Compact J-style Bass - Page 4

CH Design · #61 02-04-2013, 09:17 PM

A little more progress. Just need to order the neck inserts before I sand and start dying the body.

neptoon · #62 02-07-2013, 01:41 PM

looking really great!

CH Design · #63 02-10-2013, 06:16 PM

Threaded inserts are in, neck bolts fitted and the end of the fretboard has been trimmed flush with the pickup cavity. I should have some more time to work on it tomorrow.

Splods · #64 02-10-2013, 11:14 PM

Awesome, can't wait to see some more pics.

CH Design · #65 02-16-2013, 11:06 AM

Truss rod home is done.

I use the side of the table as my straight edge (I have the straight edge guide installed on my router for this). Even though I used double sided tape to hold the neck blank down, I clamp up a few pieces of wood next to the neck to make sure it doesn't move. I just have to make sure the centreline of the neck is parallel with the edge of the table and the rest is pretty straight forward.

Splods · #66 02-16-2013, 04:40 PM

Looking good. Where did you got the trussrod from?

CH Design · #67 02-16-2013, 07:57 PM

These ones came from a luthier here on TB that ordered a bunch and had a few extra he could spare to sell off. They are the same ones that BestBassGear sells.

Splods · #68 02-16-2013, 11:42 PM

Awesome. Thanks.

CH Design · #69 02-18-2013, 03:01 PM

Fretboard is glued on to the neck blank.

The other neck is for a different bass. Same scale length, but a different body style and longer fingerboard.

Unfortunately I only have one length of truss rod and it looks like a headless (because I have to cut away part of the neck past the nut to recess the Hipshot head piece), 33" scale neck with only 21 frets is just a little too short for these rods. It doesn't cause a functional issue, but I would have preferred that the little flat bar on the top of the rod was totally hidden by the fretboard.

CH Design · #70 02-24-2013, 06:30 PM

Recess for the head piece and nut are done. Next up is gluing the piece for the volute on the back of the neck. Then I should probably get to work on a jig for cutting the fret slots.

I also bolted the neck on so I could sand the end flush with the body. I think the body is ready for sanding and finishing! I'm looking forward to the dying. I can't wait to see how it turns out.