skelf Posted July 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Finn prototype Alder body 3 piece maple neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted July 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 recurve in spalted beech with an acrylic impregnated spalted maple finger board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted July 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 recurve single cut left hander with a Black heart sassafras top and acrylic impregnated zebrano fingerboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 its nice to see a plain wood ACG... got a nice shape to it!! - although i am loving that spalted beech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted July 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Cheers Wez. The plan is to spray it black. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Cheers Wez. The plan is to spray it black. Alan With all of the amazing work you've done on the exotic woods, it must feel a little off to do one in a plain wood and just paint it black. It seems a little boring by comparison, but I'm sure it's a welcome change of pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 It is a prototype so I don't really use the exotic woods on one of these. I still put in the same degree of work and it is no less in my eyes for being plain wood. However don't write it as a bit boring just yet. This one may have a peizo bridge feeding into one channel of my pre-amp and the other for the magnetic pickup so it should sound pretty good for a fretless. But then again I may leave it as a single pickup version not fully decided yet this is the fun of building them for your own entertainment. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Oh, I wasn't trying to imply that the craftsmanship was any less. I'm just thinking about the extra effort that goes into prepping a heavily spalted top, lining up the crazy grain, extra pinstripe laminates, or some other time-consuming detail work. This alder body that'll be painted black would be a breeze in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Fair point,it does require less work in that respect. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Thought this might be of interest. Bookmatched fingerboard for a 9 string bass. The boards is acrylic impregnated spalted maple from Larry at Gallery Hardwoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 This is the first Finn bass. It has been on the go for a while but due to some problems getting the headless hardware it has ground to a halt at the moment. The spec Finn body shape but modified to accommodate headless hardware. Wenge body with a Bloodwood accent and a Mac Ebony top. Neck Wenge/Bloodwood 5 piece with a Mac Ebony finger board with Bloodwood binding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Awesome, I love the mac ebony and wenge combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 A pick of the top for the Finn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 wow! I really need to get a job and buy one of your basses ha ha =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Thought this might be of interest. Bookmatched fingerboard for a 9 string bass. The boards is acrylic impregnated spalted maple from Larry at Gallery Hardwoods. I've been wondering if anyone had the gumption to do a bookmatched fretboard. Go figure it'd be you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Thought this might be of interest. Bookmatched fingerboard for a 9 string bass. The boards is acrylic impregnated spalted maple from Larry at Gallery Hardwoods. I've been wondering if anyone had the gumption to do a bookmatched fretboard. Go figure it'd be you. I must have missed that one, I never would have thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 The nine string does give you plenty of room to make the bookmatch really work well. I also have a 5 string in the works which has a bookmatched fingerboard made from the same board as the one above. Peters neck now fretted and I will say it again that ebony is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Scoops headstock sorted out and the heel so just side dots to do and the logo and it will be time to fit it to the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heggis Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Thought this might be of interest. Bookmatched fingerboard for a 9 string bass. The boards is acrylic impregnated spalted maple from Larry at Gallery Hardwoods. I've been wondering if anyone had the gumption to do a bookmatched fretboard. Go figure it'd be you. I must have missed that one, I never would have thought of that. Looks like there are two truss rods under there though, so no direct pressure on the join itself, which seems to be what most people think is the problem with bookmatched fretboards... Heggis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted August 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Yes two rods and a large glue area so I don't see there being any problem with it being bookmatched. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted August 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 A bit of work done on this fretless just the sanding and finishing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Nice! =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Cheers Travis. A new build just under way. A Harlot 4 string fretless. Spec Flame Sycamore top with a Butternut body. 5 piece maple/mac ebony neck with a Ziracote acrylic impregnated finger board from Gallery Hardwoods .It will have partial fret lines. Single ACG RFB pickup and a piezobridge. Details on the hook up of the piezo still to be sorted out. Should have the piezo output feeding in to one of the filters in the pre-amp with magnetic pickup going in to the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 (edited) Recurve Single Cut 5 Claro Walnut top and back with a Black Limba core and black veneer contrast veneer. Neck Bubinga/wenge 5 piece Mac ebony fingerboard. ACG RFB in the bridge FB in neck with coil switching ACG filter pre-amp 18 volt option with low battery indicator. Mac ebony knobs for the pre-amp. Oil finish. More pics Edited August 23, 2008 by skelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Hey alan amazing basses!! I have a question though how big of a roundover did you do on that recurve single cut 5 that you posted above? Bass-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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