First Build: "JVH Orca" 4 strings...

[JanVanHove]

Finished rounding the back of the neck, and glued on the head veneers, and the headstock logo...

I'm quite happy with the result, even if there's a lot of things that are not perfectly straight...

My headstock... the logo is the rune for "J"

 

[Kevin_BlueBASS]

Looks great for a first bass!
But... what are those tuners? They look really good for that headstock and Bass!

 

[JanVanHove]

those are schaller M4B-2000 tuners... I quite like them too...

 

[NateDogg]

Looking great!

 

[JanVanHove]

Frets and wax... Smells like it's gonna be ready to be played soon!!

 

[JanVanHove]

Here it is, all fretted up...

I still need to connect the pickup and adjust the action and frets a bit, and it will be a playable and enjoyable instrument!

 

[Ol'Bass'ead]

Nice job!!!

 

[jackall237]

Looks really really good dude, especially for a cherry popper!
I would've liked to see a Warrior/PRSish headstock just like the other dude that posted earlier..
All-in-all, great looking bass. Hope she sounds as good as she looks..

 

[XylemBassGuitar]

Beautiful instrument Jan. How does she play and sound?

 

[JanVanHove]

A quick and dirty clip:



Man, my playing sucks...
The bass is sweet, though...

 

[Jensby design]

Absolutely LOVE the racing stripes and it is a fact that basses with racing stripes play faster than those without.
I also really like the walnut finger board I've made 2 walnut finger boards even though they say its not suitable (something about it not being strong enough even tho it harder than soft maple which is where most figured maple come from)

 

[Ol'Bass'ead]

I've made 2 walnut finger boards even though they say its not suitable (something about it not being strong enough even tho it harder than soft maple which is where most figured maple come from)

They dont normally make fingerboards out of figured maple either.

 

[Jensby design]

They dont normally make fingerboards out of figured maple either.

really 'cus I've seen quite a few

 

[JanVanHove]

I deffinitely wouldn't make a fretless board in Walnut, but fretted is quite fine...

 

[jordan_frerichs]

Absolutely LOVE the racing stripes and it is a fact that basses with racing stripes play faster than those without.

didn't there used to be an icon for smacking your head on a wall. I need that one now.

 

[Stickk]

Here it is, all fretted up...

I still need to connect the pickup and adjust the action and frets a bit, and it will be a playable and enjoyable instrument!

Cool.