Well it's been a long time(too long) since I have been on the forum here, but just finished a project up and wanted to share.
This bass was comissioned by the bass player in my band Handlebar. He has always played standard fender p-bass' and wanted something along those lines, but different. The body design is based off a bass I did a few years ago, but I widend it out for better balance. He is also a fan of MM bases so he requested a center style pickguard.
Specs:
Body-alder
Neck-maple set neck w/ 2 way LMI rod and carbon fiber reinforcement
Fingerboard- Indian rosewood 34" scale 22 frets
Inlay-gold MOP big blocks with handlebar mustache cut out of 12th fret
Side dots- brass 1/8" tube with fiber optic wire and UV LED light source
Bone nut
Hardware-gold
Bridge-Full Contact
Tuners-Gotoh vintage spec28:1 gear ratio reverse wind
Pickups-Bartolini p/j set
Preamp-Aguilar OBP3 vol(active/passive), blend, mid(400hz/800hz), treble/bass stack, mini switch turns on/off fiber optic side dots. Dual battery box, 1 for side dots, 1 for preamp
Finish- Purple candy over gold metal flake/white base using Seagrave nitro lacquer. Color matched headstock masked off logo.
Here are some pics start to finish.
Body cut out
Truss rod and carbon rods
Gluing fingerboard
Body routed for pickups and electronics
Neck carved
Neck pocket routed