Gizmo Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Hey all Thought id also throw some pic's of this jazz bass body ive been building to replace the nasty plywood body on an old 70's japanese fretless jazz(solid maple neck) i have kicking around it got stripped and refinished in sea foam green mid last year & i was happy with the finish but it was wasted on the ply body as it just didnt allow the bass to sing like a fretless should so i decided that id build a new ash body for it as i had 12 foot of the dam stuff to use [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1329/571006552_a103c41023_o.jpg"][/url] [url="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1138/571006580_18aa05df1a_o.jpg"][/url] Just got to get around to routting the pup and control cavity's(going for rear mounted controls) and for a finish i think im gonna try a gloss Ceruse with black grain enhancement like this Fbass [url="http://www.fbass.com/images/bn5customnat22-24fretbody%20.jpg"][/url] Laters Gizmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosts Over Japan Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 hehehe this could be interesting lol im doin a two piece body on my jazz aswell but its mahogany lol hope it goes well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaphappygarry Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Nice! Looking forward to seeing this one all done G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 Hey all Well a bit of an update on this body build After doing some photoshopping with a lace wood top i had lying around i decided id slap it on this jazz body Had a bit of slipage on the lower side of the body during glueing so i had to mix up a little epoxy+ lace wood dust to fill the gap hopefully it wont look to bad once it's dried out and sanded back Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaphappygarry Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 sweet jesus that is stunning! Brilliant effort man G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmonster Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 [quote name='slaphappygarry' post='26173' date='Jul 2 2007, 07:09 PM']sweet jesus that is stunning! Brilliant effort man G[/quote] +1, after seeing some of your work on other projects as well, you obviously have a knack for this kinda thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_$$ Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Beautiful. I wish I was half as talented. Fantastic job so far. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugden Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Can't say Im too keen on the lacewood but that peice of ash looks lovely. Some great work your doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Looking good there. Nothing worse than the feeling in your stomach when something goes wrong though - hope the glue + wood dust works out ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted July 4, 2007 Author Share Posted July 4, 2007 Hey guys thx for the feedback and kind words i dout myself a little less everyday because of them well the lace wood dust and epoxy/super glue combo worked out pretty good i think & i know the lace wood will darken quite a bit once i oil it and the hardware will also cover some of the area i was thinking about replacing the bridge/tunner with gold hardware but i guess i'll see what its like once its all back together All the best Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaphappygarry Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT GOLD! Black is the way forward G (gold hardware detestee) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_$$ Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 [quote name='slaphappygarry' post='27189' date='Jul 4 2007, 09:32 PM']NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT GOLD! Black is the way forward G (gold hardware detestee)[/quote] +1 Black all the way! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 I like the chrome bridge on it, but if it's between black and gold I'd go for black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 [quote name='slaphappygarry' post='27189' date='Jul 4 2007, 09:32 PM']NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT GOLD! Black is the way forward G (gold hardware detestee)[/quote] +1, Loving the work on it, keep it black coz th egold will ruin it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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