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short scale custom

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Grant Bass

Oct 14, 2010
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#1
i was quite excited about this build because the customer knew every aspect he wants done, and that made my life real easy, and she is gonna be a beaut!
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this is the top he picked, spalted maple
this is the neck, 3 pc. birdseye center with hard rock outer lams, scarf joint accents of maple and black veneer, with a birdseye headstock block
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#2
some specs on this guy;
gold hardware-hipshot
a stlye bridge; ultralite tuners
31" scale
string thru
audere custom pre-amp
SGD soapbars(cant remember the exact pickups; not infront of me)
spalted maple top
curly spanish cedar body
3 pc. neck w/scarf
weight is big issue; so we're doing everything we can to make it featherlite;
im literaly guesing a weight of 3.5lbs w/o hardware based on the weight of the rough cedar
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heres a shot of the macassar board
 
#6
The body shape is beautiful... but it could be a bit annoying for slap when played sitting as your right hand would be right on your leg. Anyway, I LOVE small waist shapes :D
 
#7
hey thanks!
im sure this shape has certain aspects that would make some playing styles difficult, its the complete brain child of the client, who did a great job designing the layout himself to optomize his style.
i havnt cut out the body yet but i beleieve it will feel like a hofner in most respects to the lower bouts contact with the player
 
#10
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spanish cedar (curly) body blank;
glued with the angle for 2 reasons; the chevron effect is just a beautiful thing; and i wanted that long horn to have as straight of grain i could running length wise
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of course these are the front shots, whereas the back is what you'll actually see, but you get the point!
 
#13
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quick mockup of wood
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it is of the utmost importance to make this bass as light as possible, it will be for the most part contoured in all the normal areas but ontop of that hogging out any solid sections of the body; this circle identifies my one window for any hollowing;due to the wrist area releif; and i can only go 1/2" deep in the area where the belly cut will go, and 3/4" further away
 
#15
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forstner bits make a quick cavity;2 other holes were made between the bottom 3 on the outer side creating a 'D' shape; but forgot to take another photo before gluing; this combined with the electronics cavity (which will be oversized for even more material removed) should be quite light; the body now is at 3.5 lbs

and a clamp or two to glue the top on; black veneer has been laminated between
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