Where's the BEEF??

[JSPguitars]

I wanna see some pictures!!!
THere seems to be A LOT of people interested in building their first bass, but there's been a lack of "work in progress" pictures here!
Where are they all?? Do I have to buy you all digital cameras??
Where's the BEEF?
Give me a picture of whatever......your neck, your shop, your new favorite rasp or shop stool,......anything! Your wife, your newborn daughter, your motorcycle.
Where's the BEEF?
Doesn't need to be a first either, what's your current project??? Lets see it!

guess I'm just lookin' for some inspiration, that's all. Eye candy. Luthier porn.

 

[PasdaBeer]

ill post some when i get a lil more done, so far it looks hardly diffrent then the last posting, just a bit more sanding done, 1/2 shaved off the body thickness : P im waiting for my planer to get my 6 strings neck lams ready and my wenge to the right size, then the pr0n0 will come!

 

[teacherguy]

I gotta learn how to post pics first!!!
I only have a couple of my template but it's something...

Jon

 

[McHack]

Well, I only have SOME parts... Body, & most of the hardware. I've post a coupe pics of it, in the "Blue Basses" thread. I just found out today, that the neck is on a brown truck, somewhere in the pacific northwest, soooooo...

Soon as I get THAT, I'll post a pic or two. Just talked w/ Brian at BestBassGear, & he's going to have my pups & pre, in a brown truck in the next couple of days.

Because I don't have everything, for the real initail assembly, I haven't bothered w/ anything...

 

[emor]

Mine is still in the earliest stages:

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[lemur821]

Where are they all?? Do I have to buy you all digital cameras??

Buy me a digital camera, and I'll start making a bass.

 

[Tim Barber]

I wanna see some pictures!!!

This one is the closest to done of what I'm working on now:

 

[Tim Barber]

more shots...

 

[Brendan]

Looks like a Thunderbird headstock, Timmy.

 

[JSPguitars]

Timmy----thankx for the porn! Great looking bass.......it's def. gettin' there.
Emor......you gonna cut that tree down yourself??

 

[skguitarsbasses]

Here are 2 projects that I currently have in progress.

Shane Kanady
SKBasses

 

[JSPguitars]

wow! those are some interesting designs! I like interesting...

Is the first one a left-handed body?? I like what you did with the topset, (if i understand it correctly) ......kinda like a Mike Browne thing ?? Here's some pics of my next project....

 

[skguitarsbasses]

Yes, the first one is a lefty
I think Mike Browne's cut-in is more for sculpting out an area for the arm to rest when playing... My method is only for aesthetics really..

 

[Scott French]

I've got a ton of crap in the works right now. I've been out of the shop for the last few weeks so things haven't moved much lately. Anyway, here's some pics for you.

SF-3 4-String Bass - Alder Body, 2 piece Maple Neck, Pearl Blue lacquer and White covered SD P/J pickups.
<a href="http://www.scottfrench.com/images/Blue4String.jpg"><img src="http://www.scottfrench.com/images/Blue4Strings.jpg" border=1></a>

SF-1 6-String Bass - Ash body, 3 piece wenge/maple neck, SD humbuckers.
<a href="http://www.scottfrench.com/images/SF16String.jpg"><img src="http://www.scottfrench.com/images/SF16Strings.jpg" border=1></a>

SF-5 5-String Bass - Boire Body, 5 piece wenge.flame maple neck, SD humbuckers.
<a href="http://www.scottfrench.com/images/SF55String.jpg"><img src="http://www.scottfrench.com/images/SF55Strings.jpg" border=1></a>

SF-0 Guitar.... Not a bass but at least its a picture. Flame walnut top, walnut body, 5 piece flame maple/wenge neck, SD Invader pickups.
<a href="http://www.scottfrench.com/images/BalladShooter.jpg"><img src="http://www.scottfrench.com/images/BalladShooters.jpg" border=1></a>

 

[JSPguitars]

I really like yur designs Scott

 

[teacherguy]

GREAT designs!!! I'm really diggin' your DC design! It kinda reminds me of Manne basses somewhat.
Those bodies look fairly thin!!
What thickness do your bass bodies typically have?

Jon

 

[Scott French]

Thanks, guys. I am using 1.5" for all my flat/non-carved bodies. It only becomes and issue for tremolo units but you can grind down the tone block thing so it's really no big deal.

 

[Brendan]

Waaay digging the SF-3 and SF-1.

They're vaugely Warwick Dolphin, but they've got a vibe all their own. I like that they're not a standard body shape, but they're not eccentric or ostentatious.

And, as I recall from a past thread, you like the P-bass style necks, so you got the double word score.

 

[Scott French]

I like the width but I'm not huge on the thickness. Sadly none of the basses in the works other than my own have the ultra wide neck . Soon enough!

 

[teacherguy]

Here are a couple of progress shots of my project!
Quick specs.:
ash body
Cort Curbow 4 neck
Bart. mk-1 P.U.
NO CONTROLS
Finish???

Having a great time so far!!

More details in the "basses" forum (home made bass thread).

I'd love to have any feedback from you guys!

Thanks,
Jon