Slappindabass

Quick mock up with a spare neck i have, Advice please. Fancied a nice chunky black bridge, blooming heck it is chunky. Should I perhaps route the bridge down a couple of mil to help set up later on and the neccesity for a whole pack of card shoved in the neck pocket! Thought please..

Hope it does work, loving the look of the grain.

Gonna give the neck a go....whats the worse that can happen.........twaaaaaannnnnnggggg.

Dying off inside much to my wifes despair!!!

Thanks for the comments I have only just started making necks so if it doesnt work i guess i call it a practice one!😂👍

Saucerful of secrets, think its now October.

I routed the j bridge pup in today, and lots of hand sanding. Coming together. I am thinking of doing the neck in spalted beech as well? Whether it will be strong enough i dont really know! Maybe a couple of graphite rods? Think I will go with a matte black pick guard.

Left it over night. It has stuck really.nicely. pleased for a first attempt. Rounded over the edges, carved the belly and arm contours. Routed the pups, cavity and neck pocket. Waiting for a j bass pick up to arrive to rout a j into it.

I cut out front and back and glued it up.

Really loved the look of Jabbas small scale thing. Loved the colours. I have not got the skill to make anything like what jabba has made. Quite frankly his builds are amazing. But i am getting better at a basic p bass. I looked around for a nice piece of spalted beech but could not afford any of them. So i bougjt thinner and thought i would have a go at gluing it together. Not sure how this will affect tone but it opens up another world of timber to you. I made a clamp to try and helpnthe process.

Looks blooming amazing.👍

Loving the finish on this, what matt lacquer have you used if you dont mind me asking?

18 and 17 ordered. Thanks

Defo mirror.

Thanks very much jabba. 👍

Thanks very much

Mk 2 nearly done. Better than mk 1. Not quite ther. Mk3 in post production!!! Anyone know tuner hole size?

Hi guys, having a go at making a few necks. What is the size of the machinehead holes on a p bass? 18mm? 11/16? Is a forstner bit the way to go. Thanks

I have found it very nice, this is the guitar this neck is going on also made from black limba.

Lush

Not bad. Bit more fettling to go.

Maybe hard enough.maybe not. Bit of a practice one any way.

Black Limba