ohay here's last week's WB — a complimentary piece to week 11's track, again featuring the Clydesdale in DADGAD tuning — this time spotlighting the bridge pickup:



one main take - again i set up two mics (the Monoprice LR100 ribbon mic and this time i went with a Shure SM7B as the other mic instead of the Rode) on my Music Man HD130 2x12 combo amp. i also ran a DI straight in (with some processing in Reaper).
*different from last week - there is a simple accompanying guitar track going throughout, panned to the left. this is just the chords held out to give the main melody some context.

similar deal as the previous one:
i set up the track in sections... so one part has just the ribbon mic, another part has just the SM7B dynamic mic, and another part has just the DI.
*on section D — when the bridge/change comes in till the end — i have all three tracks going (one is centered and taking lead, and the other two are hard-panned opposite each other).

i labeled the sections in the upper right corner of the video, but this is how it was broken up:
A.) 00:00 - 00:48
B.) 00:49 - 01:36
C.) 01:37 - 02:00
D.) 02:01 - end (all 3 tracks)

feel free to guess which part (A, B, or C) you think is the DI signal and why.

yours truly,
dad(GAD)

Writing a grindcore album with drum machines.

This week I got a lot accomplished...although I'm unsure how obvious that is in pictures. Both receivers are shaped, pilot holes drilled and have started cleanup of some rough edges. This week (before taking a break for The Bismarck tour) I hope to get spacers and control plates done, drill for tuners and get ready for final sand/polish.

Working on instruments in pairs, and having more experience, seems to allow some streamlining of processes. For example I use a 12mm chip breaking mill to hog out material, swapping the 2 receivers as needed to minimize changes in work-holding.

jorsh wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:00 pm ohay here's last week's WB — a complimentary piece to week 11's track, again featuring the Clydesdale in DADGAD tuning — this time spotlighting the bridge pickup:



one main take - again i set up two mics (the Monoprice LR100 ribbon mic and this time i went with a Shure SM7B as the other mic instead of the Rode) on my Music Man HD130 2x12 combo amp. i also ran a DI straight in (with some processing in Reaper).
*different from last week - there is a simple accompanying guitar track going throughout, panned to the left. this is just the chords held out to give the main melody some context.

similar deal as the previous one:
i set up the track in sections... so one part has just the ribbon mic, another part has just the SM7B dynamic mic, and another part has just the DI.
*on section D — when the bridge/change comes in till the end — i have all three tracks going (one is centered and taking lead, and the other two are hard-panned opposite each other).

i labeled the sections in the upper right corner of the video, but this is how it was broken up:
A.) 00:00 - 00:48
B.) 00:49 - 01:36
C.) 01:37 - 02:00
D.) 02:01 - end (all 3 tracks)

feel free to guess which part (A, B, or C) you think is the DI signal and why.

yours truly,
dad(GAD)

This is a lot harder and I'm listening to laptop speakers. a. Di b. SM7b c. Ribbon?

Kniferide wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:23 pm

jorsh wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:00 pm ohay here's last week's WB — a complimentary piece to week 11's track, again featuring the Clydesdale in DADGAD tuning — this time spotlighting the bridge pickup:



one main take - again i set up two mics (the Monoprice LR100 ribbon mic and this time i went with a Shure SM7B as the other mic instead of the Rode) on my Music Man HD130 2x12 combo amp. i also ran a DI straight in (with some processing in Reaper).
*different from last week - there is a simple accompanying guitar track going throughout, panned to the left. this is just the chords held out to give the main melody some context.

similar deal as the previous one:
i set up the track in sections... so one part has just the ribbon mic, another part has just the SM7B dynamic mic, and another part has just the DI.
*on section D — when the bridge/change comes in till the end — i have all three tracks going (one is centered and taking lead, and the other two are hard-panned opposite each other).

i labeled the sections in the upper right corner of the video, but this is how it was broken up:
A.) 00:00 - 00:48
B.) 00:49 - 01:36
C.) 01:37 - 02:00
D.) 02:01 - end (all 3 tracks)

feel free to guess which part (A, B, or C) you think is the DI signal and why.

yours truly,
dad(GAD)

This is a lot harder and I'm listening to laptop speakers. a. Di b. SM7b c. Ribbon?

this one was a.) ribbon b.) DI c.) SM7B!

Sorry it has been so long- Between tour and such, have not had much of a chance to share progress.

#20/21 are being assembled. Spent the weekend getting things polished, tapped, tidied up. Today I made the control plates and slotted/installed the nuts (not pictured). Bodies are complete as well- one is laminated teak, the other is pear with a poplar cap (it is what I had on hand). There is a third, made of pear/poplar as a replacement for the first instrument, with better ergonomics/balance.

sorry for the long delay- been working on a couple very different ideas. First is a bass VI that will be headless w/ rear tuner/bridge combo. Neck will be super wide and shallow. Regular old blank is cut and shaped, prior to headstock bris. Other project is a bolt-on neck that will be done more like the old Dan Armstrong, with a long tenon. Aiming to see just how light I can make this, and spending a lot of time making very precise templates. I found this very cool cutting board at a thrift store. Part of the lightening process will be to thin this down to 1.25"

'headstock bris' prompted an appalled giggle at the end of a tough day; thank you! can't wait to see what you do with these!

Here is #22, coming along nicely. I'm trying to focus on setting myself up for repeatable, simple construction. Lots of templates and orders of operation changes. Here is the body. I'm tracking weight as I do each step- currently at 3lb 14oz- rounding the edges took off one oz, as did cutting the neck pocket. Also trying to push the machining further, making things thinner and lighter. This neck is currently at 1lb 10 oz. #23 bass VI thing is slowly coming along. I have the correct fretboard ordered- a lot of measurments will come from that exact thickness. In the meantime thinned out the headstock, body and started on the back of the neck. This is supposed to end up being very thin, like an old EGC.

Soooooo, the fist cabinet arrived and it blew my mind.





I would love to put some wood stain on it first....

I can't decided which one yet, but I'm leaning towards Mahogany, Teak, Chestnut or Walnut.



Any thoughts?