I imagine you're aware that it looks almost identical to a Jerzy Drozd, 28-fret version? Including having the abstract cutouts on the bass side?
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First build / body design
- Thread starter roberthabraken
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Yes, I am... that's one of of the basses which inspired me.. although it is not really the same, it looks a lot like it... but I don't mind, drew it myself and have some things of my own it (like the wood strips and the bump and it's a 24-fret jazz setup).
Yeah, I'll decide if it stays when I've made the template. It think it looks nice and the fretboard is 24 frets, so the access will be ok for me. Another reason why it is there is to create a decent neck pocket..
I have got a question considering the wood.. or actually, two questions:
I want to make it a bolt-on neck construction, with a single piece neck, but I want to make the body from more pieces (as you can see in the design). Will such construction be decent?
And another one.. when I was in the construction shop (don't know how you call this, but it is a kind of DIY 'supermarket'..) I saw that they have different kind of hardwoods, already planed and in all different sizes, so I guess this wood be perfect for my body! It's not tonewood, but hey.. it's wood, isn't it?
Here I held up some pieces (costing around 30 to 40 dollars):
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(Ash / Sucupira / Mahogany / Sucupira / Ash)
Then I want to make the wings of mahogany and maybe an oak top:
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What do you think?
I want to make it a bolt-on neck construction, with a single piece neck, but I want to make the body from more pieces (as you can see in the design). Will such construction be decent?
And another one.. when I was in the construction shop (don't know how you call this, but it is a kind of DIY 'supermarket'..) I saw that they have different kind of hardwoods, already planed and in all different sizes, so I guess this wood be perfect for my body! It's not tonewood, but hey.. it's wood, isn't it?
Here I held up some pieces (costing around 30 to 40 dollars):
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(Ash / Sucupira / Mahogany / Sucupira / Ash)
Then I want to make the wings of mahogany and maybe an oak top:
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What do you think?
yeah, and i do ever so like the looks of thoughs kinda squished bodys. like they were the same size and then just compacted. im thinkin about doin that sometime
Yeah, that pre-planed wood looks like it would make things easy.
That's my idea too..
and what I find strange is that it is relatively cheap.. if I'll build my body from those 5 strips and 4 mahogany parts for the wings, it'll cost me 85 dollars (without the top). And if I would order a 2 piece mahogany body blank I'll be set back 170 dollars.. They're sweet
... can't wait to start!yeah, thats why i buy all my lumber straight from the mill, just roughed. its amazingly cheap, my rainbow bass, the wood was 152.57, i priced it all planed and shipped here, over 400. but hey, i have a 15.5" planer, so im good
Since this thread is mainly about the body shape / design and I'm satisfied with it now, I'm going to start a real build thread and continue posting about this project over there! I'll call it 'Roberts JB4'.
so that little design on the top, how are you going to go about that? route and fill it with a contrasting piece of wood? something synthetic?
