Jimothey

I think I might make the cutaway at the bridge smaller and still try and inset a tailpiece (for no other reason that I think it would look good!?!) and bring the neck back a little bit more? I'll have a play about with it to see how it looks tomorrow when I go back to work...... 👍🏻

I get what you mean now! It's a CG Lutherie bass Yeah thats kinda what I'm thinking of doing, but I don't know if it would be better doing the tailpiece as a metal insert or just rout out a keyhole in the body itself?? @Andyjr1515 I wanted to use a 2 piece bridge as I've never done a bass with that style bridge and I really like the way the strings are held in place on the pic I posted earlier and I'm just trying to figure out the best way to do it??..... 👍🏻

I'm thinking I could use something like the string holder piece only inset in the body with just a saddle block on top??

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Its 34" I don't like short scale I was considering stretching the body but just from an aesthetic point of view I don't think it would look right? I planned it so the bridge would sit as far back as I could get it as my inspiration came from this... Which I suppose I could still do and just have the saddle part and not the tailpiece?...... 👍🏻

I thought before I buy the timber for this I'll do a bit of a test body to see how its going to work, its just going to be Redwood back with some left over Oak on top I had kicking about, I'm going to try and ceruse the top black with white grain filler instead this time? You never know if it looks good I might just keep it that way?? On paper imo it looked really good but I'm not so sure now its kinda in the flesh, and I can't use a tune o'matic bridge like I planned because it brings the neck out way too far so it didn't look right, back to a standard bridge?...👍🏻

Hopefully it will look good! I'm gonna try and put a MM in a ramp style pickup cover but I'm hoping to cut the square out of the top and then use it as the top of the pickup/ramp cover so the grain all matches bit like this..... 👍🏻

I'm thinking something like this for the top..... But I don't know what wood for the back maybe Ash with a ebony demarcation line??..... 👍🏻

I've been thinking about doing a single cut bolt on neck since seeing @Andyjr1515 build Heres what I've come up with so far....... Not sure on the body wood yet I really want to do a Black Limba top but we'll have to see if funds will permit me......... 👍🏻

I decided to keep the maple fretboard but the neck has been painted Satin Black and its going to have block inlays aswell Next job is the control cavity........ 👍🏻

Looking good!! Gonna be a nice sized workshop!...... 👍🏻

I finished doing the contouring and gave it a quick wipe of danish oil to see how much sanding I've missed........ 👍🏻

Thats the great thing about making your own basses (I'm using the plural because once you've got the bug you will definitely make more! I'm on about build 8 or 9! 😁) you can change things and let them evolve! And love the spalted top btw!!...... 👍🏻

I forgot to add this matching headstock bass....... 👍🏻

I'm preferring the new design it's going to be a nice bass when finished! I agree with Mick you'll really struggle to come up with a completely unique design, I just take aspects of other basses I like and kind of mix and match them till I'm happy with the design...... 👍🏻

Got some more contouring and routing done today! Still lots more sanding to be done!!......👍🏻

Brash Guitars because my kids are called Bradley and Ashden........ 👍🏻

I've been having a little play around with logo ideas here's what I've come up with at the moment but they are still work in progress?

Love the neck on the McNash! I did the same on my 51p build and I'm gonna do it on my new 4 string build....... 👍🏻

Started doing the chamfer and shaping of the top today its coming along nicely still a long way to go tho! Just got to blend the arm carve in with the chamfered edge!......👍🏻

I've got some of the Oak left I could thin it down and do a matching headstock like on my $$ build.....👍🏻

The more I look at it I'm thinking your right it needs at least a rosewood fretboard but I might stain the neck walnut or something like that?...... 👍🏻

Heres what I'm thinking.... Not sure about the maple fretboard tho? But with a different headstock shape, Opinions please......... 👍🏻

I think I'll leave that for the likes of Andy to build! The top has got a nice bit of a grain pattern to it which I think will really look good when grain filled.... 👍🏻