gpcustomguitars Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Hi! Some pics of my new bass in progress! I bought a log of walnut some years back, along with the stumps of several large walnuts, and resawn them. This is one of the pieces, cut and thicknessed. I chose this piece for the center section. Rest will become a bunch of Firebirds probably... Roughly cut hstock angle. Managed to saw off a piece of the back to get close to body thickness, and not waste a nice piece of walnut, will probably use for wing lams on something... Body portion routed to final thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Hstock drawn. The profile. Blank fretboard, routed hot rod channel, trimmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Fboard trimmed, glued on and bound. Heel shaped roughly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) Some mockups, made most of the pickguard pieces in spare time, also got some hardware. Edited December 9, 2008 by gpcustomguitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Radiused (12'), inlayed w ABS, fretted. Channels drilled, upper marks where an pup will be, will route when i get it, it being an Artec EB style hum, lower is for bridge ground. Hstock roughly routed. Some sanding to do. Neck shaped half way, needs some refining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Glued together. And, this morning: I need to shape the final body outline today, refine the neck shape, also today, and start sanding. Got some hardware already, some is in the mail, so far so good, aprox. 15 days of 2-3 hr work a day. More pics soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted December 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Sanded, one coat of nitro as sealer on. Colour changed a lot, very nice texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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