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Stage 2: The body is rough cut using forstner bit and the industrial strength band-saw. shaping with the spokeshave. I'm hoping I've teamed up the right blurbs with the right pictures here, more to follow shortly...

Hello, So, I've taken the plunge and opted to have a shiny new bass made just for me by that friendly gent (and answerer of many bass related queries) at Prosebass. This here thread is me sharing the updates from the Prosebass workshop with you, the nice people of Basschat. This build basically came about due to ongoing back problems I've been contending with and being unable to find a bass more comfortable than my much loved Lakland Glaub and Fender Jazz, but you probably don't want to hear about all that medical stuff. Anyways, after a long period of consultation and endless patience from Paul, a build spec was decided. This spec was basically to combine the sound of a P bass with the looks of a Grabber with a short scale neck pitched somewhere between the thickness of a J and a P. And all of this had to be wrapped up in a well balanced, lightweight & sexy looking package that could still make its mark in a noisy rock & roll band. Enough of my gassing, bring on the pics: Stage1: Body is American Ash 10mm top , mahogany back, slightly hollowed to reduce weight Neck is Hard Maple / Mahogany / Maple laminate Board is Indian Rosewood

Enjoying the shout outs for Caleb Schofield and Scott Reeder, both of them fitted perfectly into their respective bands. I've wanted a grabber since I saw Schofield playing one! I heard Demon Cleaner for the first time in a while the other day too, soooo good! I'll opt for Dan Andriano from Alkaline Trio, he's played some really nice lines over the years as well as being a great singer and songwriter. I recall 'borrowing' a few of his lines for one of my old bands... I don't think I really dislike any bass players that much, I've always steered a bit clear of all the twiddly stuff though. I like to think it's because I like 'songs', but it's probably just because I can't do it.

[quote name='ezbass' post='598194' date='Sep 14 2009, 01:59 PM']I prefer light 6-8lbs, but balance is probably more important to me as I hate a neck dragging on my shoulder.[/quote] I echo those sentiments, I've started to realise how important a well balanced bass is.