10 string Prat Bass - Page 2

RFord04 · #21 11-12-2012, 04:59 PM

Very cool! It does appear to be very small for being a 10-string, so mission accomplished on that front. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.

PaPaVB20 · #22 11-12-2012, 09:29 PM

Thanks! Actually I am shocked still when I hold the bass... Is super lightweight, Compact, comfortable and I bet we will hit the ball out of the park with the neck profile... Oscar already makes super thin and fast necks, but I want to take that to another level... We'll see how this develops soon!

Musiclogic · #23 12-21-2012, 12:39 AM

What's happening with this? Thing is looking killer.

Reticle · #24 12-21-2012, 06:23 AM

Not to get off topic from this incredible bass, but I saw your post in the XZero forum over @ cnczone. Did you ever get one of George's machines?

PaPaVB20 · #25 12-21-2012, 11:42 AM

Thanks musiclogic, and sorry for not adding more pictures and progress info...
I will take it from where I left the last post

Here I worked on the neck/body transition. Lots of sanding, but the results, totally worth it!

This is how it looks!!

PaPaVB20 · #26 12-21-2012, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reticle

Not to get off topic from this incredible bass, but I saw your post in the XZero forum over @ cnczone. Did you ever get one of George's machines?

I am not Oscar Prat, I just worked with him for a couple of months... Sorry but you should ask him directly

After doing the neck/body curved transition, the biggest responsibility was up on my shoulders... Shaping the neck!! I took it, and did the best I can, and I am very proud of that thin, comfortable and impressive neck profile.. it's exactly what I wanted to be...

Here Oscar used the block to check the perfect plane on the profile, and then I finish it up!

Macrocosmcwh · #27 12-21-2012, 03:23 PM

That bass is a monster!!!!! Should be cool... Subscribed! Very cool!!! I can only imagine what the electronics cost on this build! Awesome....

johnson79 · #28 12-21-2012, 04:10 PM

Wow. Looks incredible.

PandaXpress · #29 12-21-2012, 04:18 PM

Great stuff!

Musiclogic · #30 12-22-2012, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaPaVB20

I am not Oscar Prat, I just worked with him for a couple of months... Sorry but you should ask him directly

After doing the neck/body curved transition, the biggest responsibility was up on my shoulders... Shaping the neck!! I took it, and did the best I can, and I am very proud of that thin, comfortable and impressive neck profile.. it's exactly what I wanted to be...

Here Oscar used the block to check the perfect plane on the profile, and then I finish it up!

Very Cool Fabian, looking cool

ZoldosCustom · #31 12-22-2012, 04:48 AM

Looking very nice so far. That is just a monster neck to carve. If you are anything like me, carving is a little form of meditation. It just relaxes me and makes me smile inside. Can't wait to see the rest of this build take shape.

PaPaVB20 · #32 01-08-2013, 01:39 PM

Thanks everyone, sorry for not updating the thread, but I have been working a lot these days...
It is an honor to have you all interested in what I post here, thank you very much!

Time for more pictures!!
Here we went on doing some shaping of the body curves

After that, we worked on a idea I thought about. I am really picky with design stuff.... In the design I had in mind I wanted a full top, but the Koa pieces were not long enough, so I talk to Oscar about an idea I came with, and as always he was open to do it! (thanks Oscar!!)
So the idea was to make the ramp and pickup covers with a bookmatch set ok the same pieces of Koa used as top. And after having the set, draw everything and cut it, in a way that the pickups and ramp follow the same grain pattern, to make like an optical effect of a full top without having it
Here is how we did that

Also, I designed a truss rod cavity cover based on the shape of the headstock that turned out really nice, so I am satisfied with all the small details we worked on this bass

PaPaVB20 · #33 01-10-2013, 11:24 PM

ok coming back to the thread, next.thing we did was sanding the body surfaces, neck and headstock from sandpaper frit 60 to 600...

More and more sanding......
Then I started the oil Application

Jeff Mills · #34 01-12-2013, 10:09 AM

Looking good - I'm curious... Please tell us what it weighs at this stage - just the wood, glue and truss rods?

Triad · #35 01-12-2013, 10:16 AM

6kg is my guess... who bets on the weight?

PaPaVB20 · #36 01-12-2013, 10:47 AM

Ohhh I am so sorry, but I took this pictures like a month ago, and I don't know the weight back then... Actually I came back to my country and Oscar is finishing the bass for the NAMM show...
But in a comparison, back then it was lighter rhan my former bass a conklin bill dickens signature 7 string bass... So I think with all the hardware, it will be a little bit heavier than that bass....

PaPaVB20 · #37 01-14-2013, 01:41 PM

Hi everyone, more pictures here!
After letting the oil settle for some time, took off the rest and clean the surfaces, this is how it looked

Here with the oiled pickups, just to see the front a little bit better...

Triad · #38 01-14-2013, 01:43 PM

Very nice! I hope you're happy with it, it looks extremely well built! You and Mr. Pratt make a very good team.

PaPaVB20 · #39 01-14-2013, 02:02 PM

Thanks Triad! I agree we did an awesome job together preparing NAMM´s Prat basses. I love how this bass looks, I will upload more pictures right now, done by Oscar Prat after I came back to my country. In a couple of weeks at NAMM I will see the finished product, I can´t wait to play the bass!! Thanks!
Here some pictures with a lot of progress from Oscar, sanding ready! frets on, electronic covers done, etc...

Triad · #40 01-14-2013, 02:08 PM

Uh... why didn't you guys drill the tuners holes before the finish? Why did you make two electronics routing? One for the preamp/pots and one for the batteries?