Dylan Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 It's looking really good Simo. Interesting placement of the truss rod access hole. Is that commonly done? Did you get all the wood from Gallery Hardwoods? Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted February 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 It's looking really good Simo. Interesting placement of the truss rod access hole. Is that commonly done? Thanks I suppose it's not that common but I've seen a fair few bass builders that use the same method. Did you get all the wood from Gallery Hardwoods? No just the fretboard, the body and neck laminates were from SoundAt11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 WOW thats awsome! I want =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venominox Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Your bass looks gorgeous, awesome handy work bro. Does your neck go all the way to the pickup cavity? I can't wait to see this piece of artwork completed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquesa Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Beautiful man, very nice clean work! I love the shape and the choice of woods. Hope to see it complete soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted March 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Thanks Your bass looks gorgeous, awesome handy work bro. Does your neck go all the way to the pickup cavity? I can't wait to see this piece of artwork completed! Yes, the neck pocket goes all the way to the pickup cavity. There's no heal section to the body so the pocket needed to go quite deep into the body. I was hoping the bass would be a little further along by now, but I've had a severe bout of Sinusitis over the last few weeks, so sawdust is the last thing I want to be around at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Not Rex Brown Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 awesome great nothing more to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Irizarry Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Lovely work and good luck with the sinusitis! Regards, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundAt11 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Hey Simo, I saw your your name for a new thread and just had to look, you and Prostheta are probably my favorite builders, always clean work :-) I'd completely forgotten about that Mahogany and the neck blank, but it's awesome to see them put to good use. That Ziracote is insane, like Walnut but way cooler looking, it's a good color match for the neck and body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted June 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Thanks Will Only a quick update I'm afraid... work is more or less finished on the neck shaping, I'll be doing the fret work later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_labb Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Thanks Will Only a quick update I'm afraid... work is more or less finished on the neck shaping, I'll be doing the fret work later this week. looks like a bigger version of the guitar im working on. similar idea with the shape and the deep heel. being a guitar i will be putting my neck pup on the neck itself, as it is closer to the neck. im not nearly as far along as you as ive had a busy semester at uni. here is the body only, havent done much other than working on the inlay on the fretboard.my walnut body i would be estatic if mine ended up as clean as yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Excellent work Simo - hope your sinuses aren't permanantly sensitised from wood dust or anything! I bet you're itching (*no joke intended*) to get it strung up for the first time....what nut material have you settled on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Hah, that bass looks a lot like mine. Keep up the awesome work! http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/Jons...d/6string32.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted June 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) Excellent work Simo - hope your sinuses aren't permanantly sensitised from wood dust or anything! I bet you're itching (*no joke intended*) to get it strung up for the first time....what nut material have you settled on? Luckily I seem to be ok with wood dust, which is a big relief! although I try and avoid mdf, etc as much as possible. As for the nut... I was going to use Graphite but I'm thinking about making my own from Ebony now. Edited June 14, 2007 by Simo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Frets are in at last! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 (edited) You'd better make a mistake somewhere along the line soon Simo else i'm going to have to burglarise your house and look for your bass :-) Put some EMGs in it before I do this, and PM me first of course! On a different note, i've got an interesting deal for UKGB regs in terms of wood sourcing....will post more there as this isn't the thread for it of course! Keep up the wood gerk. Edited August 10, 2007 by Prostheta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielM Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 that is one good lookin' bass! slowly I find myself liking more and more ERB's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted August 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 You'd better make a mistake somewhere along the line soon Simo Jinx me why don't you The holes for the Hipshot Ultralite's were drilled this afternoon, still need to sort out what I'm doing for a logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Those bushing recesses look....familiar.... Did you try measuring your wrench socket size first? I didn't when I first starting doing bushing recesses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Man, that looks sharp - nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I've not done a great deal of work since the last update... after putting in the silver tube side dots (I'll take pic's of them next time I have my camera out) I decided to string her up to see how it played before finishing... and it's good, in fact it played so nicely I kept it strung up and have been playing it like this for nearly 2 weeks but it's time to tear it apart now and get starting with the final sanding and finishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 very tasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 That bass is SUPER tasty. Git 'er done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Thats looking really great! Flawless work so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Oh my lord that bass is AMAZING!! Your work is absolutely flawless i can;t even believe it. I really like everything abot that bass, i just can't find a single flaw. Keep up the awesome work hope to see some more progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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