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Reddit mentions of Electric Guitar and Bass Design: The guitar or bass of your dreams, from the first draft to the complete plan

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Electric Guitar and Bass Design: The guitar or bass of your dreams, from the first draft to the complete plan
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Found 4 comments on Electric Guitar and Bass Design: The guitar or bass of your dreams, from the first draft to the complete plan:

u/TheWordFromMars · 3 pointsr/Luthier

I used this one, and this one. The first one is good to read before you start designing/building. It describes what makes a good design and what doesn't. The second is more of the actual building information. It even includes info on bass building, which is why I got it. You'd probably be looking more for the second book I listed, but it can be hard to find. Good luck!

u/Naked_Otis · 3 pointsr/Luthier

Recommended Books:
Electric Guitar and Bass Design: The guitar or bass of your dreams, from the first draft to the complete plan https://www.amazon.com/dp/3000296425/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_taa_HT7nDb2JCC3CP

Electric Guitar Making & Marketing: How to build and market high-end instruments, from your workshop's setup to the complete business plan https://www.amazon.com/dp/1514353083/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_taa_ZS7nDbZQR4RFH

Make Your Own Electric Guitar https://www.amazon.com/dp/0953104907/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_taa_mV7nDb4C88PQ7

Build Your Own Electric Guitar: Complete Instructions and Full-Size Plansby Oakham, Martin
(This one is hard to find)

u/Durateus_Cithara · 2 pointsr/Luthier

There is as much art involved in body shape and size as there is functionality. Some time back, I stumbled across this book in a bookstore. I believe the author does a superb job of describing a whole host of issues related to design, as well as different approaches to solving some of the functional aspects related as well. Even if you do not pick it up to help solve your immediate concerns, I would highly recommend getting a copy if you think you might try another bass or guitar later on down the road. It gives some hard science to the art and ways to look at design that just plain make sense.

>I designed a template in photoshop, printed it, traced it over, cut mdf templates (So I had something tangible to play with and reshape before cutting hardwood), traced the MDF to hardwood, and cut.

I am assuming from the way you wrote this, and your resulting problem that you template was for the body only? Having the complete assembled bass to look at (body, neck, headstock) can be invaluable for spotting some of these issues early.

>I wanted to make the body a very very small bit bigger. Probably not wise.

There is nothing inherently wrong with playing with the size - but you have to keep in mind proportion with the instrument as a whole, especially as it relates to balance. (Again, the linked book does a good job of detailing much of this out). I would actually write out a fair amount of some of that detail to help you if I could, but I am in the middle of a move right now, and all the books are packed!

One of the greatest things about building an instrument yourself is that you can make it to fit you. The key is to really think about what that means from both the functional and aesthetic levels, and then find a happy compromise.
I am short guy (5'9") with a really long torso, short arms, huge palms, and thin, short fingers (why oh why did I have to fall in love with the bass?). I tend to gravitate toward medium width fingerboards on a really thin neck that is not too long in scale (34" stretches my fingers pretty good - it blows my mind when I watch guys like Wooten move their left hand around). I also know that prefer to play sitting, so getting that lower waist (leg curve as you put it) in the most comfortable place for me is important. How do you figure out where that is? Try out a bunch of basses - and take notes. The same basic principle applies to playing standing - the angle the bass will naturally rest is going to be different based a lot of factors (the book outlines these and shows some of the science to control for this as well).

>However, the length of the body was just poor design. I need to shorten it. The width will also come in too,

The easiest, quickest, and cheapest way I have found to be able to look at everything all once is with paper. You can buy huge card stock type poster boards, or just tape together a bunch of regular paper. At this juncture, since you already have a body, trace it onto the paper - be sure to include the neck and head stock. (In your case, I would recommend have a separate set of papers for the neck and headstock that is not taped to the body so you can also easily play around with how deep you want to inset the neck into the body. I would probably trace with pencil, then go over the pencil with a fine tip marker. This allows you to draw on the new shapes you are testing out and erase without accidentally erasing the original shape. Having done this you spend almost no money, and can visually inspect proportions and overall size and shape.

I hope this helps some. Each time you build you will learn something new (or lots of somethings!). That's part of the joy of making an instrument in my opinion. :)

u/akassover · 1 pointr/Bass

Here's what I did when i got started on my first bass - see pics here:

I bought and read three books cover-to-cover:

  • Building Electric Guitars - In depth, good theory, something of a "reference"
  • Electric Guitar and Bass Design: The guitar or bass of your dreams from first draft to complete plan - this book focuses purely on design. I think it's interesting even if you don't want to build because it helps you understand why basses are designed the way they are and what is right for you.
  • Make Your Own Electric Guitar & Bass - This is a step-by-step recipe for building a specific bass. I didn't make that bass, but it was helpful to follow along.

    I watched LOTS of youtube videos. Both on making basses and using wood working tools. I wasn't familiar with wood working walking in, so I would make a list of what I wanted to do each day and then spend 30 minutes or so watching videos on how to use the tools and the step.

    I hung out at projectguitar.com. Great website with some really talented builders and noobs like myself. I followed along with other builds and kept a build thread myself. It's amazing how helpful people were in answering very specific questions.

    I went window shopping. I lived for several years in Tokyo where there's an entire district of guitar and bass shops. I hit up a bunch of shops, played a bunch of amazing basses, took a ton of pictures, made a bunch of notes, and got a feel for what I wanted. I was able to get my hands on basses in the $5k-$10k price range to see what those builders did. It was inspirational and upped my thinking substantially.

    I've now built several basses and two guitars - I am hooked. Playing something that I made myself really adds to my overall enjoyment and it inspires me to practice more. Plus I really like the mind-clearing focus required to be successful in the shop. When I'm working I have to clear my mind and focus only on the task at hand.