Four string Scroll for Bassman 275

[scottyd]

This bass will be for Tb'er Bassman275

Four string
Fretless
34" Scale
9mm nut string spacing
19mm Bridge string spacing

Scr-1 body shape
Crotch Walnut top
mahogany center
walnut back
wenge accent veneers
Mahogany/Walnut heel/trannyblock

Three piece maple neck
wenge accent veneers
ebony fingerboard
7.25 radius
maple fretlines
abalone side markers
walnut headstock topper
Ebony nut

Hipshot A bridge
Hipshot Ultralight tuners
black hardware
Redeemer Neodymium Single coils
Audere 4 band pre
Matching pup and cavity covers

I probably missed some info but its late and I'm tired!

Shape


Top


More to come!

[eleonn]

Man you just gotta love crotch walnut!!!!

[scottyd]

I built the bobbins and wound the pups for this bass today. These will have exposed poles in the covers. The bridge pup is wound to 12.15k The neck is wound to 11.56k. They should bring the funk indeed! Here's a pic!

[cricketfever32]

those pickups look gorgeous!

[SDB Guitars]

Are you just going to use the clear plexi of the bobbin as the top, or is there going to be another cover in there somewhere?

Those look pretty slick!

[treebranch13]

that top is beutifulll

[scottyd]

Originally Posted by SDB Guitars

Are you just going to use the clear plexi of the bobbin as the top, or is there going to be another cover in there somewhere?

Those look pretty slick!

Thanks guys,

No they will have walnut covers. I'm working on some lexan covers but I'm afraid they will just be dubbed a Q-tuner Rip off. The Lexan is great because you can better see how much wire you have on the bobbin, and since I don't use a counter I can get a much better Idea of how much wire needs to be added or subtracted to reach a certain resistance.

[SDB Guitars]

That's a pretty slick idea!

[scottyd]

All of the woods have finally arrived for this bass, I should make good progess on this build over the weekend. I've gotten the neck blank glued up and planed. The body core, bottom and top are currently being glued up. The top is even more stunning in person. Here's a pic of the neck.....

[pilotjones]

Originally Posted by scottyd

All of the woods have finally arrived for this bass, I should make good progess on this build over the weekend. I've gotten the neck blank glued up and planed. The body core, bottom and top are currently being glued up. The top is even more stunning in person. Here's a pic of the neck.....

Is the maple on the right curly but the maple on the left not? Or is it just the pic?

[scottyd]

Just the picture, the figure is light so the slightest angle does that. The laminates were actually cut from the same q.s. board.

[bassman275]

WOW!That's sexy!:Great work,Scott!Can't wait to see more pics of the top!....C.

[scottyd]

The neck is in the process of getting the scarf joint glued up. In the mean time please enjoy some pics of the freshly cut body.

Here is the body top! The forearm relief has not been cut yet, I like to wait and do that after the pup cavitys are routed. Its wiped down to show the figure.


Body Bottom, I book matched the walnut with just a little sap wood to get some nice coloring for this back. The tummy cut will be a bit deeper than whats pictured.


Upper horn with scroll roughed out.


The 3 body laminates with wenge accent veneers, its hard to get a good clear shot of this angle because my camera stinks.....

[cricketfever32]

yowza! amazing top and back!

[scottyd]

The scarf joint is almost done, the glues drying now. Here are the pup covers I started today.

[scottyd]

neck starting to take shape

[SDB Guitars]

Man, that's just beautiful...

[bassman275]

I love how this is all coming together!Simply,AMAZING!Great work,Scott

[bassnug47]

hehe... crotch walnut

[cricketfever32]

word son, that neck looks mighty comfy