Gary's Rubber Bass
Specs..................The materials......Solid Maple Body
PurpleHeart Fretboard and BridgePlate
Nitrile, EPDM and Silicone strings all work well.
use 4, 5, 6 and 7mm strings
The dimensions.........22 in scale (Dist from Nut to Bridge)
36in Total height
13in Width
1 1/8 in body thickness
Cool Styling Features....Headstock looks like a cartoon hand
Tuning mechanism at Bridge
No Knots to tie anywhere. Strings lace up thru holes
All holes shaped to reduce string breakage at stress points
All Strings can be disengaged between playing sessions.
Strings stay in tune when re-engaged ( well pretty close)
Captured strings at the nut
Integral thumb rest on the fretboard
Comfortable balanced shape (seated or with neck strap)
Technicals.........4 piezos under bridge
Phantom Powered Op-Amp circuitry. No Battery required but you do need phantom power.
Locking XLR cable
Bass Treble and Volume Controls
OP-Amp circuitry designed to mimic the sound of an acoustic bass. (Had an audio engineer friend help out with this important feature)
Tuning........BEAD
The low B is Awesome. I already have 2 bass guitars tuned EADG and find the addition of a low B monster a real plus. Tuning the fourth string to G was a big problem for me. Now that the guitar is finished I may revisit EDAG tuning but for now I will stay with the low B.
Pictures...........
Added a picture of my new Rubber Bass next to 2 other basses I'd built last year. A P-Bass and Fretless Jazz. The P-Bass has a Padouk Body, Maple Neck and Cocobolo fretboard with Seymour Duncan pickups. The Fretless ( my favourite) has an African Blackwood fretboard that stands up nicely with flatwound strings.
More pics and thoughts about rubber strings piezo's and more to come.........
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