Bastav Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 So im gonna go short scale on my next build which will be my second. Without further blablabla, here are some pics of whats been goin on so far. Body wood. Black Limba Neck wood. Wenge Maple. Probably gonna throw some veneers in there aswell Fingerboard. Pau ferro My workspace and my planers. Got started on the neck. And the view from my workspace also Went to town on the body with my jigsaw, cut out the rough shape. For size reference I put a long scale bass next to it. And thats it for now, off to study which is what I should have been doing today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 [quote name='Bastav' timestamp='1448546205' post='2916323'] [/quote] Is that what they call a barbecue summer? I like the body shape. Look forward to seeing this come together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Wild top horn! I'm liking it so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Glad you like it! Snows all melted away and the bass is coming along... Thing ive done since last; Glued up the neck with some veneers and a back block. Sawed out some thin bits from the big limba chunk i had left to be used on headstock and back cavity cover. Got started on body shaping... not entirely sure where it'll end up but im having fun Neck Body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Interesting stuff going on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 That is some VERY cool carving... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Marziali Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Very strange body shape... I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Bizarre! Odd! Awesome! Thanks for sharing your progress, and your creative efforts. As has been mentioned already, nice carve on the upper horn. Have you decided on a headstock? I'd consider either a slotted gibson type: Or an Ampeg bass headstock (kind of a mini upright style): Or - go ahead and come up with your own version of what you like the most in headstocks/headless designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulnb57 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Subscribed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Thanks for the replys all! Appreciate the ideas regarding headstock but in the end I opted for a little more traditional-looking type. Ive only roughed out the shape for now as i still havent shaped the neck to width. Ive bound the fretboard and body (sort of) with wenge strips. I also made an inlay block out of ovangkol for the 12th fret. Not glued in yet but the scary routing of the fretboard is out of the way (for now). Also got started on the back carve And lastly Im making a dowel out of ovangkol that, if it works out, will be used for dot inlays. What I did was drill a hole in a swedish krona and now im pushing the ovangkol through. Happy holidays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I love the carving on this and the overall shape. As for the dowel...ingenious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Thanks Andy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 So progress has been slow lately, but I got a few hours in today, mainly spent them doing boring stuff like making sure stuff is flat... but also started making a wooden bridge (with standard fender type saddles). Here are som pics! my drilling was less than perfect.. but it works I managed to align the saddles a little better after taking this pic This is where its gonna sit... but as you can see its still a bit chunky. Im gonna slim it down some more. Hopefully inspiration will be plentyful as we move into brighter days. Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulnb57 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 This is looking very special indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Thanks Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmettC Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I was hooked from the start, but that bridge has made it really outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 [quote name='Bastav' timestamp='1454857140' post='2973564'] [/quote] My eyes are playing tricks on me - that looks like you've routed out the floor!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I like the look of that bridge, Bastav. I think this whole thing looks brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thanks all, ive not routed into the floor as of yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Did a bit of routing and glueing in the days past. One wing control cavity... im a very sloppy routerer, rarely taking my time to make a functioning jig/template.. hopefully i will learn with time. ... and a cavity cover... ... and heres the whole thing in front of a 34'' bass to show of its petiteness... Thats all for now. Whats next? Neck carve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 started some work on the back/neck. You can see I've lighly started shaping the neck, not quite sure where the veneer layers will end up yet but will probably sand them back quite a bit still... also in this picture, a rough routing in pursuit of a smooth body/neck transistion. And here it is after the orbital sander... still some work left but I'll leave it like this for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I love posts like this. Brilliant. Envious and inspired! Really looking forward to following this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 [quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1456787568' post='2992367'] I love posts like this. Brilliant. Envious and inspired! Really looking forward to following this. [/quote] Thanks for that, glad you like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Some more progress. Fitted the control cavity cover, carved the body some more, carved the neck some more, made som wooden saddles for my bridge (if these will work I'm not sure but I figured I'd give it a shot). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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