ragman Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 (edited) This is my newest project. For the first time i designed the whole intrument from my own personal taste. Furthermore i only use exotic/nice woods. Here you can see the top wood-spalted maple on the walnut body: Here is the back of the guitar. The electronics-cover will be made in "continious wood" style. http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/31589162.jpg/korpus2.jpg The neck is build of three pieces of flamed maple: http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/31589178.jpg/hals1.jpg I saw the head angle with a japanese saw. http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/31589194.jpg/hals2.jpg Here in coarse stage: http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/31589210.jpg/hals3.jpg And here ist the german sheep dog loaning his name. Zero: http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/315895...kstatthund1.jpg Greets from germany Ben Edited September 15, 2005 by ragman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Very nice! I love the way the bookmatch came out on the spalt. I like the back even more than the front. I'm a sucker for dark colored basses Cool dog too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loudandproud Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 You are in trouble.... Read Pic rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 You are in trouble.... Read Pic rules. ← Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSo_Spencer Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 my god.................that is going to be so0o0o0 sexy........ although i dont normally like basses this one is looking fine i think the rule is 1 pic per post no bigger than 640x480 and the rest on links - not sure but keep the pics coming (but use links next time ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Hehehe...Zero Exotic Woods, true enough! You've got some very nice pieces there of good-old home-grown USA woods So I guess they'd be "exotic" to you, eh? Looking very nice! What are you thinking for electronics? Is there anyone over in Germany winding some killer pickups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 (edited) lookin good i love spalt Edited September 15, 2005 by mailman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 ooooh...that's gonna be nice....very nice...love the design on it, and the top is killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skit Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Thats gonna be so sweet Be sure to get soem nice pics of the body up when its cut out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassisgreat Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 (edited) Sweet design! Sort of reminiscent of a Carl Thompson, but still very original. I love the woods, this is gonna be one to keep an eye on. Make sure you give us more progress photos! Is it going to be fretted/fretless? How many strings? What electronics? Also, on an off topic note, I am assuming based on your pup's name that you are a fellow Nightmare Before Christmas fan. I am going to be building a guitar for my girl soon that is going to have either Jack's head, or maybe his whole bust on the 11-13th fret. Edit: I can't quite tell what I am looking at in the first pic. I see the wood with the bass outline drawn on it, and then behind that is a picture of a bass? Or a drawing (very nice if it is!)? Edited September 15, 2005 by Bassisgreat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragman Posted September 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Hi, thank you for your comments and that you remind me of the pic rules. Now you can use the links. Of course i know that these woods come from america. The walnut for example is called "amerikanischer Nussbaum". But i also know, that your(american) guitars are made of quite normal woods, too. I never saw a spalted maple top on a gibson or fender. I think the word "exotic" does not say something about the origin in this context. I use it for quite unusual and beautiful. The electronics will be made by myself. It will be an active circuit and i thought about some onboard effects, like an autowah or an tremolo. I will use some very good pickups called Rough Crystals. It will be an four string, fretted bass. Some explanations to the first picture: In the front you can see the wood, in the back there is a mirror with a paper body on it. This is a printing of an photoshop made design. Greets Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSo_Spencer Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 an active circuit and i thought about some onboard effects, like an autowah or an tremolo. ← danm you are making me jealous, i am thinking of doing something like that for a guitar i wanna make (gibson nighthawk landmark series) maybe an onboard premap so i can get some headphones and run around like a mad jimmy page hope this thing goes as good as it looks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackZ Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 also das sieht mal verdammt geil aus. fotos!! noch mehr fotos!!! toller hund, btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 But i also know, that your(american) guitars are made of quite normal woods, too. I never saw a spalted maple top on a gibson or fender. I think the word "exotic" does not say something about the origin in this context. Nice to see you around again Ben. Nice wood selectionyou got there I must add. I know that Gibson and Fender don't mass produce guitars with this type of wood, but I think it is because spalt is not one of the easiest of woods to work with, especialy if you get a very soft one. I think that it is most suited for flat top guitars and basses, unless you got a nice solid piece or a lot of patience to make a nice carve on it. Keep us posted on the progress, and those dozukis are great, I don't own one yet but haved use them, for the flexibility of the blade they cut great and stay straight on the cutting line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8rofwyo Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Ahh, Maiden, you beat me to it! I have a dozuki on order right now from Woodworkers supply. Love em' and this will be the first I own. Back to the thread. It does look to me like the woods you have chosen compliment each other nicely. Keep us posted, this could be a beautifull instrument! Good Luck. Nate Robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragman Posted October 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Hello again, because i had to do some practical courses i could not work on my project . But today i had some time do shape the neck. Here you can see the newest photos: I used the same wood as for the body. The shape is my own design, at least i do not know the design - perhaps there is a company who made it before...The fretboard is ebony. http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/320836...seite_klein.jpg http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/320836...tlich_klein.jpg The whole neck: http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/320836..._ganz_klein.jpg I hope next week i can shape the body. You will get the photos soon... Greets Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSo_Spencer Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 That is looking great........cant wait to see the final product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 That's a really good color match(between the headstock overlay and neck) considering the spalt on the overlay. How's the body coming along? peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 I'm loving the shapes you've chosen so far - I cant wait to see the body and neck together! Keep up the good work, - Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malebolgia Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 i really really like those exotic woods they rock! nice guitar 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragman Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 It ´s been awhile since I started this bass-project, but finally I have finished the bass. I sprayed very many aerosol-cans on this bass, because the lacquer soaks into the spalted maple very much. Well here you can see the body after a few clear coats: body1 But here you can see a little mistake, I drilled through the body, because that spalted maple has a very soft consistence: body2 Ok, I did not want to accept this and had to find a solution by making a sunburst finish. It became a deep blackburst, but I like it very much: Another view on it: body4 The headstock got the same finish and my brand logo: head1 head2 Thank you for you interest and tell me how do you like this finish. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquesa Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 That's pretty sweet! I love it. Though I wish you didn't have to cover up so much of the spalted maple with the black burst. Still, I can't wait to see the finished product all asembled and ready to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 For future reference... you can get some slow setting clear epoxy (I use Devcon 2-ton 30 minute). It HAS to be the slow setting kind, cause if it sets fast it'll just sit on top, you want the epoxy to soak down into the spalt. Then you sand that back off and the spalt is rock hard and will take a finish without sucking it up like you described. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragman Posted June 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 OK, I am back with the final result. I sanded the whole body, so that I could take epoxy-resin and stabilize the wood with it, it works great, thank you for that hint. Furthermore I made a new sunburst with a two-component-lacquer. Well i am so happy to post the new result. Here are the pictures: body-front body-front2 back body_back Because you cant see the pictures from the past, here is a link to a short documentation of "zero". docu Thank you for your interest. regards ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 very beautiful, good work....hows it sound?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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