Make Your Own Light Show?

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:47 pm

So John gave us the source for the plastic cover for a LS, and talk was thrown around of using LEDs instead of the higher voltage and hot bulbs of old, and I went searching the internet for color organ boards that used LEDs, and didn't get very far with it and the prices of what I found were inflated.

So Sunday I was looking through the Best Buy ad and lo and behold I see this for $20.

I-CY

So anyone have input on this? I'd think the battery would last quite a while, which eliminates the cord coming back to the instrument to power a LS. Input?

Of course you'd strip out the leds and circuit.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:49 pm

I would be more than willing to donate my 4005 to such a project.

::chuckle::

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:52 pm

April 1st is long past, John!

But a 330 project guitar would be intersting...

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:57 pm

Definitely would!

When did John give up the source for the plastic diffraction stuff for the top? Where is it?

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:33 pm

Tap Plastics

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:42 am

I think a 330DCM would be the perfect donor instrument for this project.

The color is about right!

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:08 am

I wanna make a light show..Be cool...

and I'd gladly donate a 4005 for it, but it has to be someone else's as I don't own one...

Is there another bass that can be used?

So hard to find project basses these days too...A mid 70's 4001 carcass seems to go $500-600.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:09 am

Don't think you can use a 4000 series anyway, too thin.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:10 am

http://www.tapplastics.com/

Maybe then, I won't even use a Ric, but I guess that'd defeat the purpose...

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:11 am

Maybe I need to get this -

http://cgi.ebay.com/1967-RICKENBACKER-4005-BASS_W0QQitemZ180036918114QQihZ008QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:22 am

I was toying with the Idea of turning a 2030 into a lightshow bass with plastic and led lights a few years ago ...

the nice part about led lights is you can power them with a small battery, they are small, they don't burn out easily, and they don't generate a lot of heat ... also you could do it without routing the wood ...

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:27 am

I just woke up and my eyes are a little blurry...I thought the little penguin had M&Ms on it!!

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:38 am

I would think with some light surface routing (3/16") in a lightshow like outline pattern on a 4003 with some LED's, a trip to Radio Shack, reflective paint or foil and a diffused plastic covering a modern lightshow should be relatively easy/inexpensive.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:43 am

Just got back from Radio Shack. Had all the stuff except they were all out of 4003s...damn!

Seriously, be cool if we had a few different versions of the LS made up, just for fun..again, the problem is there are no inexpensive Rics out there to play with ..

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:54 am

Maybe Dave would donate a 4080 to make a double LS!