Author Topic: Jerry's 5-string Series aka "Shamrock"  (Read 2163 times)

mica

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« Reply #75 on: April 30, 2012, 04:35:23 PM »
Ugh!
 
I do this all the time. It will probably be like 10 more years before I get used to switches for LEDs.
 
It does mean we need to pick a place for your switch still. Here's 2 options with the approved layout:

 
Please let me know if you like #1 or #2 for the LEDs, or if you want me to start over.

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« Reply #76 on: May 01, 2012, 05:38:40 AM »
I was kind of hoping to see it slightly apart from all the other controls, like due east of the pickup selector in the picture above, but I wasn't considering that getting into the area where I tend to play more (neck pickup or in between the two).  If I had to go with one of the options you outlined, I'd go with #1.

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« Reply #77 on: May 01, 2012, 05:43:16 AM »
I came up with another idea.  Swap the positions of the stereo/mono switch and the LED switch (option 1) and then move BOTH switches due west (toward the bottom of the bass when held upright) so that the stereo/mono switch is in line with the output jack.  Will that work?

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« Reply #78 on: June 07, 2012, 05:02:38 PM »
Plotting it out on the bass:  

  I didn't consider that little dark spot so we tried this (green controls are moved slightly from the original layout):

 which covers 90% of the dot, unless you use the hat knobs, then all will be covered.  But then we need to move the switch to the small red dot or the 1/4" output to the large red dot to make them stack the way you want:

 Do you have a preference?

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« Reply #79 on: June 07, 2012, 05:54:04 PM »
Nope.  Fire at will.

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« Reply #80 on: June 08, 2012, 04:14:51 PM »
We keep finding new and creative ways to avoid drilling holes in your bass! Actually, we just probably overthink, but that's what makes us Alembic.   Ok, here's the layout done as I originally designed for this custom body shape:

 You can see the little dark mark, but it may or may not bug you.   Here's things rearranged slightly to concel that "beauty mark" under the skirt of the knob:

  Just wanted you to have a look at things with knobs in place before Swiss-cheese time. Let me know if you have a string preference one way or the other.

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« Reply #81 on: June 08, 2012, 04:44:42 PM »
The mark doesn't really bug me, but option 2 bugs me slightly less, so let's go with that one.  Thanks.