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Warmoth do a mock-up thing on their guitar body builder. You could see how the zebrawood would look with a burst. It looks lovely as it is, though; I fully understand why you are thinking of keeping it kind of natural.

Nice! Have you completely ditched the idea of a burst?

Ooooh...lovely!!!

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1361656399' post='1989034'] Build Diary is finished in the other section if anyone's interested. Thanks for the nice feedback Andy [/quote] I recommend a look at the build diary. The finished product is even more impressive when you see the steps leading up to it.

Love it! Well done!

Great minds think alike! Threaded inserts x 8 are in my desk awaiting new neck!

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1361456968' post='1985949'] Thanks for that - not as expensive as I would have thought. Interesting! Edit - I looked on the Luminlay website and the 3mm green is 1800 yen, which converted to around £127! Where did you get yours? [/quote] You're a decimal point out, Mr S! I'm considering them for my next project. The Luminlay looks like an excellent idea. White dots that glow blue or green...what's not to like?

Tell you more? Flamed maple neck, lined ebony fingerboard. More info when it is all finalised and all that. This is going to be great!

[size=6]IT IS BACK ON!!![/size] [size=4]Watch this space![/size] [size=4][/size]

[quote name='lee4' timestamp='1361139923' post='1981862'] [i]WOW[/i]! [/quote] As above. That is pure lush!

Ooooooh...it looks lush. Almost like a deep-sea documentary or one about space. One could get lost in the patterns on the body. I really like this. Nice. What is up with the tuners?

I shall be doing my research and sending off emails next week, Rumple!

Six months on and the project has come to a halt. A new Warmoth neck is rather expensive and would eventually lead to another project to use the spare neck; I'm try to reduce the number of instruments I have at home. It looks like I shall have my Warmoth V defretted and epoxied and shelve this project...unless I can find someone who can build a Warmoth repro at not all that much more than a defret and epoxy job. I'm not holding my breath, though!

Thanks for posting! This is an excellent build diary with clear photos and good info. It will definitely go on to my reference list.

Warmoth make great parts. No, they do not keep their value. Make sure you choose wisely and then go for it!

Wicked. There are so many interesting builds on the site at the moment!

Word. Looking forward to seeing pics tomorrow!

Queen. They were my sacrificial band. They pretty much made me interested in music but had to make way for other bands whom I found so much better when I started exploring. I can't listen to them now. I find May's guitar tone ghastly and Mercury's singing grating. That's that said, then.

Fascinating stuff. I can't recall seeing your planned tuning mentioned here...F#-F?

[quote name='DarkHeart' timestamp='1359892793' post='1961587'] thats gorgeous! [/quote] Isn't it just? What a fantastic looking bass.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1359600866' post='1957454'] To me, it would have to be single coil pickups. I find the difference between a humbucker and a single coil is that fatness you describe, but also more pronounced highs, which you obviously don't want. As far as winds a materials go, i'm not entirely sure. More winds gives a pickup more response, so maybe a pickup with slightly less winds than average is what you want? I wouldn't know what sort of copper winding you would use though, early fender pickups used one called heavy formvar, but if you are going down the single coil route, at this point, you might as well get a couple of reissue pickups made. Unless both coils on a humbucker had less winds than usual, it might give it less response in the high range and maintain the fatness of it... it's worth a chat with an expert on it. [/quote] Just goes to show how differently people can perceive things. I would describe single coils to be thin and with pronounced highs and humbuckers to be fat and with pronounced lows [with a huge amount of small print to be added at the bottom of the post as it is never so black and white]; ie the polar opposite of what you said!

Looks good!

Hello! Where in Holland are you from? I lived in Den Haag and Amsterdam in my younger years. In Örebro now.

Beautiful! Good choice of woods and excellent work done by Overwater. I bet you spend half your waking hours thinking about the bass! And who could blame you?

[quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1359128062' post='1950333'] Here's the latest picture with the body finish flattened and polished. [/quote] !!! Speechless !!!