My first Bass Build... Please Comment

[Headless Llama]

Custom one piece Walnut body, with a Schecter neck...

I am almost done...I need to rewire the controls, and fit-up the control cover, and put on some knobs... Oh... I know that I messed up the neck pocket... This is my first build.

[Zombbg4]

Looking good and man, that walnut is amazing! Might I asked where you got it?

[Headless Llama]

Originally Posted by Zombbg4

Looking good and man, that walnut is amazing! Might I asked where you got it?

Thank you for your comments.

I bought the walnut from Kettle Moraine Hardwoods here in Wisconsin. I am extremely lucky to have a great supplier like this within a 15 minute drive from my house...



here is a picture of the slab...

[WookieeForLife]

Nice build!

[DerHoggz]

The body shape really complements the neck/headstock well. What are the controls, volume/volume, volume/blend, or something completely different?

[Headless Llama]

I just used Volume/Volume... I used the harness from the donor guitar and I still need to tidy that up a bit.
As far as the body shape I was really influenced by Jerry Garcia's Alembic for the upper horn... The lower horn sort of fell into place... and thank you for the nice comments.

[ctmullins]

Congrats! Nice shape to the body, and the walnut looks just yummy!

[BigOldHarry]

That is one nice piece of wood... I have to think it's a bit on the heavy side, but you knew that going in, I expect.

The neck - ordered as a separate part, or taken from another bass?

[Headless Llama]

Originally Posted by BigOldHarry

That is one nice piece of wood... I have to think it's a bit on the heavy side, but you knew that going in, I expect.

The neck - ordered as a separate part, or taken from another bass?

It isn't as heavy as I initially thought it would be, it has a really nice balance.

I had a Schecter that I really hated the body on, so I made a better one. (I think)