Project J, Slab to Strung

[spree]

One piece Swamp Ash body, block bound neck, Hipshot hardware, Wizard 84s and DR Hi Beams

Enjoy

Slab back



Slab front



Unfinished



First coat of tung oil



Pre-assembly



Lubberly bit o' mineral deposit



Finn's hole



Top



Bottom





All praise to these places

[url="http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/bhefnerco/"]http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/bhefnerco/[/url]

[url="http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/postlang/"]http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/postlang/[/url]

[url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/"]http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/[/url]

[url="http://www.hipshot.com/"]www.hipshotproducts.com/[/url]

[url="http://www.finnbass.com/"]www.finnbass.com/[/url]

Edited March 26, 2008 by spree

[spree]

Few more pics

[bigjohn]

Classy.

2 questions :

1) Where did you get the neck from?

2) How did you cut the body?


Nice one.

John

[spree]

[quote name='bigjohn' post='164050' date='Mar 26 2008, 08:42 PM']Classy.

2 questions :

1) Where did you get the neck from?

2) How did you cut the body?


Nice one.

John[/quote]

Thanks John

The ebay links at the bottom of the first post should answer both questions!

[bigjohn]

[quote name='spree' post='164052' date='Mar 26 2008, 08:47 PM']Thanks John

The ebay links at the bottom of the first post should answer both questions![/quote]

Ah yes - I recognise that bird!

The body looks great. Nice neck too

[umph]

sexy

[nash]

thats proper

[Tait]

oooh... thats nice. am i the only one thinking that'd look even better with a black pickguard?

[jwbassman]

[quote name='lwtait' post='164699' date='Mar 27 2008, 07:49 PM']oooh... thats nice. am i the only one thinking that'd look even better with a black pickguard?[/quote]

no, I think it would look even better with one too...

don't know what it is but it just doesn't seem right, something to do with the control plate shape, just makes it look unfinished with the guard, I appreciate why it's not there, in which case why not rear rout it?

it's all down to personal taste though and if it works for you then fair play

Edited March 27, 2008 by jwbassman

[bigjohn]

[quote name='lwtait' post='164699' date='Mar 27 2008, 06:49 PM']oooh... thats nice. am i the only one thinking that'd look even better with a black pickguard?[/quote]


I'd put one on two. And I'd have put chrome stack knobs on it. Each to their own innit. Beautiful bass though. Lovely neck. I want one.

[spree]

hi gents, thanks for the comments

I do have a black pickguard for it, but the highlight of the grain would be hidden underneath a pickguard, and a clear one doesnt appeal to me either.

As for the control plate, i dont like the aesthetic of rear routed jazzes.

[paul, the]

Is the fretboard Brazilian rosewood? It's very dark (and that's a very good thing).

And that bridge is hot.

+1 on the bass looking awesome, great job!

Edited March 27, 2008 by paul, the

[kdphysio]

i've never really considered 'building' my own bass, but with all these current build-diary threads, it's giving me a strange, tingling GASsy feeling!

[bigjohn]

[quote name='spree' post='164793' date='Mar 27 2008, 09:02 PM']As for the control plate, i dont like the aesthetic of rear routed jazzes.[/quote]

With you on that. I don't like the rear plate.

[Tait]

[quote name='spree' post='164793' date='Mar 27 2008, 09:02 PM']a clear one doesnt appeal to me either.

As for the control plate, i dont like the aesthetic of rear routed jazzes.[/quote]

+1 on both of those comments

[spree]

[quote name='paul, the' post='164848' date='Mar 27 2008, 09:57 PM']Is the fretboard Brazilian rosewood? It's very dark (and that's a very good thing).

And that bridge is hot.

+1 on the bass looking awesome, great job![/quote]

Erm, i suppose it could be, its allparts neck. Though I did oil it until it wouldnt absorb anymore

The bridge is a Hipshot A, first time i've used one and am very impressed with it

[neepheid]

+1 for the Hipshot A. Highly adjustable and well beefy. The only 2 reasons I'm not using one for my Zebrano Wideboy 5 is that only the Badass V has a base plate big enough to hide the daft holes that I had to fill and the BA has a little more scope for intonation adjustment, which might be useful as I might have to be a little creative with the neck pocket.