Jimothey

I really like both shapes so I can't decide............. Or Both will be walnut veneered top but the corvette type shape will probably have a Sapele back Opinions please................ 😀

@eude I was a bit nervous about trying the 6'er as I haven't got the biggest hands but it seems OK to play, I do struggle to get the B after about the 17th fret but I won't really need to be up that end very often!? My first ever bass was a Washburn 4 string I can't remember the model tho I think it might have been either a xb100 or xb200 in the early 90's I'm not sure about a matching headstock as yet I think after I veneer the body I'll have a look and see what I think? I leaning toward a walnut veneer (but I can't decide quarter sawn or burl) as I think the contrast would look really nice? Whatever I choose I'm going to just finish it with danish oil so it will be more of a satin finish 😀

The more I play it the nicer it feels which surprised me as I've never picked up a sixer before!! I've been thinking about finishes and I thought something like this might look cool Wenge or Walnut veneered top but leave the arm carve and back natural (I think it's Alder??) 😀

Yeah I didn't notice it when I looked at the body in black but I kinda like it 😀

Well I've just taken delivery of my new 6 string! when I unpackaged it my immediate reaction was 'jeez that neck is huge!!' but I had a little noodle and it's surprisingly really comfortable to play!! My plan was to make a new body for it but looking at it closer the body shape is growing on me so I might strip the body first to see what kind of grain etc it's got then decide from then so it might end up looking a bit like this instead??

I think the word you are looking for is 'Collet' which you can buy replacement ones for next to nothing but I'm with @Christine new bearings and a new collet would be a lot cheaper than a whole new router??

Looking at the shine on them maybe you can polish a turd?!? 😀

I only use 3 because I already had them as I'm a Carpenter by trade Trend are a good make and you can get parts for them really easily

I use the Trend T10 which is 1/2" for the routing of the shape of the body's and a Trend T4 which is 1/4" and a Bosch Trim router for everything else...... 😀

I agree it looks well made but it's proper ugly!!

WTF is this all about!! https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F292904880000

Thanks @MoonBassAlpha and @SpondonBassed for your opinions I think that I'll keep the shape of the pickguard the same, because the stripes aren't uniform so I didn't really want the pickguard to be uniform to the body kinda like the Adam Clayton sig pickguard but I'm thinking of doing a white one to contrast better with the body as I'm not sure about a pin strip for the same reasons as above 🤔

I finally got round to refinishing this body and fitted the new electrics all that's left is to fit the block inlay decals when they arrive then it's completely finished! I think itooks a lot better in a satin finish 😀

I've decided that I want to try and make a 6 string Wick Corvette (well my take on it anyway?) I've done a template by using my Quincy corvette copy to get the shape then increased the body width by 20mm to allow for the wider neck to keep the proportions the same...... I've just marked out roughly the bridge and neck pocket placement but I will use the original 6 string body as a template for exact sizes placement etc.... I've got some Sapele left over from a job that I might use but I'm thinking Ash would look a lot better if I decide to top it with the poplar burl of Golden Phoebe ?? I'm also considering a trans black finish?? 🤔

That's what I mean it looks like they've just filled and drilled new holes for tuners then slapped some bass strings on it and said "hey I've just made a compact bass" ??

I've got a pick used/thrown out in the crowd by Steve harris that I got from a British Lions gig a few years ago

I saw this and thought would this actually work? https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F143045488192

I'm just glad you didn't say I struggle to see my knob nowadays 😁

@Christine There's probably a load more but the only one that has a wooden bridge I know of off the top of my head is the Ibanez AFBV200A

Yeah I'm probably going to see how I get on with playing it before I start the project tho? 🤔 Maybe after that I might try and go fretless 😳

Its going for quite cheap aswell £35 + p&p! There's another drop top which has more of the burl on it but it's mostly down the centre so you would lose a lot of it with the pickups and bridge etc! My other option is some Golden Phoebe that might look quite nice??

Thanks to @Bassman666 I'm soon going to the owner of a 6 string bass perfect for a project which has got my creative juices flowing....... I'm probably going to go one of two ways using a nice Poplar burl drop top I've seen, either using my Quincy as a template and make my own take on a Wick Corvette or just strip the body and top it but I'm not overly excited about the original body shape!

Nadolig Llawen!! 😀