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06-26-2008, 06:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Virginia | | | Prototype F4 short scale
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Well, here's one that's being built out of left overs and "undesirable" stock, so I'm gonna keep it and think of it as an experiment on things untried. The mahogany body had a worm hole and in addition it had severe tear out during the shaping operation that required epoxy and wood dust filling. The neck is left over from a multi-neck glue up that's not enough for my regular sizes. The fingerboard is also left over but cannot be used elsewhere because of the unattractive crack (which has been filled and stabilized with CA glue). The bass itself will be P inspired, finished with a sunburst (to hide the tear out and repair), unlined fretless with a 32" scale, 16" radius on the fingerboard, perloid pickguard, schaller and hipshot hardware and a very special pickup I have in mind, P inspired, but quite unusual. More pics and updates as I get time to make progress. Oh, and the neck is Fender style from flat stock as opposed to an angled headstock. Bolt-on.    
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06-26-2008, 06:56 PM
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Shawn Ball - Owner, SDB Guitars | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, ID | | | Lookin' good, Wilser! Can't wait to see more. LOVE that fingerboard...
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06-27-2008, 05:07 AM
|  | marvellous | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern Ireland | | | Somehow i find this more appealing than the usual builds (not that your other basses are anything less than world-class Wils) love the wee oddballs that come along from time to time. Very nice! ill give you 20 quid for it!
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06-27-2008, 06:39 AM
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Bass Builder | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Europe | | I'm sure you'll make wonders with that wood, Wilser. I LOVE short scale basses... but 32" is usually called "medium scale"  |
06-27-2008, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Triad  I'm sure you'll make wonders with that wood, Wilser. I LOVE short scale basses... but 32" is usually called "medium scale" | well, I usually like 35" scale basses, so for me this is short, whatever you wanna call it.
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06-27-2008, 07:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rensselaer NY USA | | | My BG-31 has a 32 inch scale. It works quite well for me. Keep us posted! |
06-27-2008, 08:04 AM
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Majestic Swamp Ash | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Conway, Arkansas | | | I really dig it. Too bad that FB had a crack, it is very stunning. |
06-27-2008, 08:22 AM
| | Craftsman | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fort Montgomery, NY | | Looks cool Wilser! I really LOVE that fingerboard. Gotta love sapwood 
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06-27-2008, 09:34 AM
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06-27-2008, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Majestic I really dig it. Too bad that FB had a crack, it is very stunning. | well, actually, good that it had a crack, otherwise I would have been compelled to keep it in the customer offerings stack and not use it for my own build. The crack is fixed with CA glue and is only an aesthetic issue right now.
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06-27-2008, 11:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hastings, NE | | | will a 32" scale bass still have that mid-hump that your basses are so greatly known for
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06-27-2008, 12:28 PM
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Majestic Swamp Ash | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Conway, Arkansas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by wilser well, actually, good that it had a crack, otherwise I would have been compelled to keep it in the customer offerings stack and not use it for my own build. The crack is fixed with CA glue and is only an aesthetic issue right now. | It is very nice, what exactly is it? I know what it is like to use the "undesirables" I have a shop full of stuff I don't feel comfortable selling to someone else and surely don't want to throw it away. |
06-27-2008, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Majestic It is very nice, what exactly is it? I know what it is like to use the "undesirables" I have a shop full of stuff I don't feel comfortable selling to someone else and surely don't want to throw it away. | exactly! The fingerboard is cocobolo, which is very prone to cracking on the sapwood and sap/heartwood transition.
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06-27-2008, 03:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Virginia | | Here's the rough cut pickguard template and black perloid stock. 
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06-27-2008, 03:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orange County, CA | | | Great project!
LOoks good man!
Hope you get a real kick out of building this one!
Keep us posted...!
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06-27-2008, 04:08 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Louis // St. Charles, MO | | | Man, even your scraps look awesome! I dig that fingerboard - see what you mean by the crack, but still, that's cool!
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06-27-2008, 09:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Brunswick NJ | | | that fingerboard looks similar to this granadillo im using, very nice fingerboard btw, oh yea and i believe im right across the corner from your location right now, in west virginia on vacation with my family : D
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06-28-2008, 12:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York | | | I can't wait to see the progress on this one... I love the jazz you made so I'm excited to see how the p will turn out
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06-28-2008, 03:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nebraska | | | i want to see how the neck looks with the sap. should be awsome.
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07-01-2008, 06:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rensselaer NY USA | | | Latest update please. I'm holdin' my breath! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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