scojack Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) This will be my last project before the winter hibernation sets in. There were a few bits on the wood pile that really needed used up..... 33 " Scale 4 String Body London Plane Olive Ash Neck Padauk London Plane Still trying to use native species and keep the air miles down decided on some gnarly London Plane for the top. There is some nice burr on this with some interesting swirly grain and a little of the Lacewood pattern... Rippled Olive Ash on the back,... I wasn't able to salvage enough Ash for the Control cavity cover so i'll use some Pippy Plane to go with the headstock veneers. After a good few tweaks i now finally have a shape that i am very happy with, so this was commited to a template, which i then used to rough out the body. Padauk neck...with template and finally the headstock veneers taken from the same London Plane board .. Should get the majority of this finished this year .......although applying the finish is another matter. Hope youz enjoy .. IanM Edited November 1, 2012 by scojack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubis Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 That looks amazing, how on earth are you going to fill and finish that, with some sort of resin or something? Magnificent project sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Thanks Rubis! I know it looks gnarly on the photos but its actually smooth and quite tight grained, no holes /voids to fill whatsoever. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugget Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 gonna be nice - you build basses faster than fender!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Had a few hours in the shed this weekend, cut the fret slots, installed the truss rod and attached the fingerboard. Then dived back inside to warm up....bloody freezin' ! Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 (edited) Carving the neck.. I use a series of bevels to start. This is the best method for me, i find it gives me more control over the finished neck. Once marked I use a tenon saw to make depth cuts then hog out with a chisel... This is an asymetric neck (if your wondering why it looks a bit skew-wiff) Its then just a matter of fine carving to make it smooth, i use a cabinet scraper for this.. Edited November 11, 2012 by scojack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 That looks like it's going to be one amazing bass, lovely woods on the body, great stuff Any ideas for pups and onboard eq yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Cheers Can't wait to get some lacquer on it see how it comes out, probably wont be until next Spring now.... unless i can get a heated place to do it I have a couple of EMG HZ's to try on this, probably go for a Kent Armstrong preamp but thats way off yet. IanM Will Resume in Spring 2013 !! Edited December 6, 2012 by scojack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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