ragman Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 (edited) Hi, my last project, an explorer shaped guitar turned out to be a very nice instruments. so i decided to build some more instruments. this project is a 5 string bass with a buzzard shape that john entwistle designed with warwick in the eighties. here are the first steps: i sawed the body and head out of oddments(mahogany) of the explorer project. the neck is made of three pieces of wood(kambala and jatoba). http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/304935...pg/PICT0003.jpg first i tried to laminate graphite pieces between the wood. unfortunatally it was a disappointment, bacause the epoxy could not join the pieces of wood properly. i finally used glue again.you can see it here: http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/304935...pg/PICT0008.jpg Here you can see the trussrod channel: http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/304936...pg/PICT0014.jpg In this picture you can see two steel rods. i put them into the neck and hope, that it adds sustain to the bass. i saw this at www. warmoth.com. http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/304936...pg/PICT0021.jpg My last photo till now: http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/304936...pg/PICT0023.jpg Next Week i will take more photos. greets from germany ragman Edited September 16, 2005 by ragman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragman Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 (edited) Hi, i wonder why nobody gives a comment to my project, is it so good or so bad???Hmmm probably the pictures are not so expressive. Well i tried to make some interesting photos. This is my first trial in making an inlay. Because the body shape is called buzzard, i made an inlay which shows a buzzard who swoops. The real buzzard http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/306758...pg/SMMB0089.jpg The progress of cutting the inlay out of mother of pearl. http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/306756...pg/PICT0014.jpg http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/306756...pg/PICT0015.jpg http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/306757...pg/PICT0017.jpg Here it lays on the fretboard http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/306757...pg/PICT0018.jpg In the next two picture you can see the trussrod cover, which i made of macassar ebony, the same is used for the fretboard. http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/306757...pg/PICT0019.jpg http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/306757...pg/PICT0020.jpg The whole guitar, almost done And a little details of the neck through constuction. http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/306757...pg/PICT0022.jpg I hope you like the new pictures more. If you have any questions, i will answer them. Greets from Germany Edited September 16, 2005 by ragman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Whoa, lookin' killer man. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Very nice! I'm glad its working out for you. I like looking at everybodies work and progress because it inspires me and gives more ideas. How is the weight on that thing, I know basses are heavier than most regular electrics but I haven't played many basses. Also what are you going to do for a finish, I can't wait to see it done really good work so far. Thanks for posting your pics! Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragman Posted September 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 (edited) hi, long ago, but i got round to give my baby a finish. it is a high polish transparant finish with open pores. i love such finishes and can not understand why you can never get such a finish regularly (at least in not in germany). it looks so cool on mahogany. here you can see it. http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/31850186.jpg/lack5.jpg details: http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/31850122.jpg/lack1.jpg http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/31850138.jpg/lack2.jpg http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/31850170.jpg/lack4.jpg ciao ben Edited September 16, 2005 by ragman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Nice guitar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyd Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 cool i love it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSo_Spencer Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 man that is........................awesome...... danm its like every new guitar i see on the forum it makes me jealous Keep up the awesome work......... and keep the pics coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushy the shroom Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Great shape, but it seems a tad small for a bass. I'm not a big fan of the finish, looks too porous, but the neck is great. What type of pickups are you planning on dropping in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 that's a beauty if i've ever seen one. i love the finish on that...the open grain makes it look a lot different then the others i've seen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackZ Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 sehr gute arbeit, sabber! aber wo ist das inlay hin...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Ragman, you might want to read the rules on pic posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragman Posted September 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Thank you for your comments . Ok, where can i find the rules of pic posting. I changed the links, as you can see . I hope this is ok. greets ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skit Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Awesome bass man! Reminds me of the warwick "Vampyre" is that where you took the design from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackZ Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Awesome bass man! Reminds me of the warwick "Vampyre" is that where you took the design from? ← man, that is not looking like the vampyre model at all - it is a replica of the warwick BUSSARD model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skit Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Ah yes so it is, I got the models mixed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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