Reclaimed redneck P

[Richard R]

Is this bass a specific commission,  or for stock? Asking for a friend... 

[Dom in Dorset]

37 minutes ago, Richard R said:

Is this bass a specific commission,  or for stock? Asking for a friend... 

It's for me but tell your friend to get in touch via my website wwwscavengermusic.co.uk or via my Facebook page. I have lots of interesting timber waiting for the chance to become a bass.

[lemmywinks]

23 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

Dunno about the quality but these might look quite nice...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pack-of-4-Bass-Tuning-Pegs-Keys-Machine-Head-Tuner-for-Bass-Bronze-4R-Zinc-/154688084459?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Quality-4-String-Bass-Guitar-With-Screws-Wreanch-Red-Bronze-/265273677285?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

 

 

That bridge isn't for a bass guitar, it's for an electric uke or banjolin. Annoyingly there's tons of them if you're searching eBay or AliExpress for bass bridges.

[Henrythe8]

Oh. 
I didn't know you were taking orders. 
That's unfortunate news, I should get out of here. 🙂 

Before I engage in a conversation that'll end up with less money in my bank 🙂 

 

 

[Owen]

On 03/01/2022 at 13:38, Dom in Dorset said:

It's for me but tell your friend to get in touch via my website wwwscavengermusic.co.uk or via my Facebook page. I have lots of interesting timber waiting for the chance to become a bass.

Let's do it right.

 

https://www.scavengermusic.co.uk/

[Dom in Dorset]

Last of the routing on the bass and I've picked out the remaining white fillers from the worm holes. After a final sanding and oiling...

The headstock is now shaped and the fretboard trimmed..

I can't fret it until I've fitted the dot markers that should look something like this...

 

 

[Jimothey]

I think them fret markers will look really different! I've only ever seen the stickers? Are they going to be metal or you going to resin them or something? 👍🏻 

[Richard R]

They almost look like ear studs - which opens up a whole world of possibilities for someone with skill, a Dremell, and some resin. I've got some cuff links that would work rather well too.

[Dom in Dorset]

They are stud earrings, five pairs should do it. It's going to be tricky to inlay them but I'm feeling confident 😕

[Richard R]

2 hours ago, Dom in Dorset said:

They are stud earrings, five pairs should do it. It's going to be tricky to inlay them but I'm feeling confident 😕

 

It will be great. A very clever idea which I'm sure will now be copied by lots of people on here. 

Who wants two boring dots on the fretboard at the 12th fret when you could have a silver feather, for example?

 

(And if you're suitably pierced could wear a matching one in your ear and see if anyone ever noticed 😅)

[Dom in Dorset]

4 hours ago, Richard R said:

 

It will be great. A very clever idea which I'm sure will now be copied by lots of people on here. 

Who wants two boring dots on the fretboard at the 12th fret when you could have a silver feather, for example?

 

(And if you're suitably pierced could wear a matching one in your ear and see if anyone ever noticed 😅)

Depends where your piercing is.

[Henrythe8]

This idea is borderline genius. 

[Dom in Dorset]

I've been a bit distracted by this

Back onto the bass next week, the ear studs have arrived so no excuses. ♠️

[Dom in Dorset]

Fitting the dot markers turned out to be more tricky than I thought. The course grain of the oak and the tiny aces meant inlaying wasn't an option. In the end I drilled 10 mm holes and set the aces in black filler  .Not as crisp as I'd intended but still in character for the instrument.

And of course it's now fretted.

Fretting in progress:

Ready for fret leveling and polishing:

The neck so far :

Carving and sanding the back of the neck:

Carved ,sanded and oiled:

Progress so far:

 

 

 

Edited January 27, 2022 by Dom in Dorset
You'll have to wait for the official report.

[Pea Turgh]

That looks awesome!  I love a bit of texture in wood.

[Jimothey]

I think the inlays look really good! IMHO I think if they weren't in the black they might have got lost I think it makes them pop a bit better..... 👍🏻 

[Dom in Dorset]

4 minutes ago, Jimothey said:

I think the inlays look really good! IMHO I think if they weren't in the black they might have got lost I think it makes them pop a bit better..... 👍🏻 

They should stand out even more as the wood darkens with age.

[benh]

That looks AWESOME. Love it!

[Richard R]

1 hour ago, Dom in Dorset said:

... still in character for the instrument.

 

Absolutely in character and looking really good!

For some reason I expected them to point upwards rather than along the neck. 

[Dom in Dorset]

5 minutes ago, Richard R said:

Absolutely in character and looking really good!

For some reason I expected them to point upwards rather than along the neck. 

Thanks, I did experiment with them pointing upwards but for some reason  it looked odd at the 12th fret.

[Richard R]

11 hours ago, Dom in Dorset said:

Thanks, I did experiment with them pointing upwards but for some reason  it looked odd at the 12th fret.

Yes, I can see why that would be odd.

[Dom in Dorset]

Are we nearly there yet?

[Joe Nation]

I don’t generally like f-holes, bound bodies or Ps, but I really like this. I especially love the little peak at the end of the fretboard.

[Dom in Dorset]

Dah dah!

Edited February 3, 2022 by Dom in Dorset
Why the hell not eh?

[Dom in Dorset]

Eronious post please delete

Edited February 3, 2022 by Dom in Dorset