Gizmo Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Hey all well I enjoy'ed the first so much that i thought id try my hand at a second so here's a few in progress pic's of my 2nd build a 4 string headless neck thru Singlecut spec's are Single piece maple thru neck Ash body wings Bookmatched Ambrosia maple top Walnut accent veneer 24 fret birdseye maple fingerboard Status hardware(black) Undecided on pup's and pre atm Pics Template Back Front Top upclose I'll try and get some better pic's later this week Cheers Gizmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha-Dave Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Very nice! At the very bottom of the body are those holes in the burl, or just a very dark portion of the wood? Any particular reason for a single piece neck this time? I thought that laminates were both more difficult to make and more stable, so having mastered that I would have thought that you'd have gone that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) Hey Alpha-Dave thx for the reply [quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='13320' date='Jun 6 2007, 09:47 PM']Very nice![/quote] Thx [quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='13320' date='Jun 6 2007, 09:47 PM']At the very bottom of the body are those holes in the burl, or just a very dark portion of the wood?[/quote] There bark incursions but they've been filled with Epoxy and zebrawood dust so there as stable as the rest of the top if not more so & that section will more than likley get routed out for the tunner's though [quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='13320' date='Jun 6 2007, 09:47 PM']Any particular reason for a single piece neck this time? I thought that laminates were both more difficult to make and more stable, so having mastered that I would have thought that you'd have gone that route.[/quote] The reason is my bench saw needed to be sent back for repair so i thought id try a single piece neck after all i've got 17ft of the stuff so i gotta use it Cheers Gizmo Edited June 6, 2007 by Gizmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Gorgeous top there Gizmo! Quite a talent with the ole tools too! I loved your 6 stringer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosts Over Japan Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 [push in the truck] me dude, your basses are [push in the truck]ing AMAZING!!! id actualy pay alot for this even tho its not finished yet! im gona keep watchin this! haha you could start up your own business and tbh if i could afford it id probs order one! but with the money im savin up atm im gettin ready to start up my own bass makin project should be fun keep givin us pics mate!!! good look with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 (edited) [quote name='cai!' post='19000' date='Jun 17 2007, 12:08 AM'][push in the truck] me dude, your basses are [push in the truck]ing AMAZING!!! id actualy pay alot for this even tho its not finished yet! im gona keep watchin this! haha you could start up your own business and tbh if i could afford it id probs order one! but with the money im savin up atm im gettin ready to start up my own bass makin project should be fun keep givin us pics mate!!! good look with it[/quote] Hey Cail thanks for your kind words glad to see someone else is digging the single cut vibe UPDATE: i got a bit more done today on the control cavity and back plate as well as some work smoothing out the heal and lower horn there still not where i want them ut better than they were (u can click these thumbs for larger images) [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1306/565690726_0835b68824_o.jpg"][/url] [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1382/565690738_516fbd46f9_o.jpg"][/url] [url="http://"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/565690790_12be2d41d4_o.jpg"][/url] [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1094/565690800_4092280e57_o.jpg"][/url] [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/565690790_12be2d41d4_o.jpg"][/url] [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1108/566052657_4b3817f16f_o.jpg"][/url] Edited June 18, 2007 by Gizmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosts Over Japan Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 (edited) hahaha yeah i dig single cut basses quite alot! and that one is.... STUNNING!!!! hahaha!!! where did u order your wood from matey? any decent site would b apprecaited thank you Edited June 18, 2007 by cai! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 Hey cai! Well the top came from [url="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Vedder-Mountain-Hardwoods_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm"]Vedder-Mountain-Hardwoods[/url]in Canada i just missed the sister piece to it when ordering which pissed me off a bit because i wanted to do matching front and back...body and neck woods are from the UK though and infact came from a local lumber supplier about 1 1/2 miles up the road from me i must have passed it a thousand time and never even noticed it was there! [url="http://www.dawsontimber.co.uk/"]http://www.dawsontimber.co.uk/[/url] There pretty cool guys as they let you take your time in picking your woods,i could have spent all day in there browsing but my wallet only