Soldering and assembly - part 2
- Posted by Rob Habraken on 10.07.2009
It's finished! More or less... Still need to fine tune some more (like action, relief, pickup height and such things). It's okay, but it can be better I think and it's needs some time to set anyway.
By the way, the hum is completely gone. It's as quiet as could be. I drilled a hole from under the bridge into the cavity and grounded the bridge. I didn't dare drilling through the bass at first and I thought I could get away with it.. but it turned out to be a very useful thing to do actually..
I tuned it up, set the action with the truss rod and adjusted the pickup height. Then I tried it with my guitar amp (don't have a bass amp yet, thinking about the SWR LA12) and all the electronics work like a charm.
I don't know how it really sounds, since I need a bass amp for that, but as far as I can hear it right now it sounds warm but clear (doesn't get fuzzy). It doesn't pop like a jazz bass but has a more acoustic tone. The flat fingerboard plays very, very well and the balance is just spot on!
Here's one picture. I will find someone who'll make some nice shots of it later on and record some sound samples soon!!