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FINISHED Shuker 5-string Buckeye Burl Singlecut


RichValentine
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As mentioned in my introduction post, my return to bass playing is coinciding with the purchase of one of my dream instruments. Have been in discussion with Jon and have pretty much finalised the specs for the instrument and excited to get the project started. The project will start in earnest at the end of January but created this diary to show the progress of construction and my return to the low end.

Specs:

[size=3][font=Arial][font=Arial]5 string singlecut - set neck[/font][/font]

[font=Arial][font=Arial]34" scale[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]26 frets[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]45mm nut width[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]17mm string spacing at the bridge[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]20.5mm neck depth at first fret[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]22.5mm at 12th fret[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]gentle C profile[/font][/font]

[font=Arial][font=Arial]5 piece laminated neck [/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]headstock scarf matching body wood[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]headstock faced front and rear (matching facing wood)[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]cocobolo f/board[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]two way truss rod[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]carbon fibre reinforcement[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]medium fretwire (stainless steel)[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]2mm side dots[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]6mm face dots abalone[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]graphite nut[/font][/font]

[font=Arial][font=Arial]alder body wood[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]buckeye facing[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]black veneer between facing and body[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]ramp between pickups (adjustable) - matched to pickup (ebony)[/font][/font]

[font=Arial][font=Arial]polyester basecoat[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]wet look gloss topcoat[/font][/font]

[font=Arial][font=Arial]Schaller 2000 bridge[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]schaller tuners[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]black hardware[/font][/font]

[font=Arial][font=Arial]Nordstrand Fatstack pickups[/font][/font]
[font=Arial][font=Arial]Tending towards the Nordstrand 3B-4A preamp[/font][/font][/size]

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[quote name='Tinman' timestamp='1358103969' post='1933214']
Shuker and Buckeye Burl is the only way ;)

Good choice mate.
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Agreed! It's my favourite wood for facings! Very nice - Especially as each peice can look so so different. Pete's bass (in his Avatar) has lots of lovely rich yellow in, whereas my first Shuker that had buckeye on was much darker with greens and browns. Both very tasty indeed!

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[quote name='RichValentine' timestamp='1366291693' post='2050593']
Received a few pictures from Jon today. Expectng a few more, including a preliminary picture of the body with the neck. Until then... The Neck.

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Its slowly coming to life!
[/quote]

Nice :)

[quote name='voxpop' timestamp='1366292024' post='2050598']
Now I'm GAS ing for a third Shuker.
[/quote]

Did you ever post pics of number 2?...

Eude

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Big update from Jon today. Top is on and headstock laminated. It is looking amazing, although I might be slightly biased...

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