Mr_Buttman Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 I'd like to show my favourite project - it's a neckthrough bass with Yamaha RBX body style and with Tobias Classic neck style. Also i've decieded to use standard 19mm bridge spacing here and wider fingerboard. Specs: 5 string 34" scale 24 frets 48mm nut width 19 mm bridge string spacing golden hardware Neck: maple/bubinga/maple/bubinga/maple/bubinga/maple 7 piece neck Curly Madagascar Ebony fingerboard 2-way truss rod + 2 carbon rods "gold" LMII fretwire Body: 40 mm thick zebrawood/wenge/sapele/wenge/zebrawood wings Hardware, electronics: Hipshot A style bridge Hipshot tuners 2x Nordstrand dual coils pickups custom built preamp with 3 band EQ and middle frequency switch. Here is the neck wood: And the fingerboard wood: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted May 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 The neck blank: And rough cut right wing : Neck blank and wings together: Then i leveled the neck blank and routed the wings with template (it's not a fingerboard there, just scrap wood): I'm going to give the shape to headstock next week (it'll be Tobias style) but before i've tapered the fingerboard and cutted fret slots : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted May 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Rough neck profile: The wood that i've cut with bandsaw under the freatboard surface is long and thick enough to use it for 2 guitar freatboards, which i'll do in next projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Really nice wood combs, can't wait to see it done =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Thank travismoore, i can't wait to see it done too Some progress: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juze Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Woot! 3 string bass?! (I know it's gonna be 5-stringer) But clean and nice work. Love the headstock shape too! -Juze aka Ghroath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 I LIKE that headstock!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Neck carving process: Also we decieded to make bubinga truss rod cover with rhino bug inlayed. The mockup: And the cutted abalone (the ruler unit is in cm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderekel Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I have a question for ya. What are you using in the first pic? It looks like maybe a pin router, but I can't tell what the bit is. The Rhino Beetle inlay is AWESOME!!!!! It's lookin' really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I have a question for ya. What are you using in the first pic? It looks like maybe a pin router, but I can't tell what the bit is. The Rhino Beetle inlay is AWESOME!!!!! It's lookin' really good. Thanks It's a pin router with wide bit for wood leveling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted June 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Neck carving finished: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted June 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Those wood combo's are amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 MAN that looks GOOOOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Zebrawood smells like cat poo in a toaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Zebrawood smells like cat poo in a toaster. It's not like you to bump an old thread like this. And yes, zebrawood smells bad when it's being worked. Like cat pee. Old litterbox cat pee. Canarywood on the other hand smells GREAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 It's not that old. I'm wondering how it'll finish off. Mr Buttman - was the fingerboard epoxied on (squeezeout in the nut position)? Something inside of me dare not epoxy a fingerboard on! I may do so for my RBX refurb though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 That's PUR glue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted December 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Hey all! Unfortunately i wasn't able to make any guitars for several years but found some time to finish this build. More photos: http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/MrButtmann/DR/DSC_0867_zps0202fd6b.jpg http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/MrButtmann/DR/DSC_0851_zps14011dcb.jpg http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/MrButtmann/DR/DSC_0884_zpsc6774f94.jpg http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/MrButtmann/DR/DSC_0883_zps9c871b62.jpg http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/MrButtmann/DR/DSC_0840_zpsc3e9f903.jpg http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/MrButtmann/DR/DSC_0877_zpse881d231.jpg http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/MrButtmann/DR/DSC_0879_zps9576e1ae.jpg http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/MrButtmann/DR/DSC_0879_zps9576e1ae.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Wow, I haven't seen you around in a long time. Welcome back and that's a great return if I ever saw one! It's been a while since I remember that people thought you were crazy for painting over that 7-string F-style guitar and hell, those rasps! How come you weren't able to build for a while? You've got an excellent level of skill and it's a shame seeing that going unused :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 That's a beautiful bass. It's good to see your work again! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.neckel013 Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 What beautiful work, that is to behold ... Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Man that looks great. I love the headstock and the body contours where you exposed the bubinga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Wow, I haven't seen you around in a long time. Welcome back and that's a great return if I ever saw one! It's been a while since I remember that people thought you were crazy for painting over that 7-string F-style guitar and hell, those rasps! How come you weren't able to build for a while? You've got an excellent level of skill and it's a shame seeing that going unused :-) Thanks! It's not possible to make a living by building custom guitars in Russia so i was very active building guitars during my study in the university, but after that i got a job. Now i don't have regular access to the shop and can rarely do something in my apartments. Maybe in future things will change. ScottR, H.neckel013, ajax - thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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