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Also working on the Redwood Recurve at the same time. Redwood is quiet bad for tear out as it is a soft wood to start with. Sharp tools are essential and it also helps when routing to have a long hard look at the grain direction especially on horns or any tight curves as this is where tear out is most likely to happen. Redwood also is hard work to finish as it is very porous and will drink in finish. I sealed this one with epoxy which hardened the wood and pore filled at the same time.

Thank you very much. I am a big fan of using sapwood for contrast when possible. One I have been working on when I get time.

Wood work just about done on this one just a pile of sanding to do.

A bit more done on this bass. The neck has been fitted and carved and the pickup cavities done. Some more work done on various basses.

I have now got the neck fitted and carved and the pickup routes done. The neck needs to be finish sanded and the fret work done then it is off to get the LED's fitted.

Neck now fitted and carved along with the body contours just waiting for the pickups to sort out the cavities. Some more work done on various basses.

I was cutting scarf joints today and use a simple jig on my bandsaw. This set gives me the 15º angle I use with my bass headstocks. This is the neck for the redwood bass 7 piece mac ebony/maple/black limba.

Just got this one finished and of to it's new home in the US. One piece Amboyna Burl with sapwood front and back with a Mahogany core and black accent veneers. Maple/wenge 5 piece neck with an excellent Acrylic impregnated spalted Maple fingerboard supplied By Larry at Gallery. Head-plate Amboyna back-plate Wenge, heel Wenge and a Wenge control cover. ACG FB pickups with coil switching. ACG filter pre-amp with 18 volt option. Finish 60/20 More pics

Another new build just about to get started on this one. This is a Skelf 5 string. Spec White Limba body with a Native Walnut top usual black veneer. Wenge/Maple 5 string neck with a Mac Ebony board 33" scale tuned E to C. ACG FB pickups with a matching ramp in between. ACG EQ02 pre-amp.

Just about underway with my second 9 string. The spec on this one is just a little bit different from my usual basses. Set-neck 35" scale Swamp ash body Black veneer Mahogany top Swamp ash cavity cover 7 piece maple/wenge neck Acrylicised spalted fingerboard from Larry At Gallery HArdwoods 24 frets Mahogany headplate Wenge backplate Black headstock veneer 77mm at nut Flat fingerboard radius M.O.P. side dots No front dots HARDWARE Hipshot Type A bridge fitted with piezos Hipshot Ultralite tuners Black hardware ELECTRONICS ACG pickups ACG Pre-amp Ghost PE-0340-00 Acousti-Phonic mono/stereo bass preamp CONTROLS ACG Pre - Volume/balance stack knob ACG Pre - Filter/peak stack knob ACG Pre - Treble stack ACG Pre - Filter/peak stack knob 2 way mini toggle switch - Controlling bridge pickup - Series / Parallel 2 way mini toggle switch - Controlling neck pickup - Series / Parallel Ghost PE-0111-00 Quickswitch (for Acoustic-phonic pre) 3 position switch which selects between magnetic / piezo / or both Ghost PE-0206-00 Push/push mid boost volume control OUTPUTS Stereo 1/4" output John East XLR output More pics I am just waiting for all the hardware to arrive to work out the control cavity to make sure all the bits will fit in. Cheers Alan

The last of this batch to be started. First 4 string single cut. Amboyna top mahogany core with a flame sycamore back. 5 piece maple/mac ebony neck with an Ebony finger board. 2 RFB with the ACG EQ01 pre-amp. More pics

Jason One thing to keep in mind with any spalted wood is how far along in the decay process the wood is. To far along and the wood is very soft and pulpy which makes it very hard to work with. Also make sure you wear a mask whenever you work with it as the dust which contains the fungus that causes the spalting can really muck up your lungs. Same with any wood dust but complicated by the fungus in the wood. Alan

Black Limba with a spalted Beech top. Wenge/Black Limba neck. Spalted Acrylic impregnated finger board ACG EQ01 pre-amp ACG FB humbuckers. More pics

This one is a left hander which always means I have to think more, hurts my head. Blackheart Sassafras top with a white limba body. Purpleheart/wenge /flame sycamore neck with acrylic impregnated Zebrano finger board. SB and FB narrow format passive electronics. More pics.

Many thanks. Just got another fretless under way. Black Limba body with a sappy redwood top. Mac Ebony/limba/maple neck with an acrylic impregnated Mac Ebony board. RFB in the bridge FB slim format in the neck coil switching and ACG EQ01 pre-amp. More pics

Link now fixed sorry about that. Alan

Spec Cocobolo top with Purpleheart veneer on a Black Limba body. 7 piece neck Mac Ebony/maple/bubinga with a spalted Maple acrylic impregnated fingerboard. Mac ebony heel back-plate and cavity cover Cocobolo head-plate. ACG EQ01 pre-amp. ACG FB pickups with coil switching. Lacquer finish. More pics

Could have got a couple of 5 string boards out of that one board. Thanks again to everyone who has taken the time to post. alan

The spec on this one. Thru neck wenge/maple 7 piece. African Ebony fingerboard Top Claro walnut with swamp ash body wings and black veneer accent lines. Hipshot hardware in black. ACG FB pickups with coil tapping. ACG EQ01 filter pre-amp with 18 volt supply. East low battery indicator. SIT strings. More pics

The other bass I am working on when I get time. This one is a Harlot R Type. Alan

Thanks again guys. Those two are not on my site as they are not for customers just basses I am building because I wanted to. They will become stock basses when they are finished but I only work on them as time permits customer basses always come first. The burl is camphor. Alan

The second one.

Been work on these in the evening when I am not to tired.

Thank you very much had a very nice day with my family. I will do my best to keep the pics coming as well. Alan

Just about got the pore filing done on this one. More pics.