Owen Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 In my continuing theme ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/128791-shukfellow-i-need-some-sanding-tips-please/page__p__2429742__hl__shukfellow__fromsearch__1#entry2429742"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry2429742[/url]) of mating Shuker bodies to other necks I picked this up [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/236613-shuker-bass-body/"]http://basschat.co.u...uker-bass-body/[/url] [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141105_212538_HDR_zpslvqmfwaf.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141105_212600_HDR_zps1b1rlipq.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141105_212613_HDR_zpsjeqkf8pu.jpg.html"][/url] It is a single slab of solid woody goodnes. I bought in a fit of excitement but have by now decided what I need to do with it. It is a 4 string body but Dave (Nugget - Firecreek Basses) is going to rout the neck pocket out to take a 33" scale 5 string neck. I have a Shuker 5 Uberhorn with a 33" neck and really like it (having been Mr 35" scale for many years). The neck will be a 5 piece laminate quarter sawn maple neck. We discussed darker woods in there, but I really am not a huge fan of the stripy neck thing, but the 5 piece laminate will in theory make it very rigid enabling a B which will be part of the rest of the instrument rather than a sludgy afterthought. It will be a slim neck with a pretty flat Rosewood board. The headstock will be a scaled down MM style with a 3+2 arrangement. It will have Luminlay side markers but no front ones I have two Fralin J5 pickups which I have failed to sell on here so I will stick those in a couple of MM5 shells and have Dave rout the present pickup holes out. I have just bought some cheap and cheerful Gotoh-alike black machine heads on ebay and I have a 5 string bridge (17mm) with piezo saddles in my collection of parts which I saving for just the right occasion. I will have the option of hooking up the piezo later on. Who knows? There is also a D tuner in the parts bin so that will go on as well. The bridge will cover the 4 string gubbins at the front but the 4 holes will still be visible at the back. I really don't care I do not need another bass so this will be (nominally) my daughter's bass. This means I get to put it together and not feel guilty. I will flog the black early Tokai PJ in a J body she uses at the moment which should cover most of the cost. I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 http://youtu.be/xR8CyK1mZOg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) Watching with interest. Edited November 6, 2014 by allighatt0r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I'll be keeping my eye on this build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rk7 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Nice one! Subscribed RK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 And then I saw a Rosewood (I think) neck in the Alpher Instruments build thread in the Affiliates Forum and being a wood grain junkie have decided that I have to have a rosewood/rosewood neck/fingerboard. The thread is here http://basschat.co.uk/topic/248992-alpher-builds-in-progress-15-off-until-2015/. I will not link to the individual picture cos I think everyone should look at the whole thread. There is some truly scrumptious woodwork going on there and it is well worth a few minutes of your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Going to be a beaut m8, love the rosewood idea (going to do something similar myself soon ). They are doing some seriously tasty stuff at Alpher . Looking forward to this ... Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISDABASS Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1416523676' post='2611258'] And then I saw a Rosewood (I think) neck in the Alpher Instruments build thread in the Affiliates Forum and being a wood grain junkie have decided that I have to have a rosewood/rosewood neck/fingerboard. The thread is here http://basschat.co.uk/topic/248992-alpher-builds-in-progress-15-off-until-2015/. I will not link to the individual picture cos I think everyone should look at the whole thread. There is some truly scrumptious woodwork going on there and it is well worth a few minutes of your time. [/quote] That body looks great! What a cracking piece of wood! I'll be following this! Best of luck with the build and thanks for sharing our work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 It is a cracking piece of wood. I know you are a man who recognises a cracking piece of wood when you see one! I will also have a big, fat pickup cover which will be made out of the same piece of wood as the neck/fingerboard which will house the 2 x Fralin J5 things as well as acting as a ramp thang. The MM5 idea is not as lush as more lovely rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1416957171' post='2615588'] It is a cracking piece of wood. [/quote] https://www.flickr.com/photos/66246690@N07/6230760440/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISDABASS Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1416991839' post='2615733'] [url="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66246690@N07/6230760440/"]https://www.flickr.c...N07/6230760440/[/url] [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 Different angles of the piece of Rosewood which will be the neck + fingerboard. The same piece of wood will be used to create a big one piece pickup cover which will house both J pickups in a big box. [URL=http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/IMG_1075_zpsdc62ce37.jpg.html][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/peredur/IMG_1075_zpsdc62ce37.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/IMG_1076_zps60b8cb20.jpg.html][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/peredur/IMG_1076_zps60b8cb20.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/IMG_1077_zpsf8c098cc.jpg.html][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/peredur/IMG_1077_zpsf8c098cc.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Uh oh! It's real now. [URL=http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/Rosewood2_zpsb76017be.jpeg.html][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/peredur/Rosewood2_zpsb76017be.jpeg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/Rosewood1_zps3e23f42b.jpeg.html][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/peredur/Rosewood1_zps3e23f42b.jpeg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhaddock Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Mmmmm very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 It's coming along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixingwithtom Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 OOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/DSCN1168_zps7354b783.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/DSCN1179_zps6f3be294.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/DSCN1181_zps86052034.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/DSCN1182_zps190654f4.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/DSCN1189_zps893a5bd7.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/DSCN1192_zpse57ed8b0.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/DSCN1196_zps1afb662c.jpg.html"][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Shouldn't you have been out carol singing or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Looks brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Sweet. . . what an exquisite piece of rosewood. Will you apply a finish? I feel it would look even better with a medium to high gloss finish. Especially for the headstock and fingerboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Looking good! I recognise that counter top..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 [quote name='CHRISDABASS' timestamp='1416953741' post='2615543'] That body looks great! What a cracking piece of wood! I'll be following this! Best of luck with the build and thanks for sharing our work [/quote] https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=678277962292480&set=pcb.678278022292474&type=1&theater Insanity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1420749861' post='2653081'] [url="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=678277962292480&set=pcb.678278022292474&type=1&theater"]https://www.facebook...&type=1[/url] Insanity! [/quote] Yowza. I can't help but call that grain "zingy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1420749861' post='2653081'] [url="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=678277962292480&set=pcb.678278022292474&type=1&theater"]https://www.facebook...&type=1[/url] Insanity! [/quote] I hasten to add that this is not my neck. I was just pointing out a bit more cracking wood from Mr Alpha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1420798003' post='2653449'] I hasten to add that this is not my neck. I was just pointing out a bit more cracking wood from Mr Alpha. [/quote] Right ....that's me lost ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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