Next project...The Foo Bass

[jelloman]

I don't know what your plans are for the lacewood, but I hope they include lot's of glue and clamps...

 

[Elias Graves]

Yup.

Here are the lacewood neck laminations. There'll be a thin mahogany strip in each seam. Five pice neck.

 

[Elias Graves]

And here's the top.
Rodney splitting the board. Sweating bullets.

And with a lacewood strip down the bookmatch.

The mineral streaks were a bit of a bummer but at least they look cool.

 

[jelloman]

The mineral streaks are fucking awesome!

 

[Elias Graves]

I'm not generally a fan and I was worried as we cut but they match the guitar shape well. The curves are perfect.

 

[GreatDane]

Mineral streaks give some extra character to the top. I like it, and mineral streaking in general.

 

[Chad]

I think the streaks look awesome.

 

[Elias Graves]

Yeah, this is a freaky looking piece of wood. It has stuff going everywhere.

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

Still gonna paint it?
That's a pretty awesome looking top.
What kind wood is it?

 

[Guitar Heel]

 

[Elias Graves]

Still gonna paint it?
That's a pretty awesome looking top.
What kind wood is it?

It's honduran mahogany.
No paint now. Going with heritage cherry, I think.

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

It's honduran mahogany.
No paint now. Going with heritage cherry, I think.

That will look great!

Needs some Novak Bisonics

 

[Elias Graves]

Here are the laid up neck boards.

The fretboard.

And the tuners.

We also have the nut, fret wire, truss rod, side markers and headstock face plate. I think we're ready to make a neck now.

 

[Chad]

I can't wait to see this one finished.

 

[jelloman]

Everybody stay tuned for "Neck:Episode I"...

 

[Elias Graves]

Here we go! Glue time.

 

[Elias Graves]

And now we have a neck blank. Seams look good.

 

[Foo]

Here's one big decision I think I've made but I'll ask y'all....I bought a piece of ebony for a pick guard because my thumb wears a pot hole above the bottom string, mostly back by the bridge pickup but with the mahogany I'm thinking no pick guard. I love the ebony and already have it bought but it would cover up part of that nice mahogany. I was going to make an oblong egg guard sort of like a Music Man bass. What say Ye?

 

[Foo]

I can't wait to see this one finished.

You think you can't wait. I'm dying here. EG, is it done yet? EG, is it done yet? EG, is it done yet? EG, is it done yet? EG, is it done yet? EG, is it done yet? EG, is it done yet? EG, is it done yet? EG, is it done yet?

 

[Elias Graves]

Here's one big decision I think I've made but I'll ask y'all....I bought a piece of ebony for a pick guard because my thumb wears a pot hole above the bottom string, mostly back by the bridge pickup but with the mahogany I'm thinking no pick guard. I love the ebony and already have it bought but it would cover up part of that nice mahogany. I was going to make an oblong egg guard sort of like a Music Man bass. What say Ye?

No pick guard. Wear the hole.
That mahogany doesn't need any help to look good.