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Re: GRAHAM'S 4005-8
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:39 pm
by Clifton
winston wrote:kiramdear wrote:That headstock needs a plastic bowler, pipe, and specs.
I am not in love with the headstock shape, (I have an ingrained preference for the more typical Rick bass headstock style) but the rest of it is amazing. Well done Paul and congrats Graham. That is a stunning bass.
Yes, it's an unusual shape, but I believe it's historically accurate. I actually prefer the potato shape for the 8-string bass.
Re: GRAHAM'S 4005-8
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:38 pm
by scotty
Yeah its amazing.
Re: GRAHAM'S 4005-8
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:57 pm
by jingle_jangle
Thanks to everyone for their very kind and positive words. I have to temper this with a bit of reality, though, or my conscience would bother me!
This was my first eight string 4005 construction, and although I have perfect reference material for the body and neck, the headstock proved a bit of a challenge. I laid it out and built it and found that I had to trim two of the tuners in order to fit them onto the headstock. So that's how the bass originally went out.
Graham then discovered that the neck had shifted to become nearly unplayable, so I took it back and installed longer and heavier truss rods that I'd made. Then the headstock began crack at the weakest part--where the volute and truss rod pockets intersected. So, I took it back a second time, put a new neck on, redid the headstock according to a scaled drawing that Graham sent (based on Oyama-san's 4005-8?) and refinished much of it.
So, this wasn't a home run the first time out, but thanks to Graham's patience, it's finally finished.
Re: GRAHAM'S 4005-8
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:14 am
by psychomatthias
If only I could get one of these in jetglo.
Mmm... jetglo... *drools*
Re: GRAHAM'S 4005-8
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:54 am
by kennyhowes
4005/12. Think about it.
Re: GRAHAM'S 4005-8
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:51 pm
by jps
kennyhowes wrote:4005/12. Think about it.
Here's a piccolo version.
360-12 JG.jpg
Just add one of these:
MXR Bass Octave Deluxe.png
Re: GRAHAM'S 4005-8
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:19 pm
by kennyhowes
Not the same, and you know it!
Re: GRAHAM'S 4005-8
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 5:02 am
by psychomatthias
I'm with Kenny.
Re: GRAHAM'S 4005-8
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:25 am
by jdogric12
jps wrote:kennyhowes wrote:4005/12. Think about it.
Here's a piccolo version.
360-12 JG.jpg
Just add one of these:
MXR Bass Octave Deluxe.png
Octave synths don't track polyphony!
Re: GRAHAM'S 4005-8
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:01 am
by Ashgray
jdogric12 wrote:Octave synths don't track polyphony!
The Boss OC-3 does, which is why I use it with my Rick 8-string.
Ash