Fluffy Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Hello there, im new to this forum so go easy. I have been building this for a few months now and just wondered what every one thought? The body is of my own design, and is a 5 piece construction of Oak and Beech. The neck, which has been based on the Fender Jaguar bass neck (the bass I own and cherish), The neck is made from maple and has an oak strip and headstock sides. The multiwood piece you see there will eventually become my basses fretboard, and that is compromised of maple, cherry, beech and black american walnut. i personally have never seen any thing like this done before, so im eagerly awaiting it to be completed. These pictures are not the most recent, it is a little further developed by now All the hard ware is on its way and should be with me soon, and i have decided to use some EMG J pickups on the bass. will be posing more pictures up soon. Cheers Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 I think it's nice clean work. The body looks like a Warwick (but not exactly, of course). Is that what you were going for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 I do own a warwick corvette, so i suppose yes in a way it is a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psw Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Welcome...a lot of bass makers lately... It is looking good...a jag bass must be a little rare... I particularly like the fretboard, that should be a stunner. I don't know why someone doesn't take some of the bass makers ideas and apply it in the guitar, but it would seem that a lot of the ideas bass players use are a little more adventurous...look forward to seeing it progress... pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I particularly like the fretboard, that should be a stunner. I don't know why someone doesn't take some of the bass makers ideas and apply it in the guitar, but it would seem that a lot of the ideas bass players use are a little more adventurous...look forward to seeing it progress... pete We like to think outside the box I do like the fingerboard though. I was also wondering why no one's done a laminate fingerboard in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan316 Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 That looks soooo much nicer than any Warwick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshvegas Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I'm working on a neck that has laminates from front to back! I like it but I really hope your fretboard isn't compromised as you say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 It's a nice looking body and should be really cool looking. Just wondering how the walnut will hold up to being a fretboard. Are you planning on putting a clear over the board since you are using maple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Lots of glue joints in the fingerboard, which shouldn't necessarily be an issue, but might be if the joinery's not perfect, glue joints aren't spot on, and/or you have a truss rod that's not done with a fillet strip that applies pressure to the glue joints directly. Only issues I can really think of, and the reason I haven't done bookmatched fretboards yet - I may do in future, as the Allied truss rods are installed with a fillet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VesQ Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 I think that fretboard is cool looking. Can´t wait to see it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 It's a nice looking body and should be really cool looking. Just wondering how the walnut will hold up to being a fretboard. Are you planning on putting a clear over the board since you are using maple? I will be coating the whole bass with a polyester laquer, which is tougher then PU (i am a proffessional sprayer also ) and buffs up to the sort of finish you would find in a jaguar (car) walnut trim. I am also considering using nylon covered strings as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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