low end fuzz Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 this was a little project ive been putting together little by little of scrap peices and parts; i had 2 orders on the go; that were stagered in process but still times where i could only do an hour or so of work on them; like gluings and stuff; where i didnt want to leave the shop yet so i made an additional project i could just whip thru; it is to be my back up p-bass for my band; i only thought of taking photos half way thru, so this is all there is mahogany core quilted top claro back carmalized maple stringers carmalized maple neck w/ zebrano center maccassar fingerboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted November 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 and finished; that was fast! lol 5 coats wop no grain fill, simple levelling and a polish old p pickups i had vol/tone/varitone hipshot vintage bridge might change the control plate to somthing dark or add an amber colour if it bugs me in the future. very basic p sound on the .047 cap; and variations of course thru the varitone; very nice to play; might be my starting bass after all thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 That came out very nice Grant. Very clean, especially considering the number of woods involved. The control panel is kind of all alone though. I think something dark to balance the fretboard and claro would be nice, though amber would work too. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted November 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 ya; theres a gold to brown theme that was ignored there; thanks Scott! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 BTW, how do you carmalize maple? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted November 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 i go the store and get the wood from the carmalized maple shelf! lol! sorry; actually its a process done up here in Canada; they actually cook it and the sugars carmalize; the hard maple goes this colour but the soft goes the most delicious chocolte brown; its got an essence of red to it in person; that is the wood colour (the body)no stain just finish the attempt in my understanding was to offset the demand for mahogany with somthing plentiful and domestic; in that way i beleive it was an utter failure; but some of this wood is fantastic and smells faaantassssttic! (and it wont kill you enjoying it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Well, I'll be darned. i go the store and get the wood from the carmalized maple shelf! I was afraid that might be the real answer. I sure comes out nice. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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