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Supernova Bass project : Ovular content

#141
JIO said:
A late recap of (yesterday's) progress - sliced, diced, using super-sharp Ginsu knives!

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once cut out - bandsaw ridges sanded as even as possible

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edge routing

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restart on the control cover (sans hole) - will have Pat shoot it the same colour as the body to blend in. Edges have been routed round.

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rasping on belly bevel

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inset bolts for neck/pocket (ignore misaligned holes…)

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and at the end of the day - a mock-up to start seeing what I've done. The red alder is pretty light (I need to weigh it) and the scale is nice. Out of town for the weekend so no more work on it till Tuesday. Here comes a Supernova...

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Woah, major progress update.

I am not sure about the output jack, it feels a little close to the point of the cover? Probably just a personal aesthetic.

Looking really nice with that neck and the pick ups.
 
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#145
gmjhowe said:
Woah, major progress update.

I am not sure about the output jack, it feels a little close to the point of the cover? Probably just a personal aesthetic.

Looking really nice with that neck and the pick ups.
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I see what you're saying and it isn't something that bothers me but my guess is that once it's all the same colour it won't be a visual issue.
 
#146
Forgot I shot this as I was scrambling to leave - sorry for the blurry pic. I could have brought the holes in a bit to avoid invading the bevel, or used a smaller bit w/less curve on the backside of the neck platform, but I didn't. Life goes on.

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So far, the build is going relatively smoothly with the pu/neck routs spot on, the overall scale and weight (so far) very user friendly, and the nice slab of red alder working well. Will get the neck connected and make sure everything fits in the control cavity as it should and do the sculpting of the body.
 
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JIO said:
Forgot I shot this as I was scrambling to leave - sorry for the blurry pic. I could have brought the holes in a bit to avoid invading the bevel, or used a smaller bit w/less curve on the backside of the neck platform, but I didn't. Life goes on.

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So far, the build is going relatively smoothly with the pu/neck routs spot on, the overall scale and weight (so far) very user friendly, and the nice slab of red alder working well. Will get the neck connected and make sure everything fits in the control cavity as it should and do the sculpting of the body.
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I think once you have the round over sanded in nicely it will look fine where the bolts are.
 
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#149
Can not believe how good this looks. The ovals in the fingerboard perfectly augment and complete the ovular PUs, unifying the overall ethos. Oar something. :D Definitely got the whole cold war science and technology vibe going on, in the best ways (so far.) ;)

Love the body shape pre-scalloped contours. Very sexy.
 
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#151
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'59 Buick concept car - but in 1960, fins were quickly becoming passé. The first year 1960 J was designed in the late 50's and picked up on the vibe of that era but has remained iconic since. It would be like Cadillac still making the 1959 model.
 
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#154
mapleglo said:
What a cool body shape. I should have guessed you were taking some clues from classic cars. It definitely has that vibe. And the way the oval pickups and oval fret markers tie the entire bass together. Very classy. I wonder if an oval bridge would be over the top.
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thanks - the shaping/contouring will really finish the sentence. There was a design ethic then described by words like "sweeping", "flowing", "arch" and "modern" that defined industrial design of that era. Design today is reaching an amazing level aided by incredibly sophisticated CAD, but then it was conceived by people w/a vision and drawn by hand w/a 4H pencil. I really identify w/that.

I'll shoot another progress pic once the bevels are sculpted etc w/the early 50's P bridge cover. It's a case of creating visual tension by breaking that oval flow w/something just as dynamic but angular. Also, the leading edge of the cover is curved in a similar arch of the pu's creating a visual echo/connection. Couldn't have been better if I had designed it myself!

I chose the Schaller bridge (which has been around a few decades already) for it's a great design both in function and appearance so it will compliment the basses design when the cover is off. It has an arched buttress-like design within the saddle structure as well.
 
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#160
I keep trying to post a pic from a Sahara Taupe google search and an not able too… If anyone can, feel free. There's a P bass example that I'm looking at from Nationwide Guitars.
 
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