let me come out with 12 foot of ash and 8 foot of maple though i'll be heading back soon to grab some idigbo and walnut Cheers gizmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosts Over Japan Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 [quote name='Gizmo' post='19956' date='Jun 18 2007, 10:54 PM']i'll be heading back soon to grab some idigbo and walnut Cheers gizmo[/quote] oooooooo tell cai you plan!!! anuther build maybe? explain!! please!!! i hope so i actualy love watchin yours progress =] your a really talented builder =]] haha cheers for the sight matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugden Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Thats absolutely beautiful, lovely bass great work. Wish i had time to learn how to make basses like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 that top is absolutely phenominal, if you ever decide to sell it, i'm at the front of the queue (hopefully) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 [quote name='steve' post='21370' date='Jun 21 2007, 01:42 PM']that top is absolutely phenominal, if you ever decide to sell it, i'm at the front of the queue (hopefully)[/quote] Hey steve thx for the kind words glad you like the look of the bass & beleive it or not that top was only about $12/£6 infact it cost over twice that to have it shipped from canada to the uk! i think the seller didnt know how good it would look on a bass hehe Here's a daylight shot of the full top before it was hacked up by me (clicky for larger) wiped with white spirit's [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1342/570931508_f23da82151_o.jpg"][/url] This is only my 2nd build and im still working out just what the hell im doing so i guess i got a few more builds to get done before i can decide if my basses good enought to sell on hehe All the best Gizmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 [quote name='Gizmo' post='21457' date='Jun 21 2007, 04:39 PM']Hey steve thx for the kind words glad you like the look of the bass & beleive it or not that top was only about $12/£6 infact it cost over twice that to have it shipped from canada to the uk! i think the seller didnt know how good it would look on a bass hehe Here's a daylight shot of the full top before it was hacked up by me (clicky for larger) wiped with white spirit's [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1342/570931508_f23da82151_o.jpg"][/url] This is only my 2nd build and im still working out just what the hell im doing so i guess i got a few more builds to get done before i can decide if my basses good enought to sell on hehe All the best Gizmo[/quote] £6? unbelievable! its one of the nicest tops I've seen, give's the impression of folded cloth in places, and the knots are ace If it plays like it looks it's going to be a killer bass, have you decided on the pups and pre yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 All looking really good. I could do with a whole pile of £6 tops that looked that good. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 [quote name='steve' post='24161' date='Jun 27 2007, 09:57 PM']£6? unbelievable! its one of the nicest tops I've seen, give's the impression of folded cloth in places, and the knots are ace If it plays like it looks it's going to be a killer bass, have you decided on the pups and pre yet?[/quote] Well i like the EMG pup's/pre in my SC6 so im thinking of sticking with those not sure if i'll go dual soapbars or p/j yet i'll do a little photoshopping to see which looks funky'er [quote name='skelf' post='24176' date='Jun 27 2007, 10:13 PM']All looking really good. I could do with a whole pile of £6 tops that looked that good. Alan[/quote] Thx Alan coming for you that means a lot as i love your work Yep i think the seller was having a post xmas blow out when this top (and about 8 other's like it) went up on evilbay all sold for less that $20 BIN as i recall it came in at about £21 total as the shipping was about £15(i hate paying shipping on wood its so frustraing not beeing able to get funky/exotic tops in the UK) as i said earlier i missed the sister piece to this one which i was a little miffed about as i planed to do a matching back/front... Btw if you dont mind me asking where do you get your black limba body blanks from & what do they run you inc shipping? im thinking about using it for my next build after this one(a 7 string headed SC which im planing atm)as the body wings but if its gonna cost mega bucks i might go with idigbo as i can get hold feet upon feet of that stuff pretty cheap locally Not much progress on this atm as i've been awaitting my fretwire from stew mac that came today(56ft of the stuff so im also prep'ed for my 7 string build) i've had some real life work todo (self employed PC tech) so i wont get around to touching it till the weekend Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I got most of it from Larry at Gallery hardwoods who is excellent. If you are just getting one blank the carriage is not to bad via airmail. I used to get them sent surface but USPS has stopped doing surface so I am looking for another way to get them over here without costing an arm and leg. