Next project...The Foo Bass

[Elias Graves]

Step 1. Prep neck woods.
I ran both the neck blank and the fretboard blank through the planer to get everything nice and flat.

The maple is hard but it has nothing on the ebony. Holy crap.

Next up, cutting a slot for the truss rod.

 

[335clone]

munch0

 

[Alex W]

 

[Modern Saint]

I wonder if Foo will approve goat fret markers?

 

[Elias Graves]

I wonder Foo will approve goat fret markers?

Approve? You're funny.

Man, bass parts are high, especially for 5 string. It's as bad as trying to buy lefty!

 

[Modern Saint]

Approve? You're funny.

Man, bass parts are high, especially for 5 string. It's as bad as trying to buy lefty!

I had to get that in there. It was necessary.,

 

[Elias Graves]

I had to get that in there. It was necessary.,

 

[Modern Saint]

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There you go! Big ole sticker on Foo's bass

 

[instantsteve]

I dunno. The fretboard may go back.
This stuff splinters very badly into huge knifelike gouging machines vicious enough to remove meat.
Not exactly a good quality in a fretboard.

It has a unique appearance. But the splintering thing may be the reason I have never heard of it used for guitars.

I once had a Korean made Tele that exact color. It grabbed my eyes from across the room and I had to follow. Hey, I needed those eyes.

 

[Guitar Heel]

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This is funny, because I saw this pic, and my first thought was Roger Daltrey. Someone else had the same thought and already did the work for me.

 

[Elias Graves]

Goat needs more cocaine to complete the look.

 

[instantsteve]

Goat needs more cocaine to complete the look.

Snort.

 

[Elias Graves]

I have some ebony dust you can snort. Not sure about the buzz but this stuff is as expensive as the nose candy...

 

[instantsteve]

I have some ebony dust you can snort. Not sure about the buzz but this stuff is as expensive as the nose candy...

Wood.

 

[Elias Graves]

The secret underground Honduran mahogany arrived tonight.
Foo is pleased.

 

[Elias Graves]

Hipshot ultralight tuners.

Also, fret wire, nut and...
Some nice lacewood...

 

[Modern Saint]

munch0

 

[Elias Graves]

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

Secret Underground Mahogany has pretty figure!

 

[Elias Graves]

Secret Underground Mahogany has pretty figure!

That's the lacewood. You won't see that ash-like face of it, though. I'll be flipping on edge. You'll see the flecked, figured side that's on the edge.

This is the mahogany.