bassman Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) Here are some photos of the process... Edit : probably obvious if you pay attention, but the chalk outline on the top wood was put there by the wood provider and has nothing to do with my design- my design is penciled on there but not visible in the photos. My Webpage This fretless bass will have a bolt on birdseye maple neck with a cocobolo fretboard. The body will be 2 piece maple with sound chambers, and an amazing 1/4" amboyna burl top. A fishman matrix natural I undersaddle transducer will be the only pickup used- in conjunction with supplied fishman active preamp. It will have one passive tone control and volume. YEs, it is also headless, and the bridge will be contructed out of wood and bone in the style of an acoustic. I will post more pics as they are taken- only as lifes other responsibilities allow. Peace, Ryan Edited December 13, 2004 by bassman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 nice man, where did you get the fretboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted December 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 fretboard wood is from woodcraft. It would have been enough for two- but after straightening it dead on- not possible. It is a prefectly quartersawn piece. Peace, Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Nice design! Looks like a Kubicki and Rickenbacker got together one night, had some fun, and 9 months later that showed up...... Cannot wait to see it finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Cavanaugh Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) Ya know what? I think I was looking at that same top for another project! Oh well, the guy over at Gallery Hardwoods normally has more than one from the same log. At least I know it's being put to good use! That thing is turning out really cool! Edited December 13, 2004 by Kyle Cavanaugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted December 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Thanks guys... Kyle, I bought that top from Gallery last Jan or Feb.- it is damn sweet. I just made a template for the neck pocket and man is it tight, hopefully it will translate well onto the burled top with no tearout. I am sort of considering routing the pocket into the maple body- attaching the top and then robo sanding the top to match the body core pocket, problem is that I have no drill press. I could certainly do it by hand- but I want it perfect you know!? Peace, Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted December 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 (edited) pics of top being glued together. My Webpage Edited December 15, 2004 by bassman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushy the shroom Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Ah, that looks awesome as usual. I look forward to seeing that wood bridge (big fan of headless guitars here). Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted December 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Pics are updated.... the top rough shaped and neck to the body, and the top being glued onto the body blank. enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted December 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Today I shaped the neck for the most part, after routing the neck pocket into the body, and shaped the bone saddle and nut (although I am thinking of using a zero fret even though it is fretless) There was absolutely no ear out of the burled top when routing the pocket. wew! a weight off my shoulders there. I will post some more pics as soon as I get some contours on the body. After that i only need to route the control cavity, turn a wooden know or two, build the bridge, finish and voila. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted December 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Body assembled with bridge and strung up. My Webpage This bass is well on its way, it still needs the undersaddle transducer installed, major body cotnouring for a binding effect, preamp cavity..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Speaking of wood......I think I have some after looking at that Very nice design, choice of wood and creativity! Now I need a tissue......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 i still cant believe you got that fretboard from woodcraft. i thought they sold crap. guess not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted December 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 bluesp... thanks for the kind words I really impressed myself with the design of this one. asm... you must believe it- just check woodcraft as often as possible- occasionally you will stumble across a sweet ass piece, and it does cost any more than the rest- as it would if you bid for it on ebay. I will probably not gett much done on it for the next week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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