ezbass Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Ooh, that is some top quality wood working right there. Kudos. 😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 Thank you, @Cosmicrain- this is starting to look exactly is I imagined. Great work, as always. Can't wait to see it up close 'n' personal in a couple of days time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicrain Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 8 hours ago, Bass Culture said: Thank you, @Cosmicrain- this is starting to look exactly is I imagined. Great work, as always. Can't wait to see it up close 'n' personal in a couple of days time. Looking forward to seeing you soon at the workshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 16/02/2022 at 14:14, Cosmicrain said: I've been able to work a bit more on Mark's bass. Here are the latest update pictures. Saw this and immediately thought this bass would look mint with an ebony top! On the rest of the build, looking awesome so far, Mike is so quick haha! Whereabouts are you now @Cosmicrain? Last time I popped to see you was in Witham….long time ago! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicrain Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 22 minutes ago, Sibob said: Saw this and immediately thought this bass would look mint with an ebony top! On the rest of the build, looking awesome so far, Mike is so quick haha! Whereabouts are you now @Cosmicrain? Last time I popped to see you was in Witham….long time ago! Si Hi Si, I'm now working from a workshop at the rear of my house in Silver End, which is about 5 miles from Witham. Mike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicrain Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Now for the pickup routes to be done, but first I need to draw up and code a template that will be cut on the CNC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicrain Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 A bit more work done 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Cosmicrain said: A bit more work done Holy moly, that's looking something else! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Now thinking I should have spec'ed gold pick up surround and pole piece screws! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicrain Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Bass Culture said: Now thinking I should have spec'ed gold pick up surround and pole piece screws! Mark, you really are the "Bling" master, you need to get a grip. I know your ex-Essex but that's no excuse........ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Cosmicrain said: Mark, you really are the "Bling" master, you need to get a grip. I know your ex-Essex but that's no excuse........ Oh ha-dee-ha-ha...😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 14 hours ago, Cosmicrain said: I know your ex-Essex but that's no excuse........ You can take the boy out of Essex, Michael, but....🤣 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 As an ex Essex boy born , bred and schooled, i can testify to that 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Yep I agree with that too! 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 Great catch-up with Mike yesterday - thanks @Cosmicrain. The bass looks great, the wood is much more interesting close up than in the pictures and the shape works brilliantly. Bit unsure about the gold but Mike’s convinced it will look good when the wood darkens after the finish is applied. Very happy with progress. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicrain Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Mark has suggested that I carve the back of the body to accommodate better upper fret access, which I think is a good idea. I'll ping up some pictures of this once it's done. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 27/03/2022 at 10:10, Bass Culture said: Great catch-up with Mike yesterday - thanks @Cosmicrain. The bass looks great, the wood is much more interesting close up than in the pictures and the shape works brilliantly. Bit unsure about the gold but Mike’s convinced it will look good when the wood darkens after the finish is applied. Very happy with progress. I think the gold will look great. I've never been scared of gold hardware on the right bass (it looks awesome on a red bass, for example). Like you, I think gold screws would work really well for the pickup surrounds. The only thing I'm not totally sold on so far is the headstock shape, but a.) that's just me being picky and b.) it's your bass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Gotta love ole Essex boy's work. The geezer is a jeanie arrs. What a corker , well done Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 8 hours ago, Rich said: The only thing I'm not totally sold on so far is the headstock shape, but a.) that's just me being picky and b.) it's your bass Yep, personal taste. We used this shape on my ZB-1000 too, as I like the symmetrical placement of the tuners. It’s more in keeping with the Wal original too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Any feel for the weight yet? Looks hefty somehow, but I know mahogany can vary a lot. But I hear Wals can be on the weighty side, so that would be authentic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 On 08/04/2022 at 18:16, MoonBassAlpha said: Any feel for the weight yet? Looks hefty somehow, but I know mahogany can vary a lot. But I hear Wals can be on the weighty side, so that would be authentic! It's feeling fairly, er 'substantial', but no final weight yet. My Funkmeister, which has a mahogany body also, comes in - very approximately - at about 9lbs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicrain Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Mark asked me to create a contour on the back of the body to aid with upper fret access. Here are a couple of pictures of how it turned out. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 Obviously, now it's turned out so well, I'll never go above the 14th fret! 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicrain Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Bass Culture said: Obviously, now it's turned out so well, I'll never go above the 14th fret! 😁 Sorry Mark, you meant now it's turned out so well you'll only play above the 14th fret, that's correct isn't it? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 This is looking really good. Even from the back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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