Let it be said

... the decision of wtf im building has been..decided.

 

 Fender Bass VI body/pickguard

Bigsby inspired headstock

32.5" Scale

22 frets to the body

2 CCRider pickups Via Vintage Vibe Guitars

2 Concentric pots for individual Volume/Tone

Lefty Bigsby
Tune-O-Matic Bridge

Korina 3-piece body

Flamed maple neck

Paint job - TBD

And it begins

Got the first component of my build tonight.

Left handed B-5 Bigsby

 

I dug right in to tearing it apart.

That string bar with the 6 pins is what I gotta replace.

I was really impressed, needle bearings made in oosa.

I was just expecting some brass bushings.

 On the right, original string bar with roll pins removed.  To be duplicated sans 2 pin holes.

If I am going to go to the trouble of making a new bar, midas well make it out of Ti.

Crocker

Planning my Bass build.

If I can find a deal on a left handed B5 Bigsby, I hope to modify it for my Electric Construction class next semester.

Im thinking

LPB with Comp stripes

Short scale Mustang bass

Right handed Bigsby - Upside down

 Problem #2 with the Bigsby is I gotta make a roller bridge to get it to play worth a damn.   We will see how my winter break goes.   Still got that Y-Bike guitar to finish.

 

Winding something close to a Charlie Christian Pickup

Then just some simple body wood, hoping to do a Lake Placid Blue or Fiesta Red 

Maybe a flamed neck

 Paul Bigsby was a motorcycle racer/pattern maker

 He made all the patterns and designed a good chunk of the parts found on Crockers

The lightening of a cast gas tank

Grass Track