Can you tell what it is yet?

[Oldman]

[attachment=190531:Top gluing - treble side.JPG]
[attachment=190532:Top gluing (shaped over contour) - bass side.JPG]
[attachment=190533:Neck + f'board blanks rough cut.jpg]
[attachment=188860:BITS OF BODY.jpeg]
[attachment=188861:BLOCK INLAY.jpeg]
[attachment=188862:NECK.jpeg]

Edited April 26, 2015 by Oldman

[HowieBass]

5 string P bass?

[Drax]

You don't hear that catchphrase much anymore?

[Rumple]

I'm pretty sure it's a 5 string bass of some sort

[eude]

You on a Shuker build course, building a 5 string P Bass, with blocks?...

[Machines]

[quote name='Drax' timestamp='1428492583' post='2741726']
You don't hear that catchphrase much anymore?
[/quote]

Now then now then.

[Oldman]

C'm here, there's more

Edited April 9, 2015 by Oldman

[eude]

Hoots mon! That's lovely!
Where/How are you building this beaut?

[scojack]

Yup whatever it is....... it's a beaut

[Oldman]

Come closer, there's more!
[attachment=190530:Final hand carving neck.JPG]
[attachment=190528:Body colour and lacquer.JPG]
[attachment=190529:Headstock colour and lacquer.JPG]

Snaps in the wrong order but you get the picture, or lack of them

Delivery next week...... Ho Hum

Edited April 26, 2015 by Oldman

[LukeFRC]

what do we win if we guess what it is?

[Oldman]

The skin off my rice puddin'

[Oldman]

Given the game away now, should be delivered this week

[attachment=190685:Headstock with logo.JPG]

[discreet]

Um... is it an Overwater..?

[Oldman]

You win the skin off me rice puddin

[discreet]

Ew. Thanks.

[Oldman]

Finally, arrived 1st May, Gigged 2nd then went on holiday. Out to play this week.
A kind of translucent black over the body fading to a matt finish on the edges, DR Black Beauties set it of nicely.
[attachment=192259:Jazz Body.JPG]
[attachment=192260:Jazz Headstock.JPG]
[attachment=192261:Outdoors.JPG]
[attachment=192258:In the Case.JPG]
[attachment=192262:Neck.JPG]

Edited May 18, 2015 by Oldman

[Rumple]

Do they do a blacker version?

Looks lovely - congratulations.

[eude]

That is gorgeous!
Nice one mate.

Eude

[eude]

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1431955500' post='2776534']
That is gorgeous!
Nice one mate.

Eude
[/quote]

I'm going to [b]+1[/b] my own post just to reiterate my thoughts on it.
That is a REALLY sexy bass.
I'm not jealous in the slightest...

Eude

[Oldman]

Thanks Guys, it is a lovely Bass, its called Black Mamba after its "Green Mamba" sister, which was my inspiration for the build. Putting the Green Mamba up as a feeler soon

[attachment=192264:Green Mamba.jpg]

[BassBus]

Another Martin Lee masterpiece.

[Oldman]

Both Overwater Contempory Jazz with John East retro Pre's, but, there was a Black Sei Jazz on here that I rather fancied, that started the rot. But I bought the Green Mamba first.