Semi-Alembic

[Guest WilliamV]

 Here's another one that I made earlier and with no progress pics of. It was going to be similar to an Alembic Brown Bass.

First off: The body is a thinnish slab of African Mahogany cut from a 12' plank that I got from a yacht chandlers that I worked at around 30 years ago. The body has been cut for around the same amount of time. I also hand crafted a neck out of teak, but it fell over and broke the headstock off of it before I got a truss rod in and a fretboard on. No pics of it either. When it broke, I lost interest in it until about 3 years ago when I decided to make a go of it. So it is quite an old bass if you think of it that way. 😄 Bought a neck for it that I wasn't and am still not really happy with. Skunk stripe is fake and is just wood stain. 😉  But oh well. It is what it is and it plays really well. Three way switch between P and J or both pickups. The metal plates behind the knobs and the jack are/were drawer pull handle plates from an old chest. Strap buttons are made from security nuts and cup washers. Not much more to say about it really.
INB4: Yes, I know that the door is hung upside down. 😄 

Edited October 9, 2020 by WilliamV

[Chienmortbb]

You have built a P/J version of a Westone Thunder. Looks great by the way. 

[Guest WilliamV]

On 09/10/2020 at 11:27, Chienmortbb said:

Westone Thunder

Thanks.
Westone Thunder never came to mind when I cut it out. Don't think I've even seen one until I just went to look it up.
Nope. Cutaways are very different. Top one goes further forward. Slightly similar but noticeably very different.

This is similar to a 1960 Gibson EB-0 or a Ned Callan Bass and even more like the one that the idea came from. Alembic Brown.

Mine and Westone Thunder. Very different.

 

Edited October 10, 2020 by WilliamV
Add comparison pic.