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Looks absolutely belting, great result. Much prefer this to how it was originally!

No switching option though unfortunately!

I had the same issue @Smanth - ended up cancelling the order for a MM5TW after a 4 month wait and going for a 40CS instead, which I'm quite happy with

Definitely the flame IMO! Although both look great

Just now, Smanth said:

Looks fab!

I shall soon be starting on my second bass, 5 string headless sans frets ... I look forward to seeing how yours goes (and learning from it! lol).

 

S'manth x

Thank you - I think the learning will go the other way though, your build threads are fab! Was sorry to hear about the fire. Looking forward to seeing yours progress!

Love it!

Just now, TheGreek said:

On my Psilos bass we used the Warwick strap locks that fit inside the body. 

No need to clash with the beautiful wood.

Interesting, don't need much of an excuse to re-read an @Andyjr1515 build thread 🙂 will have a look!

1 minute ago, Si600 said:

On the back, directly behind the A saddle?

Thanks, I wondered about putting it on the back. Will probably go with straplocks on this one though, might stick out a bit much. I also wondered about putting it above the tuners, if I can fettle the design so that that body wood under the tuners protrudes by the same amount it'd (in theory) stand up without damaging the tuners. Hmm. Undecided!

Quick question - where would you guys put the strap button?? Didn't think of that in the design...

I actually prefer the contrasting grain of the cover! Great job 🙂 it's going to look great when oiled.

Watching with interest! 

Another slow burn I'd imagine, but nearly completed getting all the bits together for my next build! Decided to go headless this time, with the impressive Nova headless hardware from @Andre_Passini. Specs will be as follows:

32" scale

White limba/padauk through neck with zebrano fingerboard 

Black limba body wings with ebiara top

Nova headless hardware

Delano Xtender HE pickup

Aguilar OBP-1 preamp

Comments and criticism welcome. All the timber, electronics and hardware are here so won't be changing much at this stage. Will update as things progress!

Looking great, lovely job on that fretboard!

Totally forgot about this thread. It's been finished for a while now, already picked up a few dings around the house! The joys of children. Here she is! Sounds great too, in my opinion - I won't subject any of you to my awful playing though 😁 BC straplocks as standard of course.

Edit: And according to my bathroom scales, 8.1lbs

https://www.wood-database.com/rose-gum/

That is a thing of beauty! Love it 😍

Looking forward to seeing pics!

1 minute ago, durhamboy said:

The back looks cool, like the silver on black string ferrules and the Strat type jack on the control cover. I've often looked at Ritters, etc. with those jacks in the back and wondered how they work out in practice. Does the plug and cord sticking out at an angle ever get in the way? Have you had a chance to plug yours in yet and try it out?

Cheers! Yeah it's just a test really, I figured if it didn't work I can always relocate the jack socket and make a new cover. But surprisingly it works really well, haven't noticed any catching but then it hasn't been used in anger yet. Will have finished pics soon, waiting patiently for the finish to fully cure before a few coats of renaissance wax

Sneak peek at the back - the four screws visible are for the pickup cover, didn't want them visible from the front.

Just caught up on this, watching with interest - impressive already!

Trial fit before the last coat of finish, just to be sure. It's coming together!

I've had a bit of a break from this, I decided I wasn't happy with the Osmo on the body. Love the feel of the neck but felt the body was a bit too "spongy" - I'd never expect an oil finish to be particularly hard wearing but it turns out I'm just not careful 😂 so I've sanded back to bare wood and wiped on 2 coats of shellac, 2 coats of oil based satin poly brushed on and it's getting there. Just needs a quick denib and one more coat of thinned varnish to wipe on and I'll be good for assembly when it's cured!

Very nice! Personally I prefer the smaller headstock 🙂

1 hour ago, PaulThePlug said:

Got a picture of the dog wearing the string?..

Unique... should be able to go with any pup combo under there... JJ, PJ JMM PMM...

Unfortunately no to the dog pic 😂 cheers. Sticking with JJ for now but certainly room to experiment in the future!

32 minutes ago, Jimothey said:

Not that it didn’t look great before but I think I prefer the one big than the two small covers! I’m going to hopefully do that when I get round to doing my singlecut that I’ve been planning to do?……..👍🏻

 

 

Thanks - the more I look at it the more I like the single big cover. Piece of cake to make too, although I had to make the top out of 3 separate pieces of oak. Looking forward to seeing the singlecut come to life!

Things sent to test us - rather stupidly I left it perched between two chairs while I went to find some string to finalise the bridge placement. The dog then knocked it off 🤦🏻‍♂️ leaving a large, unsightly - and most importantly unsaveable - gouge between the pickups. My own fault really. Couldn't bring myself to take a picture! Ummed and ahhed about letting in a piece of contrasting wood and making a feature out of it, in the end I knocked up another pickup cover to cover both routes, and routed the cavity for it - rather happy with the outcome!