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Old 07-03-2008, 03:01 AM
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This one is being built for TB member JazzFusionBorg, better known as "Alan" to the fellow Brisbane TB'ers who have attended the last GTG's

Alan was GAS'ing for a Canadian made fanned fret bass so he smartened up and went for a Australian made fanned fret bass made by a Canadian

Thanks for trusting me with that one mate

Specs are:

- Swamp Ash body with spalted Maple top and Wenge accent layer,
- set-neck of Maple, Purpleheart and Wenge
- Mac Ebony fretboard, 37"-34" scales
- two of my dual-coil humbucking pickups
- Aguilar OBP-2 preamp
- continuous wood covers with exposed pole pieces
- ETS one piece custom bridge

This build is still several months away from being done so here's the work so far.




I got to use my new fretting jig for that fretboard too, what a joy this is


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Old 07-03-2008, 03:03 AM
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OOOOOOHHHH!!!!! Nice!!!
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Old 07-03-2008, 03:05 AM
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OOOOOOHHHH!!!!! Nice!!!

Wait for the rest





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Old 07-03-2008, 03:07 AM
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Done. So that's where i'm at at the moment. I'm pretty happy with how it looks, two days ago this was only a square block of timber.
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Old 07-03-2008, 04:15 AM
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Thanks buddy

The wait on this one is going to kill me (although it'll be very much worth it in the end).
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Thanks buddy

The wait on this one is going to kill me (although it'll be very much worth it in the end).
i'm so jealous of you Brissie folks. That is one HOT bass...

phil's work is phenominal...

I so want to make it to a GTG...one of these days...
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Old 07-03-2008, 05:30 AM
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looking great phil! love the Mac Ebony board. and the transition piece on the neck looks pretty cool too.
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Old 07-03-2008, 06:00 AM
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Nice!!! As soon as that's done it's GTG #3 time!
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Old 07-03-2008, 06:32 AM
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Funny, as it's exactly what I said to Alan when we saw each other Monday.
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Old 07-03-2008, 06:39 AM
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Lookin' good!
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Old 07-03-2008, 07:12 AM
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Phil, this is turning out great!
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Old 07-03-2008, 08:45 AM
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The neck looks great! Real nice work.
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Old 07-03-2008, 11:26 AM
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Looking good. That "mildly spalted" top should look nice, too.
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Old 07-03-2008, 12:07 PM
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phil, seriously... AMAZING for 2 days work... Great job. Can't wait to see this one complete.
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Old 07-03-2008, 12:09 PM
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Looking great, Phil!
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Old 07-03-2008, 12:10 PM
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Nice work Phil.
Interested in seeing the ETS bridge.
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Old 07-03-2008, 12:18 PM
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That is a good looking neck.

Wow
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incredible work as always! Great job!
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That is nice.
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