Fanned 5

[wilser]

Work started on cutting the neck and head profile. The extra length of channel I stupidly routed for the truss rod has been filled with a strip of rosewood left over from trimming the Ricky fingerboard to size.

am I the only one to nice that freaky egg on the background?

 

[SDB Guitars]

am I the only one to nice that freaky egg on the background?

LOL... I noticed that too, a couple of times...

It's like it's watching us...

 

[MonsterBass101]

Subscribed to this one. Looks Great So far

Rock On

MB101

 

[PilbaraBass]

Today's work on the neck. Virtually all carved out with drill and sanding disks, which is a first for me (though this is only my third neck built from scratch).
I must say the results achieved so far are far more pleasing than the first 2 necks, and about 90% faster and easier.

I think you need to keep the "hard maple" stamp on the side of the headstock

another awesome bass in such a short time??? you must either a) be a fast worker b) be an insomniac, or c) stolen the cobbler's elves

 

[JLBW]

It's looking very nice!

All the best

 

[Al Heeley]

Fingerboard arrived, nice thick slab of ebony. Almost feels like stone. Started cutting the fanned frets.

[Note to self for next build: I'd be happier with the pickup an inch or two further back, and about quarter of an inch wider neck to play with where it joins the body.]

 

[SDB Guitars]

Don't think of the pickup placement in a negative way... rather, think of it like this: you've got room to add a second pickup at a later time...

 

[Al Heeley]

You know, I just happen to have a spare jazz bass pup in the cupboard.......thanks Shawn, I'm re-inspired

 

[SDB Guitars]

see how well that worked out?

 

[Al Heeley]

Tonights progress; fingerboard trimmed, radiussed, slotted and dotted. Body has acquired a jb bridge pup and a mini three-way toggle.
Wierd perspective tricks with these fanned fret and staggered bridge builds, the photo makes it look like the pickups are skewed but they are perfectly perpendicular to the centre line.
I have a few MOP inlay circles left of various size, and was going to add some sort of extra design at F12, but with the small and simple circle markers against the dark ebony, i think it looks a lot more classy.

 

[tZer]

Wow! That fretboard looks fantastic!

Another inspirational build!

 

[SDB Guitars]

That's looking really good! Kudos!

As an aside, where the hell do you find the time to crank out all these basses? You must not be married, right?

 

[jonpopu]

That's looking really good! Kudos!

As an aside, where the hell do you find the time to crank out all these basses? You must not be married, right?

+1, and thanks for the new "egg eye's" in there... creep'd me out when I saw 'em there.

 

[Darkstrike]

Damn' your good!

 

[Al Heeley]

I do have a very understanding wife who lets me indulge my creative urges. I am however starting to run out of wall space and she keeps asking me when I'm going to start selling them...

 

[Jonsbasses]

Tell her "When you start selling some of your shoes". Compromise is good in a relationship.

 

[Al Heeley]

I need her shoes for the fretwork, Jon. Maybe I need more walls.
Sorry no eggs in this one, more of a face-on shot with the hardware positioned and fretwires cut, ready to be bashed into place with the heel of an old shoe.

 

[SDB Guitars]

Are you running that humbucker 4-conductor so you can split the coils?

 

[newfuture]

The speed (and accuracy) with which you work frightens me.

Almost as much as the egg-eyes do.

subscribed!

 

[JEDI BASS]

SWEET!! It's gonna sound interesting I bet, with that reversed MM/Jazz pup config.