Custom Bass Wait Support Group Needed!!! [Part 2]

[tombowlus]

Juneau:

Dang, bro!!! That baby turned out sha-weet!!!!!

Grats on a one-of-a-kind beauty!

Tom.

 

[poptart]

The pickups actually do match the board, but they are finished and the board is not. The pickups also have a bit more birdseyes than the fb does, but its still purdy to me hehe. The knobs will be replaced with birdseye ones as well, but Pete didnt like the way the first set came out so he is having some more done up for it.

The top and back are actually Amboyna Burl, not redwood

And thanks for the compliments!

Thanks - that all makes sense - it is purdy all right (Oh and it sounds amazing!)

I will be interested to see the knobs as I am also think of using maple knobs on mine - when I get it

 

[j-raj]

very nice bass Juneau!!

 

[Marcus]

Some day I will own a Skjold as well. I really, really like Pete's work because not only can he build a hell of a bass, but he's a great player, which makes his knowledge just that much more valuable.

 

[FCM3]

Juneau--
She looks awesome
finally....now you know I felt waiting 2+yrs for the SuperJ.
Congrats, and wipe that smile off your face.

 

[gandhirrea]

Initial carving...

Get those top few frets scalloped. That would be phat!

 

[j-raj]

Get those top few frets scalloped. That would be phat!

why?

 

[gandhirrea]

Why not?

 

[j-raj]

Why not?

nice...

Fill me in on scalloping frets, I'm not too knowledgable about what benefits they do for the upper register of FB of a bass, only what they do for indian stringed instruments.

 

[gandhirrea]

I think the benefits on a bass are very little compared to on a guitar, mainly because of the string thickness. It makes it easier to fret higher frets that have very little space between them (like angus's bass). Also, (i'm going to assume much more so on a guitar, again because of the strings) you can do vibratos just by applying more pressure on the string and pushing it into the scallop. Plus, (the main reason for having it ) it looks bad ass.

EDIT: I should add, I've never played, or heard a bass with scalloped frets, only guitars. Just an idea I had when i saw that bass.

 

[needmoney]

I'm almost out Shipping today, should have it soon...

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Very cool! Probably my favourite Clement Bass I've seen. What's the scale?

 

[Professor X]

Very cool! Probably my favourite Clement Bass I've seen. What's the scale?

34" Should be here Thursday

 

[Fishbrain]

what is scalloped frets?

 

[poptart]

Fishbrain - the wood between the frets is scooped out giving more leverage - like the billy Sheehan bass.

 

[Fishbrain]

ohhhhh, thanks a lot =)

 

[poptart]

Well it should be mine in the next week - in the spray shop now...

 

[mikoespanol]

I'm in. Wait time for me started late-December last year and I should have my bass in about 1.5-2 years.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

I'm in. Wait time for me started late-December last year and I should have my bass in about 1.5-2 years.

Geez- who's building it that's taking so long?

 

[tribal3140]

just in case you guys havent seen my in prog wait
not to mention another oracle and LEJ and another custom stambaugh besides this.

this is the prog on my stambaugh
"headhunter bass"
camatillo old growth total covered top, pups, bridge saddle holder headstock cover...
back is marbled fiddleback claro with a very strange inlay..

 

[mikoespanol]

Geez- who's building it that's taking so long?

Waiting for a Fodera ordered from the GrooveShoppe.