BW Basses

Three String Bass Body Pickguard and finish Complete

Brian Goode — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:34:07 +0000

I’ve done oil and wipe-on polyurethane finishes on ash before, but this time I wanted to go really simple, minimalist, and most of all, non-toxic. After doing some research, I found the perfect thing – a paste wax finish that uses citrus oil as the solvent. No VOC’s no fumes, goes on easy, and looks [...]

Knob choices for three string bass

Brian Goode — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:13:22 +0000

Got the pickguard done today and am starting to sweat the little aesthetic details, like which knobs to use. In the lineup above from left-to-right, are a Selco rubber knob with glow-in-the-dark pointer, satin chrome Schaller dome knob, and Hipshot chrome o-ring knob.

Ubuntu Crash Report of Crash Reporting Tool

Brian Goode — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:20:03 +0000

Sorry, this has nothing to do with three string basses, but I had to share this somewhere… Ubuntu’s 9.10 beta release may still be a little buggy, but at least it has a sense of humor!

Three String Bass Body

Brian Goode — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:09:27 +0000

Hot off the CNC at Warmoth today, here’s the new three string bass body, shown with custom Nordstrand three string pickup and custom Hipshot three string bridge. Kevin did me a favor and picked out a nice heavy piece of hard ash, which is going to sound (and balance) great. [...]

New Three String Bass (render)

Brian Goode — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:50:02 +0000

A quick render of the new three string bass design. Hopefully I’ll get the body routed this week, with the neck following next week.

Three String Bass Pickup

Brian Goode — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:30:57 +0000

I’ve got a new three string bass in the works, and this amazing custom pickup from Nordstrand just came in. It’s a pbass split-coil design with extra-wide string spacing built just for the new bass.

The Usual Suspects

Brian Goode — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:05:30 +0000

Random sampling from the parts bin today. My favorites are the pearl-and-chrome Gotoh GB77 bass key and the satin chrome Schaller knob.

Front Kerfing on Acoustic Bass Guitar

Brian Goode — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:32:25 +0000

Literally dusted the cobwebs off this today, and luckily it’s in pretty good shape. Just have to figure out how I’m going to sand the edges flush now that I don’t have a big flat-sanding table any more… CNC mill it off maybe? That’s how Taylor does it, but I don’t think [...]

Cutaway Fitted and Back Kerfing Done

Brian Goode — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:00:21 +0000

I got the florentine cutaway joint fitted and joined (with a structural epoxy fillet), and the reverse kerfing glued in on the back. Next I’ll do the front side kerfing and neck and tail blocks – then the sides and rim should be a pretty stiff structural unit.

Sides are in the Mold!

Brian Goode — Wed, 30 May 2007 04:11:13 +0000

I got the mold glued up last night, and today I got the ABG’s sides trimmed and in place. It sure is nice to see that asymmetric taper in person – it looks just like the CAD model! Next will be to fit the sides together at the cutaway and install the kerfing. [...]