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Step 8Practice is good!...Let's get Detailed!!
At about this time a sound of a skipping record should be heard. Upon the hearing of this sound you should pause for a moment (smoke um if ya got em!) and realize how much you have just learned through this experience. Hopefully you are having fun crafting your bass guitar, and have also gained insight on how such an instrument is created. This step is very important because it should help you realize that there are many things that you would add or change to this project if you could........................ Well there is never any time such as the present; so pull back out your drawing board because its time to use the knowledge you've learned so far to create Prototype #2.
Practice will make the road to perfection much easier to travel along, and the more you traverse this path, the more you will become your own guide. Making a perfect bass guitar from scratch the very first time is not easy and unless you are some sort of musical savant you have probably made a few mistakes so far. So take this chance to rethink your design before you make your second prototype bass guitar.
Some things to think about:
1. What wood will you use for the new neck?( I chose African Padauk hardwood; this wood will produce a deeper overtone. Also this kind of wood has an amazing natural red orange color)
2.What wood will you choose for the new fretboard? ( I also chose African Padauk for the new fretboard. Padauk tends to have variations in its colors and the piece i chose for the fretboard has a slightly darker hue then the piece i am using for the neck.)
3. What wood will you use for the new body? ( I decided to use a portion of the body from Prototype#1, My plan was to incorporate this with more Padauk in a complex laminate body)
4. Will you change the style of truss rod in the neck? ( I changed my truss rod to a double action truss rod to compensate for the extra weight of the new wood)
5. Now that you have learned a little bit about the details of constructing a bass guitar, what else can you add or change to create an ultimate Bass Axe? ( Considering that I am more comfortable playing while sitting down, I designed the body for my Prototype #2 to fit comfortably to my lap.)
HOPEFULLY YOU ARE DECIDING TO NOT GIVE UP. IF YOU ARE GIVING UP, WHY DID YOU EVEN START?
Practice will make the road to perfection much easier to travel along, and the more you traverse this path, the more you will become your own guide. Making a perfect bass guitar from scratch the very first time is not easy and unless you are some sort of musical savant you have probably made a few mistakes so far. So take this chance to rethink your design before you make your second prototype bass guitar.
Some things to think about:
1. What wood will you use for the new neck?( I chose African Padauk hardwood; this wood will produce a deeper overtone. Also this kind of wood has an amazing natural red orange color)
2.What wood will you choose for the new fretboard? ( I also chose African Padauk for the new fretboard. Padauk tends to have variations in its colors and the piece i chose for the fretboard has a slightly darker hue then the piece i am using for the neck.)
3. What wood will you use for the new body? ( I decided to use a portion of the body from Prototype#1, My plan was to incorporate this with more Padauk in a complex laminate body)
4. Will you change the style of truss rod in the neck? ( I changed my truss rod to a double action truss rod to compensate for the extra weight of the new wood)
5. Now that you have learned a little bit about the details of constructing a bass guitar, what else can you add or change to create an ultimate Bass Axe? ( Considering that I am more comfortable playing while sitting down, I designed the body for my Prototype #2 to fit comfortably to my lap.)
HOPEFULLY YOU ARE DECIDING TO NOT GIVE UP. IF YOU ARE GIVING UP, WHY DID YOU EVEN START?
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