Single Cut Fretless 5

[Chopthebass]

I decided I wanted a good looking single cut bass. So many designs out there look like sperm wales, so here my design. 

Front and back has a bookmatched flamy/spalted maple cap with a lovely reddish tinge, Core is Alder. Neck will be flame maple/wenge laminate with an ebony fingerboard.

ETS hardware and Hipshote Ultralite tuners. Preamp is a Noll 3-band 3-parametric EQ running 18v, Pickup is a Delano Xtender Dual coil.

 

 

[eude]

Lovely stuff!

[PlungerModerno]

Some exquisite timber there, should be wonderful!

I'm reminded of those "Human Base" fretlesses they come with the Delano oval, but neck through construction and a more angular headstock. Your headstock is a little more Ritter (in a good way, I know they are a little marmitey).

Edited February 26, 2021 by PlungerModerno

[HazBeen]

Fantastic! This will be stunning. Noll/Delano combo also is a great combo, I have the TCM3P in several basses.

Edited February 26, 2021 by HazBeen

[franzbassist]

Looks great.  Very similar to my Franz Sirius ❤️

 

[TheGreek]

Thank you...I knew it reminded me of something...

Hard to find a completely unique shape...

[Chopthebass]

4 hours ago, PlungerModerno said:

Some exquisite timber there, should be wonderful!

I'm reminded of those "Human Base" fretlesses they come with the Delano oval, but neck through construction and a more angular headstock. Your headstock is a little more Ritter (in a good way, I know they are a little marmitey).

Thanks! I find it’s hard to be totally unique with headstock. Although unintentional. I do see the Ritter resemblance! 

[Chopthebass]

3 hours ago, franzbassist said:

Looks great.  Very similar to my Franz Sirius ❤️

 

Great bass! I think it’s hard to not be similar to other basses out there. But I agree, with the Delano, ebony and similar color wood, it does look similar to the Franz! Mine is better as it has 7 knobs!!

[Chopthebass]

3 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Thank you...I knew it reminded me of something...

Hard to find a completely unique shape...

Yup it reminds me of a Franz too now!!! Agreed it is hard to be completely unique. 
This will look a lot different when contoured. 

[binky_bass]

8 minutes ago, Chopthebass said:

Mine is better as it has 7 knobs!!

It's not the size of the knob that counts, it's the quantity of them! 

[TheGreek]

Is that what Essex girls say?

[binky_bass]

33 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Is that what Essex girls say?

Leave my wife out of this!! 

[Chopthebass]

30 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Is that what Essex girls say?

ha ha !

So have Essex girls not shaken off that reputation? The were responsible for lots of great jokes!!

[lownote]

IMHO the only luthier to have achieved an elegant and aesthetically pleasing single cut is Jon Shuker.

[Chopthebass]

14 minutes ago, lownote12 said:

IMHO the only luthier to have achieved an elegant and aesthetically pleasing single cut is Jon Shuker.

Yes they are nice. Also the Marleaux Mbass

[Owen]

I would add the Ritter Princess Isabella to that list. 

[Jimothey]

7 hours ago, Chopthebass said:

So have Essex girls not shaken off that reputation? The were responsible for lots of great jokes!!

I think that should be a thread all of its own! 😁 

[binky_bass]

Surely it'll need to be 'Essex Persons', you know, diversity and all that!

[Chopthebass]

Control cavity finished. I pre-slotted channels for pickup wire, batter wire and bridge ground before glueing back on. 

[Chopthebass]

Wondering whether to keep it natural or stain darker. Here it is wetted

[Owen]

Just like that. Lush.

[MoonBassAlpha]

46 minutes ago, Chopthebass said:

Wondering whether to keep it natural or stain darker. Here it is wetted

Looks great like that! 

[HazBeen]

On 27/02/2021 at 19:07, Chopthebass said:

Wondering whether to keep it natural or stain darker. Here it is wetted

Keep as is, lovely wood.

[Chopthebass]

Pickup rout, string anchor holes and control holes all done using the Shaper Origin. 

[HazBeen]

So neat this, I truly am amazed by this Origin thing.