First build(s), Twin six strings

[bjorn.strand]

Hi

I am building myself two basses. If they are going to be playable is a question I will have to wait some weeks to answer.

The design I am using is borrowed (stolen) from the 7 string fretless Wilser is currently building for Bob (RLK). I just loved the design so much that I knew I had to have one, but the waiting list for his basses is too long for me right now. I hope you are okay with me borrowing your ideas and I really hope you take it like the huge compliment it is, Wilser!

Now a little about the specs.

Similarities:
Body shape
neck (maple, mahogany, maple)
string amount and spacing (6 string, 19mm)
Electronics (glockenklang 3 band and piezo pickups)
one truss rod and two graphite reinforcement bars
kluson tuners

Fretted
Mohogany body, spalted maple top, bloodwood fingerboard
Fanned frets
Bassculture custum pickups
Ets individual bridges with piezo

Fretless
Ash body, quilted maple top, ebony fingerboard
Partial lined fretless (like the Ramirez bass I am stealing ideas from)
Delano pickups
Hipshot bridge with piezo

Please give me constructive criticism and ideas how to make this happen. I will like to thank Wilser for all the great basses he is building and because he shares his knowledge with us hobbyists that just love basses!

(sorry for my bad english, I am norwegian)

[bjorn.strand]

Some pictures of the fretless to be

[bjorn.strand]

Pictures of the maple neck I am going to laminate with mahogany in the middle and one of the fretless fingerboard. The sheet I am using is from fretfind.com

[Worshiper]

wait so I'm confused... you're making 2 of the same basses? one fretless and another fretted?

[bjorn.strand]

That's right. I figured i liked the body shape, so why not build one of each!

[asad137]

Will the fretless also be multi-scale (fanned-"fret")?

Asad

[bjorn.strand]

No the fretless will be regular 35" scale. I thought about it for a while, but settled on the regular since it would be hard for me to play in tune since I have little experience with multi-scale instruments. But it would be cool with a fanned fretless!

[bjorn.strand]

Did the scarf joints today. The fanned scarf got me thinking, but I think (hope) I got it right. I have also worked some more on the fretless fretboard, but I messed up using the planer. I will probably have to redo the whole fingerboard...