i need some help gang - Colby Bass

[drbassman]

I checked the calendar and Wednesday is actually the day for wet sanding, so we'll get going then.  Sorry for the delay, just sticking to the 30 day rule.

[drbassman]

I got the top almost finsihed last night.  Gotta teach the next two nights and my goal is to finish it up this weekend and get it shipped out!

[sniper]

i'll stick around here till it arrives 

[Pilgrim]

[Mental image of Sniper dancing from one foot to another, back and forth, back and forth.....]

[drbassman]

Me too!   

[drbassman]

The pieces of ebony I have left are too short and too thin for a decent thumbrest, so I'm gonna make one from some wenge I have in the wood box.

[sniper]

sounds good to me, i thought you could simply stack, glue and form some of that Rosewood i sent but the RW pieces would make good candidates for the woodbox too.

i kind of hate to see this thread end. it has been rather unique and enjoyable sharing my build with all the LBO posters and i know i have learned a lot. i certainly have gained a lot of respect for you Doctor Bill. thank you for building my bass.

in retrospect i would have only done one thing different that i can recall. i would not have put the Walnut on the back but put it where i originally wanted and that was under the Spalted Maple top. live and learn. it made sense to do it the way it was done and i thank you for the suggestion. i almost sent a Mahog back to put on but it is still setting here on the floor in its original packaging. i love the bass the way it is.

[drbassman]

Hey, I forgot about the rosewood.  I could that if you prefer.  I had ebony in my head for some reason.

It's not too late to add mahog cap to the back.  Now is the time......

[sniper]

i love it like it is. the Wenge would be perfect.

[drbassman]

i love it like it is. the Wenge would be perfect.

Sounds good, we're set then.  Gonna hit the sack early tonight.  Class finished early for a change.

[drbassman]

Gonna work on more wet sanding and the thumb rest tomorrow.  If I run the rest from the bottom of the neck toward the bridge, do you want it to go all the way to the bridge?

Let me know, I'm gonna crash for now and will get back to it in the morning before church.

Dr have you ever wondered what I included that long piece of thin dark wood that looks like it matches the fretboard wood for?



Aligned with the bass side of the pup would be nice and functional.

[sniper]

i have been thinking about that for a few days now. my conclusion is i would like it aligned like in the picture ... in the same plane as the fretboard edge ... sticking out a little like is shown in the picture. yes, take it to the bridge. just use the picture as a guide.

[drbassman]

OK.  One issue (that just occurred to me) is the DS is wider than the neck heel, so I can't make it fit the way the one in the picture does.  I'll fiddle around with it and give you some options and pictures to mull over.

[sniper]

just continue the string plane/pitch on the bridge side of the DS between the pup and bridge

have fun deboning it

[drbassman]

Thanks CW! Got the polishing finished and I've got my usual nitro shrink dilemma. This is the last nirto for me (after the BillyBo is finished).  It's just too unreliable on grainy woods AFIK.  Thanks for being understanding CW, it's not a great finish, more like a Gibson factory finish!     I'll post pics in a little while.