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[quote name='bengreen49' timestamp='1354719345' post='1889542'] Very nice work. I love the shape, where did you get the inspiration from? I'm soon going to make a body for an old bass I have lying around and you have inspired me to try something a bit different... Where did you get the pots from? I will have to re-wire too. keep at it, you have some skills there. [/quote] Cheers for the comments! Definitely have a go at making something - I kind of like having a bass that I built, there's something quite satisfying about it. This forum is really useful for advice too for anything from different woods to different finishes. With regards to the shape, that's just from looking at basses that come up for sale on here or just browsing different websites for some ideas then haveing a bit of a scribble. There's just too many websites with nice basses on for ideas - I particularly like the [url="http://www.lefay.de/english/details.html#!prettyPhoto"]Le Fay[/url] and [url="http://www.jerzydrozdbasses.com/"]Jerzy Drozd[/url] sites to see some superb craftmanship (though nothing I could ever afford or justify having!!) but some of the basses that have build diaries on here are superb - have a look at [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/128181-4-string-burr-elm-diary/page__hl__scojack%20eub"]Scojacks[/url] or [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/191339-firecreek-maplerosewood-pj/"]Nuggets[/url] for example. The pots on this one are those that came with the pre-amp (Audere z-mode) but places like [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Knobs.html"]BassDirect [/url]have a reasonable selection of knobs etc. If you do build something, post the build diary on here - be interested in seeing what you decide. Cheers Jez.

Hi, If Daz doesn't take them please could I take them for a project . Many thanks J.

It's been a little while since I last had chance to do anything on this but I have now fitted the frets and put it together to make sure everything lines up. It's not too bad but the neck will need a shim to give a little angle to get the strings to sit low enough. I've got some water based satin laquer I'm going to try on this bass. I tried it on a sample of the wood and it should look nice. Couldn't resist sticking the electrics in and stuck on three odd strings I had. First time I've the combination of Nordstrand pickups and the Audere pre-amp. Even needing to dress the frets, set the relief and fit another two strings I'm really chuffed with how it sounds. I [i]really[/i] must get on and finish this now!!!! Not the best photos attached but gives you an idea of how it is looking. Cheers