Skelf 5 string.

[Skelf]

Just got this one underway.

Spec
White Limba body with a Native Walnut top black veneer accent.
Wenge/Maple 5 string neck with a Mac Ebony board 33" scale tuned E to C.
ACG FB pickups with a matching ramp in between.
ACG EQ02 pre-amp.

 

[Greenman]

Mmmm Love walnut.

 

[Skelf]

Cheers.
I love working with Walnut as well.
Alan

 

[DanielM]

looks great Allan.

 

[Skelf]

Thanks Daniel always good to hear from you.
Alan

 

[middlebit]

Hey Alan, looks like that's the bass you're building for me. Yep, it's Morten here and I'm liking what I'm seeing! Something about that body shape...don't know what, but it seems you discovered a design that 's printed in my genetic code. Which, I guess, technically makes it my design, right!? Well, we can talk about that later...

 

[Skelf]

Hi Morten
I did not know you were on this forum but should have guessed that you would be.
Started sorting out the control cavity today but broke the dust extractor connection of my router so back to finish the job when the glued up part has set.
Alan

 

[Skelf]

Another small flurry of activity today. Headstock shape and tuners ftted. Also got the roundover done on the body and sorted out the cavity and cover.

 

[pilotjones]

Looking nice. I'm liking walnut more and more. And the limba is looking even nicer in the last pic. (makes me wonder how it would look pore-filled with black. I wonder if anyone's done that.)

 

[Fetusyolk]

subscribed, keep posting

 

[Skelf]

Finger board now radius done and fretted.

 

[junerig]

Moooooore pics please! Looks like it'll be a real looker this bass!

 

[Skelf]

The Skelf 5 string now has the neck installed.

 

[middlebit]

I'm Morten, and I approve of how this bass is turning out!

 

[eude]

Very nice...

 

[kraigo]

Finger board now radius done and fretted.

Fretted? Now you've ruined it!

KO

 

[middlebit]

Fretted? Now you've ruined it!

KO

Hehe...well, Kraigo, since you'll never have anything to do with this bass, that doesn't really concern you

 

[T2W]

HAHAHAHAHA

Nice work as always Alan ! Peace

 

[Skelf]

Neck carved on the Skelf 5 along with body contouring.

 

[mikezimmerman]

Up close, that fretboard is really striking!

Mike