Hal's Future Jester Bass

[the_jester]

Wolf, remember when we talked about sliding pickups...  
 
Well, I am thinking about this utility for the Jester Bass my friend.
 
I been working out the design and engineering bugs and I came to a very good solution and still maintain the beauty of the wood.  
 
Each pickup will be controlled by 2 knobs,
respectfully: Knob (Y) and Knob (Z).
 
1. Knob (Y) controls position(s)(Slide): (left right adjustments).
2. Knob (Z) controls position(s): (height adjustments).
 
With (2) pickups, a total of 4 knobs would be required.  
 
The Knobs would look and feel like any knob used on Alembics.
 
Any and all comments are welcome...
 
 
 
(Message edited by the_jester on December 20, 2009)

[the_jester]

Here's a render with the pickups hidden behind the laminate.
 
I love the science of this mechanism which I will openly and freely share with Alembic. I am working on a prototype and things are looking pretty good.
 
Sliding pickups on The Jester Bass... ((((thinking...)))... I love it!)
 
This would make a beautiful Art piece, if enlarged and framed.  
 
Peace and Love -    
 

 
 
 
 
(Message edited by the_jester on December 20, 2009)

[the_jester]

Each pickup will be controlled by 2 knobs,
respectfully: Knob (Y) and Knob (Z).
 
1. Knob (Y) controls position(s)(Slide): (left right adjustments).
2. Knob (Z) controls position(s): (height adjustments).
 
With (2) pickups, a total of 4 knobs would be required.
 
The Knobs would look and feel like any knob used on Alembics.
 
The pickups on any bass, should only be adjusted  as high as the fret board; pickup adjusted higher would collide with the free moving strings.
 
Therefore as a solution for the Jester Bass, the frets board, should be connected and merge smoothly, and evenly with the whole whole body.
This also assures the pickup(s) (if adjusted higher with control Z) would be as high of any bass height.  
 
A Dream Alembic Fretless Bass with sliding pickups.
 
Any and all comments are welcome...
 
 
 
(Message edited by the_jester on December 20, 2009)

[the_jester]

Happy Holiday's and warm notes!
 
GOD BLESS EVERYONE!
 

[the_jester]

 
The slot in the middle is lit to show where the pickup(s) are dynamically located. Knobs Z and X are positioned close enough to access the internal components to enable my adjustments while in active playing.
 
A Plexiglas (clear) membrane, will act as a barrier to keep out dust, debris, sweat and dirt from entering through the pickup slot.
 
I never seen anything quite like this from any developer, so hopefully this might inspire sharper minds to help my dream fretless become into reality.  
 
This should be a fun Alembic project for next year 2010.  
 
Sound Controls includes:
1 Volume
1 Tone
1 Q switch
 
Peace and Love -
 
 
 
(Message edited by the_jester on December 23, 2009)

[sonicus]

Hal , what is that black bass with the cone headstock ?

[darkstar01]

hey hal, not trying to be negative here man but have you talked to anyone at Alembic about whether or not they would use your pick up design? just curious. I'm interested to see how it would work out, because I would assume any final design would pretty much come down to them, especially with an issue that isn't cosmetic. seems like a cool idea, though.

[toma_hawk01]

Wolf that's my old blue OHagan bass.  
 
 

 
 
Peace and Love,
 
Hal-

[sonicus]

Oh , wearing a disguise !

[toma_hawk01]

Austin, I don't understand your question.  
 
My floating pickup system is designed for my basses only...(The Jester, and the Toma_Hawk Cyclops).
 
I have no other interests period, nor am I interested in taking on any other desires.
 
This is about my dream basses, nothing else.  
 
Peace and Love,
 
Hal-
 
 
(Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 26, 2010)

[darkstar01]

sorry hal, i thought you were talking about having alembic build this bass and use your pick up system. guess i misunderstood.

[toma_hawk01]

Let me break it down...
 
If making this bass was as simple as discussing the measurements; the wood configurations; the choice of wood types, and assembling the components and slapping pickups on it without my floating pickup system, my bass would had been submitted to Mica by now.
 
With all of the above being equal, I want Alemebic or a choice of other Luthiers, not to be bogged down on my floating pickup design, I want them to only focus on the space required (nothing more is needed).  
 
So, by the time my plans for the Jester bass enters any Luthier's facility, they should focus only on the items required for their service of what I am paying.  
 
With all the correct measurements, when my bass is done, I should be able to pop in my modular floating pickup system in to the required cavity, and it should be able to move and groove just like that.
 
I hope this make better sense. I hate confusion, but someone said:  
 
If you are not confused, you are not thinking hard enough...
 
Peace and love,
 
Hal-
 
(Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 27, 2010)

[tmoney61092]

so you basically just want a body? why not order a Warmoth body off their website and just get them to route a pickup cavity to the measurements you send them
 
~Taylor

[toma_hawk01]

Thanks for the tip Tayor, but NO Thanks.
 
By the way, this bass will be a neck-thru bass and presented to Alembic. What else would you expect from a guy like me, something less? (Just kidding...)
 
But I'll say this without kidding:
 
Since the development of my Toma_Hawk, and purposes therein, I had never experienced the flood of support globally.
 
 
Peace and Love,
 
Hal-
 
 
(Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 27, 2010)

[tmoney61092]

i feel the added focus on the word no was quite unnecessary and was somewhat aggressive, i'm done here
 
~Taylor