Author Topic: Black cat brown bass? (Read 359 times)

hieronymous · « **on:** September 16, 2008, 04:51:20 PM »

OK, I'm in trouble - I'm starting to dream of getting a custom! It will be a bass, most likely a fretted 4 or 5 string (strung EADGC), but who knows, maybe fretless or even an 8-string?

What I really want is an inlay of my cat, Sadie. Maybe this picture:

Though now that I look at the picture, it probably wouldn't work. OK, how about this one:

The problem is, where to put it? It can't really fit where the images on Jerry's guitars went - not enough room between tailpiece and the bottom of the body. Dire Wolf is an interesting solution. Or maybe a small inlay on the headstock in place of the Alembic logo, and put the logo down beneath the bridge?

Right now I'm imagining a Brown Bass with black hardware, but that could change. Looks like they don't make a 5-string Brown Bass, huh?

OK, I guess I'll keep dreaming!

tbrannon · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2008, 02:08:59 PM »

There have also been some really nice fretboard inlays showing up lately (Olie's bass being one). They did a big dove on his, a cat certainly seems possible.

I like the idea of the brown bass with the black hardware...Will Gunn had a small standard (buckeye top) that had the black hardware IIRC. It looked SHARP.

hieronymous · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2008, 12:42:42 PM »

Since my cat is black, I'm thinking ebony for her with silver inlays for her whiskers, maybe against a lighter wood background? I'm thinking that since she is black that it wouldn't work as a fingerboard inlay...

I also noticed some nice basses over at Atlanta Bass Gallery - check this one out:

brown bass

It's got a 5-piece walnut/maple/mahogany neck. I've never noticed one like that before - it looks mellower than the maple neck that mine has. Wonder what it sounds like?

I like this one too:

another brown bass

Especially the back!

(Message edited by hieronymous on September 24, 2008)

keith_h · « **Reply #3 on:** September 24, 2008, 01:55:39 PM »

The typical neck for a Brown Bass is mahogany, birch and walnut. I would say it is more rounded and/or darker than what you get from the maple and purple heart neck. I like it.

Keith

Bradley Young · « **Reply #4 on:** September 24, 2008, 05:30:04 PM »

Harry,

I think you should do the inlay as a ebony disc, with an inlaid outline of Sadie in silver.

With maybe some color for the eyes.

Bradley

hieronymous · « **Reply #5 on:** September 24, 2008, 05:48:05 PM »

Bradley - that is a great idea! That could work for the fingerboard after all!

Keith, I wasn't aware of that aspect of the Brown Bass - not as much info on the site as for some of the other models...

lbpesq · « **Reply #6 on:** September 24, 2008, 05:49:41 PM »

... or even LED eyes, like on Cheshire's mouth (12/06-1/07 COTM).

Bill, tgo

Bradley Young · « **Reply #7 on:** September 25, 2008, 07:45:02 AM »

Harry,

Just for reference, this:

Is sort of what I was thinking. Black == ebony, and the outline in silver.

You could definitely do it on a fingerboard-- it would look really, really cool.

Bradley

tbrannon · « **Reply #8 on:** September 25, 2008, 07:57:37 AM »

That's kind of what I had in mind when I posted originally Bradley- I think they might be able to do some cool stuff with some of the shell inlays as well (depending on how expensive/elaborate Harry wants the inlay to be).

Toby

hieronymous · « **Reply #9 on:** September 25, 2008, 09:26:47 AM »

That looks awesome! I added whiskers:

hieronymous · « **Reply #10 on:** September 25, 2008, 03:11:54 PM »

Redid it again with less whiskers. Gold inlay for the eye perhaps? My wallet likes Toby's idea for some kind of shell inlay better...

Or how about with a wood background?

llobsterbass · « **Reply #11 on:** September 26, 2008, 02:30:19 PM »

Sadie's a cutie. Love the wings, that's a rare mutation.

NA NA NA NA, NA NA NA NA ... BAT CAT !!

hieronymous · « **Reply #12 on:** September 26, 2008, 02:46:19 PM »

Thanks llobsterbass! I actually have video of her with one of my previous Alembics:

sadie and alembic bass

hieronymous · « **Reply #13 on:** September 30, 2008, 03:47:34 PM »

Another idea. If I do this, it will be a Series I. Is it possible to have the filter on the bridge pickup be a high pass instead of low pass?

Bradley Young · « **Reply #14 on:** October 01, 2008, 10:21:00 AM »

Harry,

That's something I've been thinking about for a little bit-- but I want to have low and high pass.

It's kinda tough sometimes to cut bass on a series instrument, so I was thinking that might work.

Bradley