SpondonBassed

Distinctive yet understated. Lovely job.

Paging @HotblackDesiato

But: What usually happens in Basschat is that we start picking at threads and wheedling about heft and P basses and whether Wankel driven heads are the way forward etc. We finally get a fresh set of ideas and you shoot it down? For the sake of perishing pfff man, this is exactly why we need fresh blood. Oh, and I was looking forward to using my pitchfork for the first time since I left home down on the farm anyway. Heeheehee

Welcome Az. Exiting times ahead then...

The man of many hats! Rock on. I'm glad that you aren't going with the latest 'phone camera fad. It's not going to last.

How many hats do you own if it's not a rude question? Great photo once you get past the bokeh effect.

Yes. The cropped original was lacking. You can't see the join. You wouldn't happen to be the one who supplied Ernie Wise's hairpieces were you? Eric couldn't see the join there either. @fleabag; I reckon you might be able to harvest a crop of images from this topic that would eventually make a great composite poster... (keep 'em coming folks). Your keys bod might well win the day yet.

I get you. The first build being a test bed for the prototype. Good thinking.

Like Westone's The Rail eh? Nice.

Welcome Drabjabb.

Shame. If we'd got another two versions of the idea you could have had a four paned poster Andy Warhol stylee. (Remember where you heard the idea first, heeheehee.) Edit: If you like that, what do you reckon to a panelled quilt as band merch?

That's the spirit! Looking forward to the development of this project and your next.

I like the box of blades. Have you a link for those please? I couldn't find any locally. I have a blade holder similar to yours only it is retractable. The tool shop that sold it to me can't get blades even on order...!

Yeah. Lee Evans is great isn't he?

Not only did he play an Alembic, he also had a coffee table made in the shape of an enormous Strat headstock. That's success for you. Like Mick above, I'm very glad he's still with us after the "stall" he had.

Not being a fully paid-up member of The Donkey Club, since the unfortunate accident which forced me to surrender my membership card, I couldn't rightly say.

Never mind. Perhaps we could find an image of a professional donkey to paste over the cowboy's a s s but I hear they charge consultancy fees just for answering the 'phone.

Aw gee shucks. Guffaw guffaw. (I wonder what he's after?)

If tempted, then go for it. Isn't that one of the things about self-builds? See how much of yourself you can put into a working instrument?

Quite right about the first bit. It was neither my idea nor did I supply the images.

Very kind of you to say. Thank you. You may use it as you see fit. I just wanted to see what the idea looked like roughed out. I think it's great "branding" for the band.

Pilot Episode July 2018 Have you considered making a couple of necks to see what happens, y'know, just for a laff?

Proof of concept:-

I thought you'd typed "scraped" for a minute and wondered whether you'd contracted summat nasty. The neck is definitely the core of a good instrument, I agree. I researched them in part for the first BC podcast. @Chownybass nicknamed me "the neck bloke" for that. Hahahaha! Like I demonstrated anything other than a tendency to state the obvious. I was barely scratching the surface in an attempt to educate myself and the listeners. I think musicians tend to see the neck of an instrument as being crucial whereas wannabes see the body...

I'll follow up with: Have you got any tasty hardware installed? That would certainly make it possible to recoup some of your money to invest in a different project.