It started life as a 4 string acoustic bass but little of the original is left. To see how it started, you can look in the repairs and projects section, it’s the last item at the bottom. This is currently my backup bass, completed around 6 months ago. I love quick release bridges, more work to make but……. Less common 2+2 headstock on my basses, works though as this one has a long neck. The soundhole rosette was surface mounted to provide a thumb rest. The top is Quilted Maple and that’s as far as I went in the flashy stakes. The fingerboard and bridge were replaced too, both in Ebony and I decided to keep it less ornate than the others. The soundhole is still there but is blocked off to prevent feedback. This one has been my main bass for around 10 years but recently got a major overhaul. These 3 basses are in this category because I built them although, all for my use. Obvious pickup system.Īcquired a Hipshot D tuner while it was in. Here’s a Quadra I made around 1998, came in for some service work recently.Īntique Irish Walnut on American Walnut core. The only time I used a “Made in Ireland” logo.
J bass built around 2001, in for service last year. Here it is next to my personal and heavily modified Yamaha BB424 bass.
