Jimothey

Your right the headstock is a bit too thick I need to thin it down as it's about 20mm at present but it needs to be nearer 15mm, I'm going to try sort that out today.........

I just thought its something a bit different you often see headstock bound with black/white ABS but I haven't seen many with wood veneer I'm thinking that I'm going to go gloss haven't decided whether to try tru-oil or just wipe on poly it which ever I choose I think it needs a nice deep lustre......

It's Oak and its about 0.6mm Because it runs down the neck aswell I thought it would look better it continuing on to the headstock....... 😀

+1 they look superb!

Many happy returns! 🎂 Is this build a cheeky little birthday present to yourself? 😁

My first thought was an Ebony fretboard but I think Maple will be a nice contrast, Maybe you should commission a new build with Andy?

I just bound the headstock, I don't know if it was needed but I quite like it?

I'd like to add a good quality chisel makes a hell of a difference too its worth spending a little bit extra and get a 01 high carbon tool steel set as they will keep a much better edge on them!

I think you've done a great job I'd be chuffed if my first one came out like yours! Have you started planning your next one? 😁

Yeah that's what I thought after I said it! It was a balls up ready to happen let's not run before I can walk!! 😁

Just a quick mockup of how the top will look...... but just imagine Zebrano veneer with matching headstock 😀 I'm still not sure about the colour of the hardware chrome or black?? 🤔

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he doesn't show his ugly face again!! I've taken out a little bit more of the neck transition and it feels nice and comfortable, belly carve done and arm carve done I'm really pleased with my first attempt of making the neck from scratch Now to order the veneer, truss rod and fretboard 😀

Yeah that's the bit I mean, I rarely play down the dusty end but your right it does need a bit more out Also I noticed when I looked at the pic of the side on veiw that there's a slight hump roughly where the 12th fret is that needs smoothing out but the whole body is only sanded to 80grit at the moment....... 😀

I've contoured the neck and started shaping the back still got the belly carve to do I'm not sure whether I need to take a little but more out of the neck transition? Also I've still got to smooth off where the body meets the neck 😀

I love the pigeon head whilst he slapping some parts it looks like he's slapping with his palm, I can't slap really and I even know that looks very odd and terrible technique I find what is worse than this is when the likes of the x factor gets a 'band' on stage with the s**t singers amazingly they always have one lefty and one righty faking it!! Why not get some actual guitar/bass players to play live?? And not worry about how it looks!?! 🤬

Yeah their the kiddy! I thought they looked a bit cheap and nasty and the fact they are plastic turned me off a bit!?! but it would be much easier as they are already 43mm I might just order one and give it a go and I'm probably going to buy a blank graphite nut and cut the slots myself aswell just to see which works better

I measured my Ibby 5 string and that has 16mm spacings and at the end of the fretboard the string width measured 60mm, so I think it will just be ok Where did you get your nut from? the only 43mm 5 string nut I could find is some crappy plastic adjustable acoustic bass nut

Thanks mate, I started shaping the neck today aswell I'll post some pics tomorrow 😀

What is your overall string spacing the smallest I can find is 64mm (16mm spacing) which is only 7mm wider than the bridge I'm going to replace? And the heel of the neck is 64mm so that should just fit without the strings falling over the sides of the neck? Did you shave a couple of mm of each side of the nut (45mm) aswell to get it down to 42mm?

Did you keep the same neck and just change the nut and change to smaller saddles so you could fit an extra one in? I'm not a fast or technical player either so it might be OK...... And save me some money

No I've just edited my last post it's more in your face than that!

You won't see the light strips on the top because it's being veneered but I wanted the back to be quite understated because the veneer on top is a bit 'in your face'........ 😀

Got some sanding done today.... Going to finish the headstock and start contouring the neck tomorrow 😲

Beautiful!!!

I'm sure I'll survive and sorry for the thread hijack @Christine