skelf

More done on the Walnut/limba recurve.

Some work done on the Mac Ebony bass.

Just got this one picked up yesterday.

Body core White Limba top and back Flame Redwood black veneer accent line.

Neck Mac ebony/bubinga.

Fingerboard Acrylic Impregnated Spalted/Flame Maple.

Ramp Redwood and White LImba with black accent veneer incorporating 2 ACG FB pickups with coil switching.

Black Hardware.

ABM headless unit.

ACG filter based pre-amp.

East low battery indicator.

Tuned E to E same as a guitar.

Finish 60/20

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Hi Jon

Still a couple of basses to go out before I can really get work on this one. I have some templates to make before any wood gets cut. One for the body wings and another for the neck. Once those are done things should move along at a good rate.

Alan

Here is the top and neck blank for the nine string and a pic of the full scale drawing.

I will be using titebond to glue the top to the body. This joint does not get much in the line of stress and has a huge gluing area. If it was a fingerboard I would be using epoxy which I use on all my fingerboards. I also have some of the Smith's hardwood epoxy which is specifically for oily woods. Just doing the same as above freshly planed or sanded.

The top should look pretty good with some lacquer on it.

Alan

Just made a start on this bass a Recurve Single Cut 6 fretless.

Spec

Top will be cocobolo with a black limba body purpleheart contrast veneer.

7 piece neck maple/bubinga with a mac ebony centre.

Another cracking Spalted Maple acrylic impregnated fretboard from Larry at Gallery.

Hipshot hardware.

ACG FB pickups along with the ACG filter pre-amp.

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Many thanks everyone who has taken the time to post I really do appreciate you taking the time to do it.

Another one just about ready just the set up to do but I am really tired so it will wait until tomorrow.

Body core Black Limba with quilt maple back and front black accent veneer and ebony centre line.

Neck Flame sycamore/wenge 5 piece with an Acrylic impregnated Purpleheart finger board with black semi-tone markers. Quilt headplate,backplate and heel all with black accent veneer.

Hardware in black.

Hipshot Type A. Ultralite tuners. Schaller Straploks.

ACG Fatbas humbuckers.

ACG filter pre-amp 18 volt.

Finish. Trans blue/purple.

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This is my first left hander which went pretty well. Struggled a bit with the set up as I really can't play left handed so I will wait and see how it works out when it is picked up.

The spec.

Amboyna Burl front and back with a Black Limba body core with black veneer contrast line.

Neck will be a Bubinga/Wenge 7 piece with Amboyne head-plate,back-plate with contrast veneer Mac ebony heel.

Fingerboard Acrylic Impregnated Wenge from Gallery Hardwoods.

Hardware in black.

Hipshot Type A.

Hipshot Ultralites.

Schaller Straplocks.

2 ACG custom wound RFB humbuckers with coil switching option.

ACG filter pre-amp. with 18 volt option.

Finish 60% lacquer on the body and headstock 20% on the neck.

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Thanks guys.

Alan

This one ready for delivery.

Harlot S Type single cut.

The spec for this one.

Top and back Black Heart Sassafras.

Body core Hondo Mahogany with black contrast veneer.

Neck 7 piece Flame Sycamore/Mac Ebony. Sassafras headplate Mac ebony backplate ,heel and control cavity cover.

Fingerboard Mac Ebony.

Hardware the usual ACG spec in black.

ACG filter pre-amp.

ACG pickups model RFB in the bridge and a FB in the neck with coil switching.

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Hi Ben

I like that a lot. Excellent work from start to finish.

Alan

Many thanks.

It does help when you start of with such good woods and for that I would like to thank Larry at Gallery Hardwoods top flight guy with excellent stock.

Cheers

Alan

A couple of shots of the Amboyna burl with daylight it is actually not raining today.

A couple more have now hit the spray booth.

Both have had a couple of coats useful to seal the wood and show up anything I have missed when sanding them.

It took several polls to decide on that position.

It was my first choice but as it was not up to me I had to wait and see as it was it turned out pretty well.

Alan

First coats of lacquer on the Blue fretless and the headless.

First J Type on the way as well.

A fair bit done over the last few days.

Skelf bass with mac ebony top shaped.

Wez

I have done a few colours but like you I like the natural woods.

However I will wait to see how this one ends up as I am beginning to like it, the neck I would have left natural myself but the bass is not for me and it will be interesting to see the final effect.

alan

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