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Bass Build #1

#22
i think it will become rather difficult to do so, because the glueing and clamping will be harder with a shaped headstock. Also, maybe even more important, your neck and headstock have to blend into each other, which is a lot easier to accomplish when it is one piece of wood (after glueing the headstock on the neck)
 
#23
roberthabraken said:
i think it will become rather difficult to do so, because the gluing and clamping will be harder with a shaped headstock. Also, maybe even more important, your neck and headstock have to blend into each other, which is a lot easier to accomplish when it is one piece of wood (after gluing the headstock on the neck)
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thanks for the advice robert.

i have a piece set aside that i was going to use as the head. my new neck pieces are on their way, so i may carve this one out to see how it goes. i'm not going to lose much since the new neck will provide me enough material for a new headstock, OR if it comes out good, i'll do a mock up with the current one and see how it goes.
 
#24
okay, got the headstock cut and shaped. i'll be using this piece with the new neck. the angle for the scarf joint is good to use. the shape, imagine a combination of a Carl Thompson and a Tobias headstock. i glued a walnut veneer to the front. it's all clamped up now.

i didn't take any pics because i didn't have time, had to get done to watch the Steelers Ravens game.



GO STEELERS!!!
 
#25
Headstock action!!

front
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back. this may get a veneer too.
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and what it will look like paired with the cocobola fingerboard.
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#34
okay, so the fingerboard didn't glue to the neck. now i'm thinking this is because the FB was smooth finished from where i bought it and it would need to be sanded and scuffed so the glue has something to adhere to. gonna give that a shot next time i get to it. i did however get the body halves glued on too. i'm going to have some glue lines, but i'm not going to loose sleep over that.

i did get the tuners in and the headstock drilled. i got black Gotohs and a Hipshot D-Tuner for it and they look really nice. i just put in the order for the pickup (an EMG HZ 45 soapbar) and strings (DR Long Necks).
 
#36
question for you all, i strung this bass up last night and after getting the right amount of relief in the neck i now have a dead zone from about the 15th fret to the end of the fingerboard. i am using a single piece, wood bridge for this so i can't really raise and lower saddles.... so do i sand the end of the neck, or do i shim the bridge?
 

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