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Blackhearted Sassafras on Victorian Ash

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Looks to me like the surface area of the body under the fretboard is too small to allow a secure and stable neck joint, so it is extended into the body to the first pickup, allowing greater surface area for more screws to make it stronger and more stable.

You can see how small it would be here:

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Thumpin_P said:
Drooling...jaw on the floor...seriously good work!
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Thank you your kind word





JPMo said:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3705/10126888764_94b4b9a8db.jpg

Sorry for my ignorance, but why does the neck route extend so far into the body (see picture) when the actual fretboard begins further back?
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Precisely explained by hammerhead. With this method you have more freedom on your design, especially the body length.




thebassbuilder said:
Looks good to me. Cannot wait to see it finished.
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I have actually applied 2 coats of tung oil. Will update shortly.

In the process of putting in the electronics and making the nut.



cnltb said:
I like the body shape.
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Thank you for your compliment.

I didn't clone any other designs, to me, somehow it looks like somewhere between fbass and mtd.

I'm glad that it is quite different to either of those...:o


Harry
 
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As promised,

Finishing process started few days ago. I sanded the body with norton sand papers. 600 --> 800 --> 1000 --> 2500 grits.

It turned out to be super smooth and had a little bit of sheen, even before applying anything.

I'm using tung oil as my finishing product.

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Finally, I managed to put it all together just few hours before I did this post.
The tung oil has not been completely dry yet. I will let it a few more days for it to dry.

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I left everything as it is, as natural as possible. I didn't fill the grain and/or little bug holes.
I actually prefer the natural feel. The woody feel when you touch it. It is simply amazing.

Just a few more touch ups and it will be ready...:bassist:

I will take some outdoor pictures with natural light soon.

Thank you for watching.


Harry
 
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Bassgeer said:
Holy cow! For not using "exotic" woods, that looks pretty exotic to me (I guess that's one of the benefits of you living in Australia). Your choice of finish for this was perfect!
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Thank you.

What i meant by non exotic was non african or south american woods... :o

The tung oil really brings the wood to live.



marko138 said:
That is outstanding. Nice job.
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Thank you for your compliment.
 
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I finally finished the bass about last week.

Here are some outdoor shoots taken just this morning.

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I sprayed a thin coat of matte poly (it is not satin, it is matte. No body seems to talk about it, but it is available in Australia) just for extra protection.
The reason for matte poly is because satin poly is still looking too glossy.

I'll wait for it to dry completely around 2 weeks, and then it will fly to Malaysia.

I have got some more builds coming up. I would try my best to post it here.

Thanks for watching and for all your supports.

All the best...


Harry
 
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gitlvr said:
That is a lovely instrument!
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Ninjabot said:
That is a beautiful bass!!! Awesome job!!
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Thank you for the compliments.

The only thing that disturbs me evertime I see it, is the back part of the body.

Although both pieces came from the same board, the right piece has a dark part and a light part, which makes the body looks like 3 piece instead of 2 piece.

However, I can't really do much due to the budget.

None the less, I'm very pleased with the result, especially the top...:D
 
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Harry Cahyadi said:
Thank you for the compliments.

The only thing that disturbs me evertime I see it, is the back part of the body.

Although both pieces came from the same board, the right piece has a dark part and a light part, which makes the body looks like 3 piece instead of 2 piece.

However, I can't really do much due to the budget.

None the less, I'm very pleased with the result, especially the top...:D
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Yeah, my favorite guitar build has that. Couldn't tell until the finish was on.
It's wood, sometimes things like that happen. If every board was perfect things would get very boring very quickly.
 
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gitlvr said:
Yeah, my favorite guitar build has that. Couldn't tell until the finish was on.
It's wood, sometimes things like that happen. If every board was perfect things would get very boring very quickly.
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My situation is a little bit different.

I knew it from the beginning that it would turn out like that, and I let the customer know too.

What I mean by "I couldn't do anything" is, because it it a buget build, so can't really use a premium quality wood.

However, what I did right was, I informed the customer and let him know the reason why.:o:o
 
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gitlvr said:
Best policy. If I were building for someone else I would have consulted with the customer and/or trashed it and started over.
But since it was for myself I just rolled with it.
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Thanks.

The reason why I discussed this in the very beginning of the build is because I can't afford to trash it. Otherwise, I would have built 2 basses for the price of one... :D:D

If I were building it for myself, I would have trashed it or wouldn't have picked that board at the first place.
My philosophy is I have to have the best quality possible for me, to keep me motivated... :D:D:D:D:D
 

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