the week] Meyer Money”

  1. 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!

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    • 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.

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    • 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.

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  2. 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!

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  3. I am building a fretless now with an American Indian motif and I am inlaying five Indian head nickels from the 1930โ€™s with consecutively be dates!

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  4. 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!

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  5. 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.

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  6. 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.

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