Self-Building

[Thorguitarist]

I thought this would be a fun thread...Anyone out there build equiptment by themselves? Ex. Pedalboards, Guitars, Basses, Drums. Post some of your creations with pictures possibly! I built myself a pedal board it's 30" x 15" , I made holes in it for cables. I just gotta carpet it! I'll have pictures later

[Mongoo]

Hey, It'ld be cool if there where insturctions out there to make really nice instruments. Anyone ever try making there own electronics? Picups, amps, preamps, speakers?

[Thorguitarist]

That'd Be pretty intersting, I'm sure if you really look you could find instructions. I know there are like soldering instrucions and guitar assembly instructions ou there.

[minofifa]

hey, cool post
i'll start it off by posting a link to instructions on building a rack case. Pretty simple but it may give people some ideas. I'm going to try to build a more complicated one in the next few months. I'll put up a pic when i am done. hopefully will be able to find this thread again.

http://www.lookingforbuyers.com/free/rackcase.htm

[Calwood]

hey,..my brother built this desk for me. He and I built the three space rack cabinet in the back. I dont have a clearer picture of the cabinet but it turned out great! Got 2 bays filled up and workin' on the third.

Take 'er easy,...
Calwood

[distortedrumble]

thats not too bad calwood. I'd like to build something like that....but I'm an only child from a single parent family...can i borrow your bro for a day or two? lol actually i betcha i could go to home depot and find someone willing to help with that idea...hey how are you holding the panels together? screws, nails, glue?

[Thorguitarist]

Wow That's a nice desk calwood. Right now I'm using a entertainment center for my recording gear, but i kinda wanted to move to a desk. I'll have to get a picture of that to. Tomorrow I'll probably have some pics. Minofifa how far is it from screw to screw on the rackmounts?

[minofifa]

Minofifa how far is it from screw to screw on the rackmounts

http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=127575

[Thorguitarist]

Thanks I may have to build one...I plan on getting (2) M-Audio 410 Firewire interfaces

[Dom Franco]

Do a search on e-bay for Lap Steel Guitar and you will see some of my work.

My seller name is Drumboy7

DOM FRANCO

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3740928509

[Scooter B]

Here is a link to a previous thread with a fretless bass I desinged and built from a Carvin neck through.

http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/sho...ghlight=Carvin

[Light]

Well, seeing as how my father is a profesional luthier, it should come as no surprise that I have been building guitars since I was 13. As a guitar builder, I am a fair woodworker, so I have also done other woodworking (such as my desk). But yeah, I build guitars.


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"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

[Massive Master]

Can't remember if I posted this here...

FrankenDesk

Originally nothing more than a $100 Office Max (O'Sullivan?) corner desk and a six-space Middle Atlantic Products rack.

[Thorguitarist]

Here's my pedal board I promised. Nothing to fancy and it's doen by a 16 year old so it shouldnt be... I drilled holes in it to hide cords. I plan on buying those small like 2" 1/4 to 1/4 cabels the ones made by planet waves.

[Thorguitarist]

That frakendesk is a beast.. I love it! I might have to pick one of those (office max ones) up! And that homemade bass is killer does it play good... I know my friend will be posting his "Frakenbass" as it's called in here...I got pics of my studio so I'm gonna put those in the studio pics section.

[Scooter B]

And that homemade bass is killer does it play good...

Thanks

Yes and no....

If I had to do it over again I probably would have bought one of the Fender mexican jazz basses and upgraded the hardware but then again I would like to do a semi hollow body someday.

I can get the action fairly low and it plays nice...it wne tthrought two sets P/U and preamps....The first were EMG's placed in the same spot Music Man basses are but it sounded a little anemic. Bassline came up with Music Man replacement Alcino pickups, pre-amp and active EQ and I switched to those wich I like alot better. I was hoping for a unique cross between a Fender Jazz "Jaco" tone and neck through active sound like on a Pedulla with a little Music Man tone as well.

Being solid maple it sustains forever with rounwounds and flat wounds can still sound failry bright. Unfortunately with the body being 2" of solid maple and a 2-Tech bridge that is farily massive I think I set a world record for the heaviest electric bass in the world...I would not wan't to use it for a whole set.

I also just finished a six month project (weekend work only and working around my sons soccer and baseball shedule as well) custom desk but my digital camera crapped out so it will be a while before I can post any pics.

[barefoot]

The MiniMain™12

[Thorguitarist]

Nice, they look awesome...

[Thorguitarist]

here's a link to my studio. .heh kinda...well it's getting there
http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=128830