singlecut chambered.

[jordan_frerichs]

I sealled the fingerboard with Krazy Glue, sanded it up to 2000grit, and painted the ingravingings, but decided i didn't like the ingravings so i filled them with wood glue, and CA.

Its a mirror at the right angle

ingravings before filling

Here is a godd representation of the color. It's about the same as a coke can.

 

[jordan_frerichs]

Pup covers

 

[jordan_frerichs]

bass and builder (yeah.... I know i look like Shaggy from scooby-doo)

fingerboard post-filling. i put cherry in the bass clef, and bloodwood in the side dots. cherry came out different than i expected, but the more i look at it, the more i like it.

 

[mikeyswood]

Jinkies

 

[jordan_frerichs]

Jinkies

Hey man, what happens in the Mystery Machine, stays in the Mystery Machine.


Anyways, got it fretted yesturday morning. also gave more thought to whether it will be a 4 or 8 string. It's all up in the the air, it could go either way. Instead of just getting ahead of myself on the issue, i will just wait and see how it comes out.

 

[jordan_frerichs]

I made the zero fret slightly bigger than the rest of the frets. it has about 0.007" more on the crown.

 

[jordan_frerichs]

Yesturday, i got the sides of the body slotted for biscuit jointing, and tommarow i finally get to glue on the wings of the body, meaning the bass is about 80-90% done. aiming to get it playable by around christmas. very excited anyways, pics tomarrow.

 

[PasdaBeer]

this is making me want to suffer through the cold and go work : /

 

[jordan_frerichs]

I don't think i will go work in the cold, i guess i will just have my parents constantly yelling at my to vacuum wood chips off the livingroom floor. lol

 

[sloasdaylight]

Man Jordan, I've got to say that's a fantastic bass. The detailing in the F holes is pretty sweet, and the woods to together very well. The only thing that kind of turns me off about it is the extension of the neck thru out past the edge of the bass, but that's a small little taste thing. I can't wait to see this thing when it's all done and finished.

 

[Beej]

Zoikes Jordan!

The resemblance is uncanny...

 

[jordan_frerichs]

I'm saving those. you made my day!

 

[jordan_frerichs]

Man Jordan, I've got to say that's a fantastic bass. The detailing in the F holes is pretty sweet, and the woods to together very well. The only thing that kind of turns me off about it is the extension of the neck thru out past the edge of the bass, but that's a small little taste thing. I can't wait to see this thing when it's all done and finished.

that will be cut off after the sides are glued. it just aloughs be to get a better clamping on the bridge end.

 

[LedBelli Bass]

Good work, Jordan! It's coming along nicely and will be a nice bass when finished!

 

[jordan_frerichs]

Good work, Jordan! It's coming along nicely and will be a nice bass when finished!

Thanc cleve. I appreciate it. I said the wings would be on saturday, but it didn't work out. Instead, if all goes well, i'll be doing that after school.

 

[jordan_frerichs]

wings on

The hollow-body, and its half-brother. same general design, and the fb's came from a piece that had been bookmatched, so they are exactly the same, graining, coloration, everything, except mine was sealed with CA (and a few other obvious things, but they are the same piece, basically)

I super glued in wood the screw on the control cover

I am liking the way the end patch came out

Does the fb look like it is too high from the body?

 

[Lonnybass]

Nice!

 

[jordan_frerichs]

merry christmas everyone! no pics right now, but i got a nice finish sander for christmas. Since i contoured the halves before i glued then, they were a bit off, curve wise. i used the thickness sander to even all that out, work out the dings, and sand it all up a little. Wow the maple has a fresher color! its looking pretty sweet. If someone in town will lend me there garage (its a blizzard outside, and my parents think wood dust will clog the giant freezer), i can route it for pickups, and smooth out the neck transition with the disc sander during my winter break.

 

[jordan_frerichs]

like i said, i have been cleaning up spots here and there. Today, i brought out the disc sander, put up with the cold and snow, and carved out the rough neck transition, as well as spots were the body wings meet up with the neck.

 

[axaneel]

Coming along beautifully.