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 It might be worth setting up an account with Fedex - they've offered me particularly impressive service, all geared proactively towards getting me my item ASAP. I also bought what wood I did purchase for tops (maple/redwood) in large slabs to be cut up later. For a while I had a mate in the US who owned a whole maple plantation in Washington state and he was supplying me with mildly spalted sausage quilt maple tops until some chainsaw kickback did his wrist in and he had to give up milling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I have a DHL account but it is still horrific price wise. Maybe try them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 [quote name='Gizmo' post='19885' date='Jun 18 2007, 08:43 PM']Hey Cail thanks for your kind words glad to see someone else is digging the single cut vibe UPDATE: i got a bit more done today on the control cavity and back plate as well as some work smoothing out the heal and lower horn there still not where i want them ut better than they were (u can click these thumbs for larger images) [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1306/565690726_0835b68824_o.jpg"][/url] [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1382/565690738_516fbd46f9_o.jpg"][/url] [url="http://"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/565690790_12be2d41d4_o.jpg"][/url] [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1094/565690800_4092280e57_o.jpg"][/url] Thats a fine piece of dedicated work. I was looking at the backplate. Matching piece but how? Did you cut a veneer off that half body section before routing the control cavity on the body and then use the veneered piece to make the matching backplate? [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/565690790_12be2d41d4_o.jpg"][/url] [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1108/566052657_4b3817f16f_o.jpg"][/url][/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Hey mybass Well as the lumber the body wings came out of was 10" wide x 2" thick and i only needed a 1 1/2" thickness for the wings (over all thickness of the bass is 1 3/4") i rough cut the lower wing shape on the bandsaw then flipped it on its side and sliced about 1/4" off all the way along to give me an almost matching piece for the backplate so yep you pretty much nailed it Alan thx for the heads up on Larry at Gallery hardwoods i've taken a look at his site quite a few times but he never seems to have any shipping prices or upto date pick of what he has instock but i'll be sure to give him a quick email as soon as im ready to start getting the wood together for my next build cheers steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Don't use the site e-mail him and ask him about what you are looking for. Say hello from me while your there. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumb4bob Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 cheers for the websites guys finished my first re-fin a while ago and now ive just got to take the plunge and actually build one, the canadian sites prices are amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIM Basses Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Steve mate, great looking bass bud. You gotta love the singlecut basses, I cant wait to build another one next year. Keep up the amazing work. Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 [quote name='skelf' post='25056' date='Jun 29 2007, 06:46 PM']Don't use the site e-mail him and ask him about what you are looking for. Say hello from me while your there. Alan[/quote] Will do Alan & again thanx for the info [quote name='thumb4bob' post='25451' date='Jul 1 2007, 12:21 AM']cheers for the websites guys finished my first re-fin a while ago and now ive just got to take the plunge and actually build one, the canadian sites prices are amazing[/quote] Nice to hear Bob id say go for it as it can be a real blast but pick up a copy of Build Your Own Electric Guitar by Melvin Hiscock or Building Electric Guitars - Martin Koch first (if you have'nt) both aregreat books and should see you well on your way [quote name='RIM Basses' post='25494' date='Jul 1 2007, 08:04 AM']Steve mate, great looking bass bud. You gotta love the singlecut basses, I cant wait to build another one next year. Keep up the amazing work. Robbie.[/quote] Hey Robbie thanks for the feedback coming from you (like Alan) it means a lot to me i look forward to seeing another of your SC design's they totally rock (well i look forward towards seeing anything you build really) btw are you gonna be at this years bassday? Not much of an update on this build atm apart from i cut the fretwire for the board i've had little free time this weekend as everyone and everything wanted a piece of my spare time & what little i did have on sunday went on the jazz body im building but i have most of the latter half of this week clear of work so im hopping to atleast get the FB fret'ed and glued in the next few days will get some more pic's as soon as i have anything worth photographing thx for the kind words & feedback it really means a lot to me All the best steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIM Basses Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Hi Steve, For sure Ive got to make it to the BassBash this year, whats the date. Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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