Beardley Bass #4

well, i'm here again with my newest project. i did not have any intentions on building a new bass anytime soon, until i stumbled on to some maple planks at my local Home Depot. i found, for quite cheap, some good wood. i went back a few days later to get more, and i found a gem! i found a 12' piece (3.5" x .75" x 12') of curly maple! this was clearly a mistake and that wood didn't belong in the store. it was the only piece like it. it's all mine, and it's a beauty.

the specs:

5 string
34" scale
unlined fretless
maple neck, body, and fingerboard.
set neck
single EMG HZ soapbar pickup
black hardware
Hipshot D-Tuner

i went with a slightly different body shape this time. i'm doing a double cutaway and i offset the back of the body more so it's similar to a Jazz Bass.

 

Same here. Which is why I jumped on the wood I found.

Thanks for the kind words!

 

chuggin' right along......



i'm going to put more effort into carving on this bass.



i applied some oil to see what the grain will end up looking like.....WOW!!!!!

Thank you Home Depot!!

 

Here are a few more pics of progress.

 

thank you!!

as far as the carving is concerned, i hit the whole outer perimeter of the front and back with a round over bit to take some of the meat off. then i'm going to do the rest by hand. i'm very pleased with the results so far.

 

got the body about 75% done. i applied some tung oil to see just how the grain will look when its finishing time.

 

gluing the scarf joint

 

I got the neck cut out and the headstock rough shaped this evening.

 

thanks!!

there is a TON more work to be done, for sure. and yes, Home Depot!

 

Almost done!

 

Das heel!

 

Almost done!