So, just to keep you all up to date on the progress...

Cerb · #1 02-26-2006, 03:25 AM

Yes, it does seem like this project is taking a mighty long time... about a year in the running it seems. Though, I just recently got a few vital tools that have furthered the progress of it tremendously.
Of course, I'm sure that none of you want to read any more of what I have to say, so I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Clicky!

Mudfuzz · #2 02-26-2006, 03:30 AM

Looking great! even with the the hep cat

Frank Martin · #3 02-26-2006, 03:43 AM

Nice!
Better luck with this neck!

Cerb · #4 02-26-2006, 03:53 AM

This neck was carved out of a nice, near quartersawn piece that has stayed perfectly flat since I glued up the first neck. I don't foresee it going crazy like the others, but I suppose we will see.

JSPguitars · #5 02-26-2006, 03:25 PM

Neat idea for the inlay. What is it, exactly? Is it a snail shell out of metal? What kind of significance does it have?

How is it shaping wenge? I've never worked with the stuff yet.

Looks like it shouldn't be long now!

Cerb · #6 02-26-2006, 10:29 PM

It's actually an ammonite fossil. They were, at one point, sea crustaceans. The significance is a little far fetched, but I enjoy making wild connections between things. The name of this project is Concordis, or harmonious (also translated as beautiful occasionally) in Latin. The spiral of the ammonite relates very closely to the Golden Ratio in the way it is proportioned. Being as the Golden Ratio, when applied to structure, is considered very pleasing to the eye, or beautiful, it directly relates to the basses given name. I told you it was wild, but that's just how I think sometimes :P.

The wenge gave me no problem at all. This is coming from a youngin' who's never once worked with wood before building this bass. I'm sure that you will have no problem with it if you ever decide to use it.

Hopefully you are correct about it not being long now. The only thing that is going to hold me back is the buying of the electronics and tuners. That looks like it will set me back another $340.

I, myself, cannot wait until it is done. This will end up being the most time consuming, expensive project I've ever taken on. The thing I enjoy the most is being able to include things that I look for in a bass. The best example I can think of is the fact that I made the neck big enough to hit a home-run with. This is by far the chunkiest neck that I've ever seen on an electric instrument, and I absolutely love it. The fingerboard is 3/8" and the neck blank started at 3/4". Very, and I mean a very small ammount of the thickness was taken off of the neck. So, basically, I'm thrilled

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Geoff St. Germaine · #7 02-26-2006, 10:39 PM

Looks great. Cool idea for the inlay... very cool.

JSPguitars · #8 02-27-2006, 02:42 AM

I dig the inlay! And the symbology behind it is what makes it so cool. Thanks for explaining.

nateo · #9 02-27-2006, 07:10 AM

Looks awesome. I can't wait to see one of your fossil inlays in a finished state. They're gonna be sweet.

-Nate

Cerb · #10 02-27-2006, 02:50 PM

The inlay and the headstock are, more than likely, going to be my favorite things in the finished product. Though it's a very slight change from some other modified Fender headstocks, I absolutely love the shape. It's a modification of a modification if you will.

Cerb · #11 02-27-2006, 11:13 PM

More neck and fingerboard progress. It isn't much, but it's still something

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TreeChild · #12 02-28-2006, 09:37 AM

love that body design man.

Cerb · #13 03-13-2006, 02:21 AM

Lots of progress has been made over the past 2 weeks: Body glued to neck, neck heel shaped, pickup cavities, battery box cavity, fingerboard radiused, inlaid straplocks, carbon fiber epoxied into neck, upper and lower bouts fully shaped. Go check out the pictures.

Frank Martin · #14 03-13-2006, 04:07 AM

Coming along nicely!

Luke Sheridan · #15 03-13-2006, 06:25 AM

Coming along great!! Don't you just love it when you get a lot of work done?

**Rodent** · #16 03-13-2006, 10:35 AM

cool beans, Cerb - looking really good!

all the best,

R

Geoff St. Germaine · #17 03-13-2006, 12:44 PM

Great stuff Cerb.

teacherguy · #18 03-13-2006, 04:26 PM

That's looking VERY nice!!
How old are you again?

Jon

Cerb · #19 03-13-2006, 04:55 PM

Just a little over 16. I started when I was just a little over 15. The bass has taken quite a while to actually start looking like a bass, but at this point it is coming together very quickly, and I'm very pleased with it as a whole.

BassMan257 · #20 03-13-2006, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cerb

Just a little over 16. I started when I was just a little over 15. The bass has taken quite a while to actually start looking like a bass, but at this point it is coming together very quickly, and I'm very pleased with it as a whole.

you are my insperation for life....

Im 18 and havent gotten off the ground

edit: 17 sorry, i forgot

what kind of shop do you work with? do you use alot of powertools other than just a router?

I really would like to just see a setup or a tutorial.. even though this is kinda what this is... i just dont know how your doing everything...

but, this is an extremely awesome bass...