what do you think about 4654 project?

[aceonbass]

You'll need the weight of the horseshoe to help balance this bass out since the upper horn is so short

[cassius987]

I'll just glue a bunch of alnico slugs randomly all over the body and say they're polka dots... yep...

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

i'm going to be making the body thickness in 1 and 1/2 " like the old late '50's robin zander style 450 or combo. plus it will be stretched to acomodate the 4001 scale as i'm using a '75 for the center section. i think the one mr. hall made has a stretched body like a 3001 or hamburg long scale. this will help in the balancing.

[aceonbass]

I think keeping the small body will allow a 24 fret fretboard easier, while extending the upper horn like a 4001 will help with balance.

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

many thanx to you guys with the computer skills to make things look real ! my idea was just a hen scratch tracing back in the late '70's. that last rendering was very nice. can you do a 1/2" spacing "super mario" ? ( i think mr. hall is quietly watching this thread with wheels a turnin' in his noggin ! wwaaaa ? we have to churn out another bass ??? )

I hope to understand your request

that's fabuloso, super mario ! great job.

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

there you go, mr. hall ! start production with ebony or maple fretboard, please ?

[MiroN]

I think it's wonderful

[wim]

I think it's wonderful

great

[bassduke49]

That looks great, but almost assuredly a neck diver.

[MiroN]

That looks great, but almost assuredly a neck diver.

I don't think so!
Has someone proved the one bass that is in the Rickenbacker factory?

[jps]

I think it's wonderful

it does look really nice! I'd like to see FWI on the fingerboard, or perhaps, dot inlays and no neck binding as the body has no binding.

[aceonbass]

That looks great, but almost assuredly a neck diver.

I don't think so!

If you look at most production basses, you'll notice that the upper horn extends approximately to the 12th fret. This is for balance purposes. Leo Fender got it right in 1951.

[cjj]

That looks great, but almost assuredly a neck diver.

Just make the tailpiece/bridge out of iridium and you'll be fine...

[cheyenne]

Now thats cool.

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

I think it's wonderful

thats very cool ! see, now that all the mockup work has been done for mr. hall, he can give the forum jobber discounts on this model order !