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my new bass 5 strings singlecut from JCR BASS CUSTOM

Hey guys. This is the start of my custom bass from JCR CUSTOM ( http://www.jcrluthier.com ) ; a luthier from Spain, he's a really lovely man with a lot of patience to his job and each bass he's making is a pleasure and a story behind it,check he's web site to see more of his bass.


So basically it's a singlecut bass, with the following specification:


- Poplar Burl Top
- Alder wings and center back of flamed maple with purple detail
- Neck laminated Maple - purple
- Black Ebano Fingerboard w/ Mother Of Pearl Inlays
- 26 Frets
- scale 34 "
- Pickups Nordstrand DC5 parallel
- Preamp John east, piezo bridge and buffer
- ETS bridge, adjustable 16 mm black
- Hipshot tuner in black
- ETS bridge, adjustable 16 mm black
- Double action truss rod with carbon fiber reinforcements


So this is the details for the making of my new bass, here's the first pictures and i'm gonna update once i recieve new picture, when the bass is finished i will make a video for the review and the share the experience with you guys.

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i'll post more pictures of that lovely bass .

thank you and have a nice week.

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ok ok i just recieved some new fotos about the proggres of the neck and its nearly finished, i'm really excited to get that bass in my hands and just spend ahors playing it.

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still there more pictures to come.

thank you

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That neck looks nice. Gotta love a nice black piece of ebony.

Got a sketch to show us what it will look like? It would make it much easier to comment on what we think of it if we knew what it will look like. Looks like he does some nice work though should be real nice.