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Just stumbled on your build.... such clean work! Hope you found a buyer.

Lovely bass....I love the color and that headstock shape. Simple but elegant.

Andy,
That matching control cover and that headstock shape really appeal to me. Excellent job!

BTW, thank you, Jason, for using my commissioned build thread as a reference to this discussion. this is a first for me

Chris - One way to create that concave surface on the fingerboard is to take a radiused sanding block and sand a convex curve onto a piece of hardwood, just like you would sand a fingerboard blank. Glue some coarse (40, 60 or 80 grit) sandpaper on the curved side of the wood and use this to sand the...

Thanks to all for your comments! Jason - for the laminated fingerboard, I cut a 10" radius on the maple portion of the neck using a router jig. Next, I took two Indian rosewood acoustic guitar sides (from Luthiers Mercantile) and laminated them together, using the radiused neck as a caul. After...

This is a bass that I built for my brother - started back in the 3rd quarter of last year but finished this past weekend. Body: Alder Neck: Maple, one piece Fingerboard: round-laminated Indian rosewood Fingerboard radius: 10" Pickups: Jerry Sentell B16 single coil (2) Electronics Mod: DPDT swit...

Ooops, I forgot a grit: 2000. Each finer grit makes the finish that much smoother.

BTW, the pickguard is cut from Lexan and the back was sprayed with Krylon white for a slight contrast. What a pain to cut and shape; next one will be plastic!!

Jason - Here's what I did: Sanding the body and neck with 320 grit Sprayed one can of grey Duplicolor primer Sprayed about 4 cans of Duplicolor Olympic White lacquer (very little sanding between coats for the body) Sprayed about 4-5 cans of Minwax Clear Gloss lacquer for both body and neck **Wet san...

Thanks, Hans. "Round-laminated" simply means the underside of the board (in this case, bubinga) is curved to fit a curved maple neck, instead of a flat "slab" board. As for the finish, I used Duplicolor primer and top coats in aerosol cans, and the Minwax is aerosol, as well.

After many years of seeing everyone else's projects, I now have one to submit... You could call it a copy of a copy, as it is modeled after a Vox Symphonic Bass (Vox's answer to a Fender Precision Bass). Features are: Body: Alder Neck: Maple, one piece Fingerboard: round-laminated Bubinga Fingerboar...

In case you wanted the Les Paul link from TDPRI:

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-de ... build.html

Hope this helps.

- Gerry

Lovely. Are those Stewart MacDonald tuners, by the way?

Nice, clean work - congratulations! Did you use Reranch Burgundy Mist lacquer?

A Fireglo finish (IMHO) would really set this off.....still very beautiful.

Outstanding Job! Reminds me of a project I've been trying to complete for some time.....I'm sure Rachel will be even more of a looker