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08-05-2007, 06:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sooke, BC, Canada | | | My first bass, and possibly second
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Here we go, I got enough courage to post some progress pics of my first attempt.
My 35" scale fretless  
Headstock is not done yet.
While I was discovering how to measure, cut, etc, I ended up with a second neck so I decided to make a second body for it.
I got a piece of slightly curly Jatoba for the top.
This one will be a set neck.   
I stayed fairly concervative with the shape ( I think) just getting used to the process . |
08-05-2007, 06:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Canada & USA | | | That shape is very pleasing, if conservative. Great work. |
08-05-2007, 10:14 PM
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Owner, Iron Ether Electronics | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: LA US | | | What's that fretboard made of? Looks nice. BTW, your floor is awesome. I'd love a bass made out of that. |
08-05-2007, 11:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sooke, BC, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by conical johnson  What's that fretboard made of? Looks nice. BTW, your floor is awesome. I'd love a bass made out of that. | Fretboards are Bloodwood, floor is oak and picnic table is fir.  |
08-06-2007, 04:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Singapore | | Very classy - looking forward to your progress pics 
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08-06-2007, 04:27 AM
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Shawn Ball - Owner, SDB Guitars | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, ID | | The upper "horn" area reminds me a bit of a tele... I've always liked Tele's
That's some good lookin' wood you've got there, and your design looks reasonable, and also pleasing to the eye.
Can't wait to see more!
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08-06-2007, 01:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sooke, BC, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SDB Guitars The upper "horn" area reminds me a bit of a tele... I've always liked Tele's
That's some good lookin' wood you've got there, and your design looks reasonable, and also pleasing to the eye.
Can't wait to see more! | Thanks guys for encouraging words, You are absolutely right about Tele inspiration behind the shape. I really liked the look of the Jatoba with a bit of a curl or flame in it, perhaps not the wildest bookmatchet top but nice and with the maple bottom it is like vanilla / caramel and I am really enjoying working with Bloodwood, great wood, works easy and looks great.
Will be posting more soon. |
10-18-2007, 03:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sooke, BC, Canada | |  Some progress here
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10-18-2007, 04:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Brunswick NJ | | | wowwwww thats a very beautiful bass...i envy people with such talent, good work so far!
what did you use to fill the frets in the neck?
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10-18-2007, 05:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Virginia | | | nice bass! can I have your bandsaw?
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10-18-2007, 06:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Omaha, NE | | | Looks amazing! It looks like you could've fit in another 3 fret-lines if you wanted. Any reason you didn't? Can't wait to see (and hear) the finished product!
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10-18-2007, 06:13 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Las Vegas,"Iamsobroke",NV | | | Tell wilser no. He has enough stuff already. Did you see his spray booth?
Very nice bass. The gold hardware is a nice touch.
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10-18-2007, 07:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sooke, BC, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by cricketfever32 what did you use to fill the frets in the neck? | I used Maple veneer Quote: |
Looks amazing! It looks like you could've fit in another 3 fret-lines if you wanted. Any reason you didn't? ?
| Yes I might still do that but I also was thinking of first positioning pickup right against the end of fretboard "a la Wilser" and then see if there is room for a logo or extra fretlines, so they may still be there, but I think it may be a cool logo place too. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Wilser nice bass! can I have your bandsaw? | No Wilser, no! You are welcome to come by and use it though.
And yes your spray booth is a thing of beauty .
I am not as fast as some of the guys here so it may be a while but I am working on the spalted one too, it is coming along I will post some pix again. |
10-19-2007, 01:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Netherlands | | | Those maple frets look sweet! |
10-19-2007, 04:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: bassedsouth | | Good work , I like |
10-19-2007, 04:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Holland | | | looks great, like a cross between Tele and the Fodera style lower-horn. fantastic.
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10-19-2007, 10:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sooke, BC, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DanielM looks great, like a cross between Tele and the Fodera style lower-horn. fantastic. | Oh thanks man!!!
Exactly my idea, I am really glad it is coming through I was hoping I would manage to blend the two, thanks!!! |
10-19-2007, 02:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Moldova, Republic Of. Chisinau | | Man that fretboard is absolutely fantastic... i want such 
Very beautiful basses, man i bet you are having fun building them, i'm so jealous
Good luck, can't wait to see more progress.
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10-20-2007, 12:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sooke, BC, Canada | | | you know Bloodwood is an amaising wood it polishes so incredibly fine I cannot believe it.
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