Moderators isaac42 Posted April 29, 2015 Moderators Share Posted April 29, 2015 At the studio yesterday, it occurred to me that one of the ebony piano keys pulled off of a derelict piano would make a nice thumb rest for my Mapleglo 4001. Sadly, they weren't quite long enough. But Bob, our bandleader, said it'd be a piece of cake to glue two of them together to make one longer one. Work in progress, details to follow, but I'll go into more depth on the DIY page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted April 29, 2015 Members Share Posted April 29, 2015 I put a thumb rest on my Precision. I bought one of those cheap plastic ones for a buck which is all I needed. The darn thing was too high however. If I put my thumb on the upper corner I had a hard time getting to the strings so I simply too it off and used a piece of sand paper to take the bottom down till it was about half the height. It worked like a champ.. Many of the older precisions came with a wooden one. Maybe they quit putting them on because they had the same problem I did with them being too tall. Its not like you need it to pry open a can. Its mainly there to position your hand so its always in an optimal place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted May 1, 2015 CMS Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 I'm surprised the key isn't long enough. Most rests I've seen are about 2" long. Aren't the ebony's longer than that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted May 1, 2015 Author Moderators Share Posted May 1, 2015 Yes, but the idea was to make one that wouldn't require modifying the Ric in any permanent way. No new holes. The pick guard holes we're going to use to mount it are 3.3" apart, center to center, so 2" isn't close to being long enough. The ebonies are about 3.5" long (the one I just measured was slightly less), and the tip is tapered such that the top is less than 3⅜". Not quite long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Moderators Share Posted May 6, 2015 Well, it's on. Doesn't look all that good, due to the angle made necessary by using the original pick guard screw holes. It'll take some getting used to before I decide whether or not I really like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted May 7, 2015 Members Share Posted May 7, 2015 Might be a bit uncomfortable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 7, 2015 Members Share Posted May 7, 2015 Well' date=' it's on. Doesn't look all that good, due to the angle made necessary by using the original pick guard screw holes. It'll take some getting used to before I decide whether or not I really like it.[/quote'] I played around with Paint and I'm assuming it looks a bit like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted May 13, 2015 Author Moderators Share Posted May 13, 2015 Yes, quite a bit like that. The bass is Mapleglo rather than Fireglo, the thumbrest is longer and extends to the bridge pickup mounting plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted May 13, 2015 Author Moderators Share Posted May 13, 2015 But it looks pretty much exactly like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 13, 2015 Members Share Posted May 13, 2015 I didn't expect to produce a perfect match, especially using a random Internet pic of a 4001, but yeah, I got pretty close. I figured you'd make it pretty much line up with the edges of the pickguard, which is why my mockup is shorter. Anyway, it looks okay to me and there were no mods to your bass, which is a plus. Good luck with it. Maybe your friend could sell them on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Moderators Share Posted May 14, 2015 That's been discussed, in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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