ACG Recurve 4 for Bob

[Skelf]

Just about to start this Reurve.
The spec.
Black Limba body with a burl Redwood top black accent veneer.
Neck Wenge/Limba 5 piece with an Acrylic Impregnated Quilted Maple fingerboard form Larry at Gallery.
Redwood headplate wenge backplate and heel.
Green LEDs on the side of the neck.
Hardware in Black
ACG FB pickups.
ACG pre-amp.
Hipshot Type A.
Hipshot Ultralites

 

[wilser]

OH SHEEZ! this one's going to be nice! Is the acrylized board going to be fretless?

 

[Skelf]

Hi Wilser
No this one is fretted.
Alan

 

[eleonn]

Hey Alan what is the black line running all the way on the fretboard?

 

[Al Heeley]

Pencil mark? Great - new build, really enjoy seeing your work coming together. What a stunning top piece!

 

[Skelf]

It is just a pencil line marking out the section the fingerboard will come from.
Thanks Al you are not that far away if you are ever up this way drop in.
Alan

 

[bobpalt]

That's mine, that is!!!

I cant wait to see it finished. I am really holding back on the urge to order one of Alan's jazz basses now, as if I did, I wouldnt have the next wait to look forward to (if you see what I mean!)

Bob

 

[Skelf]

Redwood Recurve is beginning to take shape.
Alan

 

[Skelf]

A few bits done over the last couple of weeks in between spraying.

 

[Al Heeley]

wow, the grain on that top has gone crazy - it's like diffraction patterns at physics lessons. Well cool

 

[Son of Magni]

Yup, pretty nice piece of redwood. Alan, are you doing anything to harden the redwood or just letting the finish take care of that? And what finish are you using?

 

[7string]

I thought it looked a bit like a contour map !!

 

[Zooski]

yea it kinda looks like a topographic map...thats like melting away. Sweet.

 

[incognito89x]

Gorgeous top wood on that one.

 

[Skelf]

That top is going to work out pretty well when finished.
SOM
I will pore fill with west systems epoxy which will harden the redwood then finish with acid catalysed lacquer although I am thinking of moving to polyurethane if I can get the safety gear sorted out.

 

[Skelf]

I have now got the neck fitted and carved and the pickup routes done. The neck needs to be finish sanded and the fret work done then it is off to get the LED's fitted.

 

[Skelf]

Started in on the spraying on this bass. Initial pore filling under way.

 

[BenitoBassolini]

BEAUTIFUL! I don't think I'll ever look at any other bass the same way again.

 

[bassman74]

awesome looking bass!!!

what are you using for grain filler?

 

[PilbaraBass]

ouch...

the redwood top was very nice...and the black limba back is awesome...

now that you have some finish on the top...whoa, nelly, she's a true beauty, Alan.