helge Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Hi, i'm working on a clover $3500 bass which has been run over by a car or at least something equal. the body is totally f****d up. there's a big hole in the electriccavity and the neck pocket broke out of the body. it got glued back in. i think, you cant really tell in the pictures. it used to be a really nice bass. it is out of nice figured flamed maple and has a grphite neck. well, now my job is to rebild it, or build a new body to it. the guy who owns the bass wanted ash. i started this afternoon and i got a little bit done. i will post more pictures in the next couple of days, if you are interested. here are some pictires of todays work: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meegs666 Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 wow, thats like a complete clone! i dont even want to know what happened to that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted March 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 the shape is everything else than beautiful, but its fun working on it. especially on the shapings. the sides are rouded up a lot. i have to do all that in the next couple of days. the armrest, shaping on the back and the lower horn aren't finished either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digideus Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Niiiiiiiiice wood! How u gonna finish it? Im afraid to ask but what state is the neck in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 the neck is ok. it has a bigger dent on the top of the headstock (i guess the bass fell on it) and some scratches on the back. these aren't big though. i don't have to paint it. it is for some guy, who saw a body i sold on ebay. he asked me if i could copy a body for him. i thopught it is a great chance to get more people who would like some handbuild guitars, or at least bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted August 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 hi, today i finished the bass. i had it in the closet for half a year and now the customer wanted it finished. the pickup routing is messed up, because at first he wanted the same at it was and then he wasn't sure which pickup hes going to use. so i just left it the way it is and hes doint the routing himself. well, i'll take more pictures later. here are the first ones i took. enjoy your sunday. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/helge_e21/2a37a1f0.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/hel...21/0211b079.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggard Cky Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 what are you going to be doing to the other body (the messed up one)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 The new body looks clean and well done, and i actually like this bass shape. On the origional one, is it just the finish thats cracked and mared or is it dented too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 On the origional one, is it just the finish thats cracked and mared or is it dented too Man Tha thing look's smashed right thru It even look's like the botom of it is breaking off That Body is TOAST !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Ahh, i didnt see that link under the last pic. thanks matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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