HuntinDoug Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Trussrod cover? Ask Huntindoug! It's a laser cut piece of rosewood :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 It looks great, but how is the balance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 No idea as of yet - i'm waiting on the strap buttons from Allparts! Given that the heel is a little further up than "normal" I might try a button there to check the balancing before I consider bringing the heel back slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 (edited) Oh, and since I didn't like the quality of the photos I took in artificial light last night, here's a followup (click for full size): Edited March 24, 2007 by Prostheta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 UPDATE: The 'Bird is complete apart from a control cavity cover, bit of fret dressing and a new nut (temporary Corian nut in place). I finished the body with Tru-oil and beeswax over Briwax Jacobean Oak applied using sandpaper to "clog" the pores. A real caveman grainfilling tactic! The pickups are wired as two straight volumes like a Jazz Bass but with no tone pot. The jack is a locking Neutrik jack (thanks Setch!) which I may still recess slightly. The heel position didn't get moved back any more as it's comfortable enough for me to work in the upper registers and this sorted the balance out nicely. I'm a little disappointed I couldn't use speed style knobs, but I think I can probably work around this....my last addition will probably be a green LED to show that the instrument is "active" when plugged in. Man oh man, do those EMG 35DCs sound unbelievable or what....?! Right. I'm going to build another one but this time the originally stated black and green 'Bird to match our current band black/green theme! Additionally, does anybody know if the Firebird body is dimensionally the same as the Thunderbird? I love Maryhillrat's Firebird and might be tempted to make some headway into that territory as well and seeing as I have a template.... Headstock (yes, I know the nut is temporary....) Inlaying and fretboard stepping The beauty shot - a la Jester ;-) Heel area Beauty shot, first inversion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 The beauty shot - a la Jester ;-) *humbly bows* The bass is looking gorgeous! I say GOTM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 I'm tempted to enter it Jester, but I wouldn't dream of doing so without adding control knobs and the cavity cover. I have to wait until next week for my father to bring me the 3mm black Perspex i'm using for that job.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Wow, smokin ' hot! I dig it muchly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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