Rumple Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 Bridge and tuners arrived today, I didn't realise black Hipshot bridges are matte not shiny Pick-ups will be finished today and Allan will send them out on Tuesday, I'll take some pics once they arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 Dave sent me a this pic of the body blank now he's cut it out. [attachment=135703:DSC03276.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 Pups arrived today from Allan at Catswhisker Pickups, they look great so I thought I'm take a quick snap of them along with some of the other hardware, a Gotoh tuner and the Hipshot bridge. [attachment=135772:Parts.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 It would be interesting the hear what the pickup sounds like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 I'm going to have them passive to start with so that will give a good idea of what the pick-ups sound like without the addition of active electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISDABASS Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 [quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1369823698' post='2093031'] Pups arrived today from Allan at Catswhisker Pickups, they look great so I thought I'm take a quick snap of them along with some of the other hardware, a Gotoh tuner and the Hipshot bridge. [attachment=135772:Parts.jpg] [/quote] Hey I'm really glad you went with Allan in the end. He does a fantastic job and is very reasonably priced too! Pic looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 I appreciated the heads up Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Dave's been busy recently and made quite a bit of progress on the body [attachment=136637:DSC03796.JPG] [attachment=136638:DSC03801.JPG] [attachment=136639:DSC03806.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) Wow........ the buckeye looks stunning...it all turned out well in the end. Would be good to see it with some laquer now, the back is stunning too...loving this build Edited June 10, 2013 by scojack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Thanks, I'm very excited by the build, I'm so glad Dave managed to cut the control cavity so the same wood could be used for the cover it will mean the back will be pretty special looking to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 That is looking fantastic Loving the back just as much as the front! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I love the back even more than the front. It is just a slab of open and honest wood. It is lush beyond. Don't misunderstand, the front is very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 [quote name='Myke' timestamp='1370882898' post='2106852'] That is looking fantastic Loving the back just as much as the front! [/quote] [quote name='owen' timestamp='1370883794' post='2106867'] I love the back even more than the front. It is just a slab of open and honest wood. It is lush beyond. Don't misunderstand, the front is very nice. [/quote] It is a very nice piece of timber, almost a shame to be covering it up on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 [quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1371047011' post='2109061'] It is a very nice piece of timber, almost a shame to be covering it up on the front. [/quote] I saw a quote of yours from 2011 and it said I'm not too fond of Buckeye Burl Made me chuckle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 [quote name='Myke' timestamp='1371049037' post='2109108'] I saw a quote of yours from 2011 and it said I'm not too fond of Buckeye Burl Made me chuckle! [/quote] Busted - I'm so fickle! I also avoid red things like the plague but now have and love a Fiesta Red Jazz Bass. In my defence does it not go on to say I like the burl on a particular Roscoe though? It's this that changed my mind. [attachment=136746:SKBBEtop.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Admittedly you did and i can't blame you it was lovely you've made a excellent choice with the top, if I were to have a custom made bass, i'd probably go with it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichValentine Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Bass is looking lovely. Really nice light top, I imagine you cant wait for it to be finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 [quote name='RichValentine' timestamp='1371055710' post='2109261'] Bass is looking lovely. Really nice light top, I imagine you cant wait for it to be finished! [/quote] Yes and no, I do enjoy the whole process of going from the seed of an idea to a finished bass so I'm not in a busting rush for the experience to be over although I'm very excited about finally getting to play the beast. Dave has done really well and the build has come on in leaps and bounds recently but progress will appear to slow down now while he finesses the body and also holds down a day job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 Despite suffering from a broken thumb Dave made a very good start on the neck this weekend. [attachment=137596:DSC04447 neck.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 A broken thumb? That sounds terrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 It's been a while since I've updated this thread and as Dave has made a lot of progress recently and supplied some new pictures yesterday I thought it time to rectify that. I think it's looking really nice and the additional good news is it's only 7lbs 2oz without the tuners, knobs, frets and finish so it's going to be sub 8lbs for sure when it's finished, hopefully with the small headstock and lightweight tuners it will balance nicely as well. Since the pictures were taken the dots have been added to the the neck and Dave is going to be putting the frets in this week. [attachment=140184:DSC05744.JPG] [attachment=140185:DSC05745.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 That looks wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 [quote name='Myke' timestamp='1375183118' post='2157659'] That looks wonderful! [/quote] +1 on that ...love the woods and the shape, nice touch on the FB too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 [quote name='Myke' timestamp='1375183118' post='2157659'] That looks wonderful! [/quote] [quote name='scojack' timestamp='1375186129' post='2157747'] +1 on that ...love the woods and the shape, nice touch on the FB too.. [/quote] Thank you, Dave is doing an absolutely fantastic job of bringing my ideas to life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Dave popped in this morning on his way to Poole! He had my bass with him, it's now been fretted and the dots added to the side and front of the neck, it's really starting to come together and although it wasn't set up as such it was playable and felt great, it's about 8lbs now but that's without any knobs or electrics so will edge over that with varnish as well. I'm still planning on keeping the bass passive to start with and the diagram below is the way I'm thinking of going, there are probably better ways of doing it but I think this will work well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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