Primal Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 This is what I have so far. Here are my parts. Double action truss rod, Bartolini MM pickup, satin chrome tuners, custom shop parts chrome bridge, pau ferro fretboard, strip of maple, and a strip of african padauk. Here is a picture of my neck blank. It is maple/walnut/maple/walnut/maple. Wood for lower wing (walnut): And upper wing (walnut): Here is a picture of my scarf joint cut and sanded level. And the joint glued and clamped. Comments welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Comments welcome! Geocities sux . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 WWW.PHOTOBUCKET.COM ROCKS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Ya, I was just searching for one of those (apparently you cant remote link from geocities anymore =P). Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 nice so far...good pics too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Thanks Wes. Took it using my Jamcam! (horray for 1/3 megapixel!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 well you got decent lighting and that really helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Thanks Wes. Took it using my Jamcam! (horray for 1/3 megapixel!) JAMCAM?!?!?! I had one of those...SUCKED!!!! I ended up wiping it on the floor or something and later got a 3.2 mega pixel Samsung. Nice contrasting in your neck, it looks cool having the walnut so much thicker than the maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 it would look so cool if instead of having a fb you just left the maple and walnut running up the neck visibly on top too. Probably too late, but just an idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Looks good so far, and Is the jamcam the ugly yellow one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Lex Luthier: Jamcams are actually pretty nice for their price (CHEAP!!). skibum: That is a pretty cool idea, but I wouldn't want to have to install the truss rod from the back of the neck. BLS: No, its the ugly blue one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted April 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Well, it took far longer than I had expected it would take to update, but alas I have taken more pictures! First off, here is my workshop, just in case anyone cares. Upper Wing - Front Upper Wing - Back - Note the color of the walnut. Looks great with a finish on it. Router Mishap 1 - Need some patience. Filled with walnut wood filler. Will need to stain to match the color of the wood. Lower Wing - Front Lower Wing - Back - Same as the back of the upper wing. Router Mishap 2 - An easy repair. Headstock - Front Headstock - Back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted April 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Volute 1 Volute 2 Volute 3 Up the neck Down the neck Pau Ferro Fretboard - Roughly tapered. Glueing some wood to the back of the neck to make up some thickness. Sorry for the lack of quality with the pictures. Hope you enjoy. Chris Edit: I realized that I posted a whole lot of pictures so I linked them instead. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 WOW! It looks like its coming along VERY well. I'm humbly impressed. Nice workshop too, good and big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Looks great!... too bad about the mishaps, but it looks like you're getting it sorted OK. Any particular reason you chose to shape the wings before gluing them on? Or is that normally the way it's done? Definitely not meant as a criticism-- I'm about as ignorant as it gets about most building-related things. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 im looking for walnut like that, where did you get it? and where did you find long strips for the neck like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted April 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Greg: I honestly don't know which order is prefered. I have seen it done both ways. Due to space limitations in my workshop as well as the reach of my band saw, I would not have been able to cut the body out after it had been glued. asm: I got all that walnut from a friend of mine who has had it in his barn for 25 years. The long strips are from a flatsawn board. I merely cut the pieces and put them on edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted April 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 C'mon, there has got to me more comments out there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Yes! That's a good explanation for why you didn't glue on the wings first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 That looks like Peruvian Walnut - is it? I love that stuff - my local lumber yard has tons of it. It's so easy to work and smells great when cut. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Wow, that's a cool bass. Walnut is one of my favorite woods. The contrasting colors for the neck are beautiful. You do a nice job carving the volutes and the neck. I bet it will play smooth as silk. You also did a great job of fixing those router mishaps. You can't even see them. Thanks for the pictures, it is great to see how you progress through this project. What sort of electronics will you be using on this? What finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted April 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 daveq: I have no idea what type of walnut it is. I thought it was Black Walnut though. I live in West Virginia and 25 years ago, the guy that gave this to me got the tree from someones front yard (it was cut down and laying there). Myka Guitars: The neck was shaped with a belt sander. I've got a Bartolini music man pickup (of which I am still trying to get a template cut out for ). I will be building the preamp myself unless I get a sudden infusion of money. Hehe. Thanks for the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 DUUUUDE! SWEEEEET!!! I love the way the horns sort of curve back in at the ends, very classy. I also love the way the maple stripes disappear for most of the neck, and then reappear in the headstock. VERY classy. The only suggestion I have is that you sand down the volute a bit. In the top shot of it that you posted, it looked a little rough. Hit it with a little bit of 220 and it'd be perfecto. Great job, keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted April 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 Skibum: Ya, that was taken right after the initial shaping of the neck. I plan to smooth it out quite a bit. Thanks for the compliments! I just fretted (delicately POUNDED them in; tried to be gentle but they just wouldn't go that way! ) and dressed the frets today. I will try to take some pictures tomorrow. I didn't do a very good job at fretting, but I don't think its that bad for a first try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted May 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 Well, it has been awhile but I finally took some more pictures. This time I took them outside. Hope you like them. Again, I apologize for the low quality pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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