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  1. 3rd June 2010, 01:13 PM #1
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    Default Neck design considerations

    Hiya, I've been playing around with possible designs for the guitar + Bass I want to create, and the design that most appeals to me, out of maybe 50 I have scribbled, has the left horn, where the strap attaches, actually connected to the neck. I have attached a piccy so you can get a feel for what I am inanely waffling on about. My question is whether such a construction would stuff up the ability of the truss rod to correct string tension , or if it wouldn't likely matter. The right side of the neck would still be curved to allow finger placement/grip, but the left side, where it matches with the 'horn' would be flat and bonded where they meet.

    Would it, perhaps, be better to have a 5mm gap between the neck on the left and the horn? I don't want to create an instrument that looks interesting, but is ultimately useless as an actual tool.

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    Hey Andrew, Ive seen quite a few Bass Guitars quite siilar to your drawing so I would assume its quite feasable. I will try and post some pics for you later.

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    I'll preface this by saying "Ive never made a bass". I reckon it would look very cool if the neck was a through neck. It shouldnt affect the truss rod as it acts primarily on the back of the fretboard anyway. Im not sure the f hole and Maltese cross belong on the same instrument...
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    Heh, the adornments were just idle scribblings. I'm probably not going for an F hole, as that was just a thought linked to how much hollowing I was going to have to do to reduce the mass of the Tuart. The Maltese Cross is a likely candidate for consideration, though

    Regarding the neck, I was considering a through neck, although it would have a 8-12 mm bookmatched fiddleback Tuart front.
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    Hmm, a Maltese Cross shaped F Hole, perhaps
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    i doubt it would matter w.r.t. truss rod and the way body is connected to neck as you have hand drawn


    if anything it might add even more rigidity(so tht truss rod might not even be needed ) to the instrument which may or may not be to your taste
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    I'm almost speechless that there is another build with an Amalfi Cross on the left horn. Who is building it?

    Thanks very much for the pics, Andrew B, that sort of proves the concept to my satisfaction, and thanks folks for your thoughts

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    i saw your pic and straight away recalled seeing that guitar
    not sure who was building it, a uk builder i think...

    i come across alot of neat stuff in my random internet travels
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    Try checking out acguitars Scotland.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew_B View Post
    i saw your pic and straight away recalled seeing that guitar
    not sure who was building it, a uk builder i think...

    i come across alot of neat stuff in my random internet travels
    We dont wanna know wat kinda stuff u come across!!

    I dig the bass wit the trem but. Always wanted one actually
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    Quote Originally Posted by floody_85 View Post
    We dont wanna know wat kinda stuff u come across!!

    I dig the bass wit the trem but. Always wanted one actually
    i wonder what a bass player would do with a trem
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew_B View Post
    i wonder what a bass player would do with a trem
    Ask Les Claypool!

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    Great clip!

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