Better late than never, right? At any rate, I'm going to give it a legitimate shot, I know that I'll be cutting it close, so I'll have to adhere to a really strict schedule.
I don't have a clever name for this build like everyone else seems to have... what's up with that? Maybe I should just make up something exotic like, Quimsgefaaerden II (revisited). Bah! I'll name it later. On with it, time is literally wasting away.
So, let's get the business stuff out of the way. This will be a partial build due to the fact that the neck beam was assembled back in 2018 when I built my first neck through 5 string. The renewal / rebirth aspect is mostly to do with this being a revamp of this particular bass design and partly about the sawed up trees in my garage being reborn as instruments.
(yeah, that's a stretch, I know)
As I mentioned, this will be a slightly redesigned version of that first neck through design. That original bass was my idea of a "hippy sammich" styled build that I could never afford. It's sort of an idealized mash-up of everything that I've liked from a myriad of boutique builders.
Here is the original build for reference:
There were a few things that I got wrong the first time, like the headstock dimensions were a bit too narrow on the first one. That issue made me alter some of the details that I wanted. I have also tweaked a few of the body lines to make the overall shape a bit more sleek.
OK, here is the "wood pile" shot. You can see the neck beam near the rear. There are a few potential top or back woods... I still am completely undecided on what I'm using in this build except that I'm using that figured ebony for the fingerboard.
Here is my wood stash. I have too many choices in some ways. I need to make a decision soon.
Here are the preliminary specifications:
I don't have a clever name for this build like everyone else seems to have... what's up with that? Maybe I should just make up something exotic like, Quimsgefaaerden II (revisited). Bah! I'll name it later. On with it, time is literally wasting away.
So, let's get the business stuff out of the way. This will be a partial build due to the fact that the neck beam was assembled back in 2018 when I built my first neck through 5 string. The renewal / rebirth aspect is mostly to do with this being a revamp of this particular bass design and partly about the sawed up trees in my garage being reborn as instruments.
(yeah, that's a stretch, I know)As I mentioned, this will be a slightly redesigned version of that first neck through design. That original bass was my idea of a "hippy sammich" styled build that I could never afford. It's sort of an idealized mash-up of everything that I've liked from a myriad of boutique builders.
Here is the original build for reference:
There were a few things that I got wrong the first time, like the headstock dimensions were a bit too narrow on the first one. That issue made me alter some of the details that I wanted. I have also tweaked a few of the body lines to make the overall shape a bit more sleek.
OK, here is the "wood pile" shot. You can see the neck beam near the rear. There are a few potential top or back woods... I still am completely undecided on what I'm using in this build except that I'm using that figured ebony for the fingerboard.
Here is my wood stash. I have too many choices in some ways. I need to make a decision soon.
Here are the preliminary specifications:
- Fretless
- Tapered Multi lam neck through (Wenge, hard maple, bloodwood)
- 34" Scale (the original was 35" but I don't want that much tension on this)
- Figured Gabon ebony fingerboard
- Top laminate will cover entire top
- Body wing woods TBD
- Matching headstock laminates
- Norstrand Big Splits
- Volume, blend, tone passive circuit
- Individual bridges
- Hipshot tuners
- Tusq nut
- Finish TBD
Not positive what I'll do for a finish this time, certainly not enough time for lacquer. I'll probably do oil or a hard wax finish. 
Wonder if I can cut that out of MOP with a jewelers saw?
