Andre_Passini Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, HazBeen said: I am indeed doing the 35.5-33.5” one.... I hate slotting at the best of times, but now I cannot use my normal jig I am REALLY hating it. 5 slots in and all is well, but man it is an ordeal.... am going to take as long as I need. I use to do it in a laser machine, then I use a saw to open the slot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 15 hours ago, Andre_Passini said: I use to do it in a laser machine, then I use a saw to open the slot If I built any more basses than I do, I would get a CNC or laser just for that. But to be honest, for normal frets I use a jig which works really well and relatively quick. The fan fret makes is more of a hassle, and I don’t see myself do loads of those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Hmm, I realise I have not been snapping pics.... hmmm, bad hobby builder! fretboard is glued on, body carved, neck cavity, battery cavity, control cavity and headless tuner cut all done. Need to carve te neck/radius fretboard etc. I will not be doing much over next 2 weeks, so pics will come asap. I did for some reason snap these pics, gives a little indication of what things look like, albeit totally incomplete. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 Unexpectedly found 2 hours to rough carve a neck. With the “flared” heel it is slightly more complex, as I need to very carefully carve the heel to match the contour of the body. So next week when I have time again I will fix the neck to the body and finish the carve. The neck will have a SS zero fret and I will notch out the fretboard so I can angle the strings down into the string clamp. The clamps will sit on top of a 2mm thick piece if ebony that follows the shape of the mini headstock ( a few mm smaller in diameter to still show the maple/wenge). Also did the 20” radiusing. Happy so far in any case. Note the neck is a few mm thinner on the flare than the neck, clearly I needed to create a little elevation to get enough clearance for strings/pickups etc. This flare design is either going to be very smart or very stupid 😂 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) Found another hour or two so sorted the bolt-on setup. All went smoothly on that front. In the saga that is my love-hate affair with routers, my neck pocket was an almost perfect fit..... until I wanted to clean up one corner and my router decided to take a sliver off with the bearing itself 😳🙄..... how the heck Still happy, and nothing major but it just shows that even if you make a template the router can still bite you in the behind. Highlighted in yellow for your viewing pleasure 😂 Edited April 29, 2021 by HazBeen 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 I share the hate, @HazBeen. Every time...every time... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 8 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: I share the hate, @HazBeen. Every time...every time... The worst thing is that it always seems to find new ways to harass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Quick snapshot to show just how easy I can access way up the neck due to the flared heel/ deep body cut. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) Slowly but surely..... neck shape finalised and ebony cap on “headstock” made. Also test fitted pickups. Edited May 7, 2021 by HazBeen 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Very splendid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Looking good. Be interested to see what you think of those Fishman pickups. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 54 minutes ago, Jabba_the_gut said: Looking good. Be interested to see what you think of those Fishman pickups. Cheers Me too :), bought on reviews, so I hope they are as good as people say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) That said, the look of these Fishman pickups is mixing very well with your design. Edited May 8, 2021 by Hellzero F*cking big fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) Frets in..... well, all the hard work on them sti to do, but the arbor press did a good job. Stainless zero fret in as well Edited May 9, 2021 by HazBeen 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 All leveled, crowned and polished up! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 String clamps check! May keep the strings on, great tone 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 @Andre_Passini, installing your wonderful bridge next 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 This looks ACE! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HazBeen Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 So, at least we have the alignment and string spacing right, now to carefully route out 4mm cavities for the saddles to slot into and get some better access to the tuning knobs. Will be using my Dremel and tiny router base for this job...... very slow, very gradual. I can still b@lls this up of course, but so far so good And yes, I have had a little play..... appears to be very resonant, very comfortable neck. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre_Passini Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Gorgeous bass! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 Phew, I can breath now 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Awesome job, that looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Really neat work! Can't wait to see the finished bass. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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