Bass build

[joshpman85]

Luthiers corner

 

[joshpman85]

Just finished this a few weeks back. Quilt maple top, swamp ash body, maple / mahogany / rosewood neck, sheoak headstock and fretboard. String through body g.m.h hardware, wilkinson pickups, passive circuitry 34"scale 22 frets

 

[devo_stevo]

Looks great. I like the body shape.

 

[joshpman85]

Thanks! Devo_stevo! Here's a pic of the back

 

[joshpman85]

I haven't been on talkbass for over a year or so.. got a few other builds to show, once I get the chance il upload them

 

[pilotjones]

Nice. Interesting teardrop thing on the back of the headstock - what's the story with that?

 

[joshpman85]

Nice. Interesting teardrop thing on the back of the headstock - what's the story with that?

When I made the scarf joint I used 2 layers of veneer, mahogany and maple. When I started shaping the neck, noticed I had a fair bit of veneer covering the back of the headstock, so I just started working with it a bit and that was the result. It gives the headstock abit more strength too