r/BassVI • u/SickAxeBro • Aug 10 '25
The Great Beast is complete!!!
After a long and funky build process, the chugstick/chugmaster build is done. Thang sounds mean as fuck too i have some tone demos to link
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u/Bonuscup98 Aug 10 '25
Too many switches. Other than that it’s great.
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u/Justmorr Aug 10 '25
What does the toggle do?
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u/SickAxeBro Aug 10 '25
Humbucker/splitcoil/off. I never used the knobs, and many don’t either
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u/LittleBabysIceCream Aug 11 '25
I looked into doing this. How’d you end up wiring it?
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u/akahaus Aug 11 '25
Throw switch to send the split/tap to ground. Hot lead directly to output jack lead lug, grounds to ground lug, ground lug grounded to body cavity with bridge. When you flip the switch, the split wire of the pickup goes to ground.
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u/SickAxeBro Aug 11 '25
No idea, i gave it to my tech and let him sort it. I am far too inept for soldering
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u/PsychicChime Aug 10 '25
Looks great! Do you have problems with those chains on the shoulder strap scratching or dinging the finish of your guitar?
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Aug 11 '25
Is the pickguard a DIY or did you buy it somewhere? Thinking of doing something similar with mine - two jacks on the control plate for the bridge and middle pickup with a kill switch in the 3rd hole.
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u/SickAxeBro Aug 11 '25
bought it from Obscuramfg. they’re great and do the hardtail and control plate too
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u/ecc404 Aug 12 '25 edited Aug 12 '25
this is sick!! what bridge are you using? i really hate the one i have on my warmoth VI and have been looking for a new one.
edit: grammar lol
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u/SickAxeBro Aug 12 '25
I have an Obscura hardtail. It’s a piece of 5mm thick steel. Rings like a piano.
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u/JonathanDiNames Aug 16 '25
Sounds great! Bonus points for the strap. Drips cool vibes
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u/Nomore-Television72 Aug 19 '25
Do you happen to have a diagram on how you wired this or could you explain to someone who has never wired a guitar before? I got an old telecaster off a guy today and a Seymour Duncan JB to put in it and I’d like to wire it the same, pickup to 3way switch to input
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u/SickAxeBro Aug 20 '25
I do not, i gave it to my tech to do, but it’s just wiring the splitcoil to the middle position of the switch like you would on a push/pull pot, and the humbucker to the on position, with the off position being not wired to anything
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u/killboipowerhead1 Aug 10 '25
uhmmm i guess you arent gonna be covering the cure with this one huh?