first build, 5er neck through ..

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my first bass !! the neck is from european beech and the wings are from maple.. i have a long way to finish it and i haven't got a clue about pups... the other is a 5 string ibanez fretless gary willis wich i stole some dimensions.. i'd like to make it fretless

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i hope that the link will work...

 

[BassCycle]

Best of luck! That's an interesting shape. What are your plans for that gap at the bridge location?Link Removed

 

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i'll fill it with an other material, i'm searching.. transparent maybe

 

[Rickett Customs]

You could actually make those points work in your favor, just slightly round off the points....

 

[iamlowsound]

I really dig the carving on the lower wing.

lowsound

 

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... i just found 2 wormholes on the neck, is that a big problem? can i get rid of 'em with some repellent?

 

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due to my lack of experiense i decided to cut off the fifth string so the project is a four stringed fretless hybridontknowifwillwork headless bass with a piezo pickup. what the hack it's my first built so i'm free to experiments! The hardware is the cheapest i can find..

 

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Just ordered a p/j set from Bill Lawrence (wildepickups)!

 

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So! the project is about to complete! after almost a year strings are in place and some noise is producing. Everything is handmade except the strings, the tuners and the truss rod. The nut is from synthetic marble, fretboard and bridge is iroko and the saddles are made from stainless steel spearshaft as are and the rods in the neck. Feel free to comment

ps: the photos are big so follow the link to my facebook album as soon as i try to resize them:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2375765629987.2134364.1125961374&l=cd85f6735c&type=1

 

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ok here are the pictures

 

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two more. why i can't upload up to two at once?

 

[JF0urnier]

Looks as if it's coming together very nicely! Have any clue on what colors you'll use?

Also, like how it's not technically a headless bass yet the tuners are all the way at the bridge I guess you can't really call it a headstock, so I deem that we shall need to make a new word for it!

 

[whodom]

Looks cool. What became of the Bill Lawrence P/J pickup set?

 

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Looks cool. What became of the Bill Lawrence P/J pickup set?

i received an email from Becky at 27 of september that she shipped them. I just wait for the package now.

 

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Looks as if it's coming together very nicely! Have any clue on what colors you'll use?
I might use a tumbled silver finish.

Also, like how it's not technically a headless bass yet the tuners are all the way at the bridge I guess you can't really call it a headstock, so I deem that we shall need to make a new word for it!

haha empty head maybe?

 

[BassCycle]

two more. why i can't upload up to two at once?

Create an account with a photo sharing site, like Photobucket and upload your pics to it. Then link to the pics by using the "Insert Image" icon. You can even link then from your facebook like this:

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Create an account with a photo sharing site, like Photobucket and upload your pics to it. Then link to the pics by using the "Insert Image" icon. You can even link then from your facebook like this:

thank you for the info, i also checked at the forums FAQ so the next photos will be uploaded that way

 

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after a year i finally managed to complete my first built!!


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[BassCycle]

Wow, that's pretty cool! How's it play/sound?

 

[Hopkins]

Is it just the picture, or are the E and G string really that close to the edge of the finger board? If so does it create any problems?

It looks pretty cool. I like the fade paint job you did.