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Bass Building
Bass Building
During Summer 2022, I built my first bass. Really, it was a piccolo bass, since I already had a bass. My guiding principle has generally been to try to build something I haven't built yet. I've really enjoyed trying different wood combinations, pickup configurations, string setups, body shapes, headstock designs, etc. Here is a gallery of my work. I've listed the specs and some notes and included a link for build process pictures.
I am building under the moniker ::Spider Shack Bass::
Huge shoutout to ::North East Seattle Tool Library:: for access to tools
Piccolo Bass #1
Piccolo Bass #1
Neck Wood: Maple
Body Wood: Walnut
Fingerboard: Maple, CA glue-treated
Scale Length: 30 inches
Pickups: Fender MIM stock J-bass
Bridge: Fender MIM Stock
Tuning Machines: Fender MIM Stock
Tuned: E A D G (bottom 4 of a guitar)
Accoutrements: none
Build Dates: Sept 2022 - Oct 2022
Piccolo Bass #2
Piccolo Bass #2
Neck Wood: Maple
Body Wood: Walnut
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale Length: 30 inches
Pickups: Delano B: MC/FE 2, N: JC/FE 2
Bridge: Hipshot D Style
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Tuned: E A D G (bottom 4 of a guitar)
Accoutrements: none
Build Dates: Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
Full Bass #1
Full Bass #1
Neck Wood: Wenge (3-piece laminate)
Body Wood: Ash
Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony
Scale Length: 35 inches
Pickups: N&B Delano MC HE/M2
Bridge: Hipshot D-style
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralites
Tuned: E A D G
Accoutrements: Hipshot Double X-tender Tuner
Build Dates: Dec 2022 - Feb 2023
Full Bass #2
Full Bass #2
Neck Wood: Wenge (3-piece laminate)
Body Wood: Padauk
Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony
Scale Length: 35 inches
Pickups: Nordstrand Zen Blades
Bridge: Hipshot Kickass
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Tuned: E A D G
Accoutrements: Hipshot Double X-tender Tuner
Build Dates: Mar 2023 - May 2023
Semi-hollow #1
Semi-hollow #1
(Now defunct, RIP)
Neck Wood: Maple & Walnut
Body Wood: Walnut & Maple
Fingerboard: Maple, CA glue treated
Scale Length: 34 inches
Pickups: Delano Xtender HE/S, Graphtech Ghost Piezo
Bridge: ABM 3710c individual saddles
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Tuned: E A D G C
Accoutrements: Hipshot Xtender Tuner
Build Dates: Mar 2023 - Aug 2023
Semi-hollow #2
Semi-hollow #2
Neck Wood: Wenge & Padauk
Body Wood: Padauk & Wenge
Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony
Scale Length: 35 inches
Pickups: Delano Xtender HE/S, Graphtech Ghost Piezo + MIDI
Bridge: Hipshot A-style
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Tuned: E A D G C
Accoutrements: Hipshot Double X-tender Tuner, MIDI output
Build Dates: Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
Semi-hollow #3
Semi-hollow #3
Neck Wood: Wenge (3-piece laminate)
Body Wood: Zebrawood & Wenge
Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony
Scale Length: 34 inches
Pickups: Delano Xtender HE/S, Graphtech Ghost Piezo
Bridge: Hipshot A-style
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Tuned: E A D G
Accoutrements: none
Build Dates: Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
Frankenstien Bass
Frankenstien Bass
Neck Wood: Purpleheart & Mahogany
Body Wood: Walnut, Zebrawood, Purpleheart & Mahogany
Fingerboard: Purpleheart
Scale Length: 34 inches
Pickups: Delano MC Jay-Ray, Roland GK-3B MIDI
Bridge: Hipshot Kickass
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Tuned: E A D G
Accoutrements: MIDI output
Build Dates: Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
Frankenpiccolo Bass
Frankenpiccolo Bass
Neck Wood: Mahogany & Purpleheart
Body Wood: Padauk & Ash
Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony
Scale Length: 32 inches
Pickups: Piezo only
Bridge: Hipshot A-style
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Tuned: E A D G C (+1 octave from bass)
Accoutrements: MIDI output
Build Dates: Jul 2023 - Nov 2023
A Very Regal PJ
A Very Regal PJ
Neck Wood: Purpleheart, Mahogany, Wenge
Body Wood: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Maple
Scale Length: 34 inches
Pickups: Lindy Frahling PJ
Bridge: Hipshot Transtone
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Tuned: E A D G
Accoutrements: Inlaid pickguard, gaudy headstock
Build Dates: Jun 2024 - Sep 2024
Neck-Through #1
Neck-Through #1
Neck Wood: Purpleheart, Cherry, Wenge
Body Wood: Cherry
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale Length: 35 inches
Pickups: Nordstrand PolyVox
Bridge: Hipshot Kickass
Tuning Machines: Hiphot Ultralite
Tuning: E A D G
Accoutrements: Hipshot Double X-tender
Build Dates: Jun 2024 - Sep 2024
Neck-Through #2
Neck-Through #2
Neck Wood: Wenge, Cherry, Purpleheart
Body Wood: Ebonized Mahogany
Fingerboard: Bleached, CA glue-treated Wenge
Scale Length: 35 inches
Pickups: Delano Xtender HE/S
Bridge: Hipshot Kickass
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralights
Tuning: E A D G C
Accoutrements: Hipshot Extender Drop D tuner
Build Dates: Sep 2024 - Nov 2024
Mondrian Bass
Mondrian Bass
Neck Wood: Cherry, Purpleheart
Body Wood: Maple, Ash, Cherry, Padauk, Walnut, Wenge
Fingerboard: Bleached Wenge
Scale Length: 33 inches
Pickups: Delano Xtender HE/S
Bridge: Hipshot D-Style
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Tuned: B E A D G
Accoutrements: none
Build Dates: Sep 2024 - Nov 2024
The S'more (hollow body)
The S'more (hollow body)
Neck Wood: Black Limba, Maple, Wenge
Body Wood: Black Limba, Maple, Wenge
Fingerboard: Wenge
Scale Length: 34 inches
Pickups: Piezo Only
Bridge: Bridge: ABM 3710c individual saddles
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Tuned: E A D G C
Accoutrements: D'addario black tapewound strings
Build Dates: Sep 2024 - Dec 2024
Son of Mondrian
Son of Mondrian
Neck Wood: Maple and Walnut
Body Wood: Maple, Ash, Mahogany, Sapele, Cherry, Walnut, Padauk, Wenge, Rosewood, Purple Heart, Ebony
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale Length: 35 inches
Pickups: Delano Jmvc5 FE/M2
Bridge: Hipshot A Style
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Tuned: BEADG
Build Dates: June 25 - July 25
Neck Wood: Sapele and Rosewood
Body Wood: Walnut top and back, Black Limba Core
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale Length: 23.5 inches
Pickups: Delano Xtender
Bridge: Hipshot Headless
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Headless
Tuned: EADG
Build Dates: June 25 - July 22, 2025
I decided to strip the paint off of my MIM Fender Jazz bass and refinish it, as well as change out the hardware.
::Here is a page:: showing the process
Cigar Box, etc builds
Cigar Box, etc builds
Below is a gallery of instruments and amps I've made from cigar boxes, various kitchen appliances , weed wacker strings, etc. You can listen to a few of them, also below. The video is Cadillac Lunch performing Norwegian Wood. The streaming tracks are Meditations with The Van Meyers and my own arrangment of Epitaph of Seikelos.
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