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Shuker P bass ('78 Clone)


andydye
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Fingerboard has been 'radiussed' and is ready for a coat of lacquer, the body has been base coated and is about to be flatted back ready for the topcoats and tints :)

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Next stop is clear lacquer on the body and fingerboard before tinting, then frets in the board and it's neck carve time...lookin proper sexy :gas:

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  • 3 weeks later...

...body and neck have now had tinted lacquer applied so I popped in for a look and the neck looks absolutely stunning! The body looks beautiful but is darker than I was wanting so it's getting redone much lighter...
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More neck pics...

the fingerboard can be fretted now
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and here's the back, the basic carve is done, next step after fretting is the more delicate carving for which he'll be borrowing my 'donor' bass so try and get the carve feeling as similar as possible :)
[url=https://flic.kr/p/DEikfK][/url]

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  • 1 month later...

progress pic...

we now have frets, the neck carve is almost there (he now has my '78 to borrow so he can fine-tune the carve) body has been sanded back to clear coat only and looks rather lovely as-is
[url=https://flic.kr/p/FCa3pt][/url]

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  • 9 months later...

Realised I never brought this to a conclusion...sorry chaps...here are some completed pics of her

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[url=https://flic.kr/p/RfjA9q][/url]

btw she plays, feels and sounds absolutely spot on! :D

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[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1484646393' post='3217056']
Realised I never brought this to a conclusion...sorry chaps...here are some completed pics of her

btw she plays, feels and sounds absolutely spot on! :D
[/quote]

Looks beautiful! How about some pics next to her older brother ey? ;)

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[quote name='ROConnell' timestamp='1484647608' post='3217070']
Looks beautiful! How about some pics next to her older brother ey? ;)
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Now that's an idea, no idea why I have no pics of them together!! Will sort that pronto ;)

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  • 3 weeks later...

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1486028102' post='3228575']
This is stunning. If you don't mind me asking, what was the total build time as an estimate?
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Thanks matey, beauty ain't she :D

As I recall, I pushed the button in December and received the completed bass in early April? Just had another built very similar and that one started November and I collected yesterday :)

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[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1486028430' post='3228579']


Thanks matey, beauty ain't she :D

As I recall, I pushed the button in December and received the completed bass in early April? Just had another built very similar and that one started November and I collected yesterday :)
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Wow, that is quick! Shuker sure know a good P bass! In these times of Fender prices being sky high, a hand made beauty lie this is appealing.

Enjoy them!

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[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1486119964' post='3229357']
Wow, that is quick! Shuker sure know a good P bass! In these times of Fender prices being sky high, a hand made beauty lie this is appealing.
Enjoy them!
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absolutely my friend! they sing like no Fender I've ever had, resonant and true, none of the Fender foibles and all of the class :)

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[quote name='uzzell' timestamp='1486146259' post='3229676']
That bass is just stunning.

I have been hankering for an exact spec bass for a long while now and having seen how amazing this looks has made me want one even more.

Shuker website, here I come.
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Do it do it do it :D tell 'im I sent you :P

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