Explorer-style Bass Project

I love Explorers! I mean: Strykers.
 
I like it! There's a little of the Ibanez Iceman in the lower horn, I like! :)

good project!
 
TylerDurdenPSSC said:
This is the Warwick forum, not the Gibson.

Don't you mean, "Stryker-style Bass Project?"

:lol:

ps.. Here's some thndrstk6-style inspiration.



:D
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of course! my bad :cry:
 
JanVanHove said:
I like it! There's a little of the Ibanez Iceman in the lower horn, I like! :)

good project!
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there is indeed! though it was not intentional, more like a happy accident....I kinda like that it looks like a strong chin, jutting out there in defiance! :lol:

I just re-installed 3D studio Max, so I'm going to work on some 3D renders of this design (and probably my SC design entries as well)
 
Stryker with std. headstock! I like it this way too.

(by the way, these are scale drawing, suitable for printing at 100% scale, doing the same for my SC design entries)
 

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Michael J said:
Entwistle had a few "explorer-fender" basses like that...
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yep! this picture is what gave me the idea.
 

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I like the original pic the best, lower horn reminds me of a Washburn Stage bass way more than an Iceman though. Good to see the quality of the Warmoth stuff dude, I might look into doing something myself at some point..
 
I've been looking into the Gecko line they offer, I love that body style. They just are lacking much in the way of wood choices.
 
whyachi said:
I've been looking into the Gecko line they offer, I love that body style. They just are lacking much in the way of wood choices.
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They lack a lot of the more rare woods that
our beloved Warwick has been able to dig up
at all edges of the Earth, but you've got to
understand it's a business, and Warmoth
carries the species of woods that sell the best.

A slab of Ekanga isn't making money if it's
collecting dust. How many people within the
general bass population even know what
Ekanga is!? I'm guessing not many, and the
ones that do, probably belong to our wonderful
sect of bass-dom, and I'm pretty sure the
majority of us are pretty happy with our Warwicks.

:D

I've been wanting to do a Warmoth project for
years now, I just can't justify spending that kind
of dough on a bass. Some of their stuff is reasonable,
however, the build tally can get pretty nasty, pretty
quick.

Gotta love guys like Nino Valenti for making it all
work, and at affordable prices too.
 
" build tally can get pretty nasty, pretty
quick. "

yep. prolly gonna end up around $1000 (including a few new tools). ...buts its the journey, not the destination. :D
 
Gastrok said:
" build tally can get pretty nasty, pretty
quick. "

yep. prolly gonna end up around $1000 (including a few new tools). ...buts its the journey, not the destination. :D
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+1. You make a good point.

Sometimes, kicking back when you're done,
and admiring your work is worth more than
what you paid.

"Where'd you get that bass?"

"I made it."

:D
 
TylerDurdenPSSC said:
Gastrok said:
" build tally can get pretty nasty, pretty
quick. "

yep. prolly gonna end up around $1000 (including a few new tools). ...buts its the journey, not the destination. :D
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+1. You make a good point.

Sometimes, kicking back when you're done,
and admiring your work is worth more than
what you paid.

"Where'd you get that bass?"

"I made it."

:D
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egg zackly!
 
Gastrok said:
TylerDurdenPSSC said:
Gastrok said:
" build tally can get pretty nasty, pretty
quick. "

yep. prolly gonna end up around $1000 (including a few new tools). ...buts its the journey, not the destination. :D
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+1. You make a good point.

Sometimes, kicking back when you're done,
and admiring your work is worth more than
what you paid.

"Where'd you get that bass?"

"I made it."

:D
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egg zackly!
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Five years ago I would have access to an artisan wood worker and the shop with everything I needed in it, but my grandpa's table saw chucked a piece of wood through his eye and he sold all his tools.

Lame, I know. He should have given them to me.
 
I can't think of his screen name, but a young
guy over at TB made a bass guitar as a school
project, decided he liked doing it, and made quite
a few more.

These are not your average Warmoth bolt-together
mind you, these are ground up customs, which can
rival some of the more prominent boutique builders.

Can't for the love of like think of his screen name though!
 
TylerDurdenPSSC said:
A slab of Ekanga isn't making money if it's
collecting dust. How many people within the
general bass population even know what
Ekanga is!? I'm guessing not many, and the
ones that do, probably belong to our wonderful
sect of bass-dom, and I'm pretty sure the
majority of us are pretty happy with our Warwicks.
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I wasn't aware Ekanga came in slabs, I thought it just came in sheets.
 
Doog said:
TylerDurdenPSSC said:
A slab of Ekanga isn't making money if it's
collecting dust. How many people within the
general bass population even know what
Ekanga is!? I'm guessing not many, and the
ones that do, probably belong to our wonderful
sect of bass-dom, and I'm pretty sure the
majority of us are pretty happy with our Warwicks.
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I wasn't aware Ekanga came in slabs, I thought it just came in sheets.
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It was just an example.
 
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