'Reincarnate' 4 string bass build FINISHED!!

[Jimothey]

I've tried to plug it and made up some filler using sapele dust and glue but you can still see the disc a bit its certainly not an invisible repair?? 

Edited October 23, 2018 by Jimothey

[Si600]

Les Paul style pickup selector in the middle of the circle with massive plastic BASS/TREBLE disc and relocate the vol/tone knob?

[Jimothey]

I think I'm just going to bite the bullet and make a new body but more in the style of an Ifinity or Streamer as this body shape was very similar to my 5 string I've just done, I'm still going to use contrasting woods probably sapele and pine again or maybe sapele with Oak lines haven't quite decided yet?? 

Thanks for all the ideas everyone but I think whatever I do to it it's going to look pony!!................... 

[Jimothey]

This is what I'm thinking Oak and Sapele 

Top

Back

Either side of the oak on the top and bottom I'm going to try and do Ebony veneer lines.

But I can't decide whether to do an Infinity or Streamer shape?? I'm swaying more towards the Infinity.......... 

 

Edited October 23, 2018 by Jimothey

[LukeFRC]

1 hour ago, Jimothey said:

This is what I'm thinking Oak and Sapele 

Top

Back

Either side of the oak on the top and bottom I'm going to try and do Ebony veneer lines. But I can't decide whether to do an Infinity or Streamer shape?? I'm swaying more towards the Infinity.......... 🤔

 

With the Curved back?

[Jimothey]

8 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

With the Curved back?

No it will probably be quite flat on the back apart from the belly carve, it's more the general shape I'm going for...... 

Edited October 23, 2018 by Jimothey

[Jimothey]

Whilst I'm waiting for the body blank to glue up I thought I'd have a look at finishes 

Left is tinted Danish oil and right is normal Danish oil 

I think I prefer the tinted one as it brings out the figuring of the grain better??........ 

[itu]

2 hours ago, Jimothey said:

But I can't decide whether to do an Infinity or Streamer shape?? I'm swaying more towards the Infinity.......... 🤔

Just take a look on the other side, too: http://alembic.com/info/fcvault.html

[itu]

5 hours ago, Jimothey said:

I've tried to plug it and made up some filler using sapele dust and glue but you can still see the disc a bit its certainly not an invisible repair??

I stepped few steps away from my monitor and the repair lines disappeared. I would say that she looks good. And an old way of hiding something is to put something flashy just beside it. Special knob(s), maybe?

[Jimothey]

10 minutes ago, itu said:

I stepped few steps away from my monitor and the repair lines disappeared. I would say that she looks good. And an old way of hiding something is to put something flashy just beside it. Special knob(s), maybe?

I think I'm going to make the other body anyway as it is a project I've thought about doing for a while and see which I prefer once it's done?? At the moment when I look at the body all I can see is the repair!! 😳

Edited October 23, 2018 by Jimothey

[Jimothey]

16 minutes ago, itu said:

Just take a look on the other side, too: http://alembic.com/info/fcvault.html

They are stunning basses but I'm more of a warwick fan problem is I can't afford one so I have to try and make my own (ish) ....... 😀 

[Jimothey]

Here's how the back detail will look:

@Andyjr1515 your definatly right that demarcation line makes a hell of a difference 😀

Edited October 23, 2018 by Jimothey

[Jimothey]

I made myself a router skid to help flatten the body blank its no way as near fancy as @Andyjr1515's but it does the job...... (just!!) 😀

Edited October 25, 2018 by Jimothey

[TheGreek]

Nice jig but...

Surely there was a drawer mechanism which could have been...cough, cough, err..."relocated"

[Jimothey]

1 hour ago, TheGreek said:

Nice jig but...

Surely there was a drawer mechanism which could have been...cough, cough, err..."relocated"

I used, sorry I meant borrowed some 'spare' shower door runner wheels

I've decided to do the original body shape again 😀

 

[Andyjr1515]

17 minutes ago, Jimothey said:

I used, sorry I meant borrowed some 'spare' shower door runner wheels

I've decided to do the original body shape again 😀

 

Excellent!

On both counts

[Jimothey]

Body is all cut now! Just going to start sanding and rounding off the body......... 

 

[fleabag]

That reminds of a Tom Clement Joan bass. Was that any inspiration ?

PS if it is, good choice. I love the Joan series

 

Edited October 27, 2018 by fleabag

[Jimothey]

5 hours ago, fleabag said:

That reminds of a Tom Clement Joan bass. Was that any inspiration ?

PS if it is, good choice. I love the Joan series

 

No my inspiration was from a Fortress I had never heard of Tom Clements basses? I just googled it and they are really nice aren't they!!............. 

[fleabag]

They are indeed Jim

[Jimothey]

I started contouring the body yesterday and rounding off the edges but forgot to take any pics! But I'm off for a week now so I'll crack on when I get back to work 😀

[fleabag]

Forgot to take pics ?

If that doesn't require accidently falling  down the stairs , yer honour,  i don't know what does. Shape up Jim !

[Jimothey]

35 minutes ago, fleabag said:

Forgot to take pics ?

If that doesn't require accidently falling  down the stairs , yer honour,  i don't know what does. Shape up Jim !

Please accept my sincere apologies and hope this goes some way for my penance 

[fleabag]

That'll do nicely  

You might want to build your bass as a 3 string

[Jimothey]

I'm back at work now so I have started shaping the body just got the belly and arm carve to do 

I'm putting soap bar pickups in this build they should be with me next week at the latest and Ive ordered the preamp nothing special but I'm a bit concerned as this body is only 30mm thick that the push/pull pot might not fit???😳