JAE Fenderbird build underway

godofthunder · February 28, 2009, 08:55:13 AM

First I would like to thank John aka barklessdog for the pattern of the extreme cutaway Fenderbird body and pickguard. Just laying out parts and making patterns at the moment. I have to go out and get some poster stock to make patterns from the drawings. After that I'll start working on the bodies. It was fun to lay out the parts !

drbassman · February 28, 2009, 03:21:09 PM

Very funky! What color is she gonna be?

TBird1958 · February 28, 2009, 03:35:21 PM

*HINT,HINT*

You should be making these Scott!!!!!
I think Orange like Kurt's (DC10bass) would be way cool.........

drbassman · February 28, 2009, 03:58:54 PM

Hey Scott, what are the dimensions on the piece from Pittsford? I might need a blank soon and I was curious to know what they carry in wide pieces like that. Did they cut it to your length without hassling you? Sometimes the yards don't like to cut long boards.

godofthunder · February 28, 2009, 05:20:46 PM

Bill I just bought a very nice Honduran Slab from Pittsford on Fri. 21"x14"x13/4" Cut to length 69 bucks. Can't beat it. It is the slab on the right.

godofthunder · March 01, 2009, 07:50:59 AM

Here is the template I made, found some nice 1/8" fiberboard.

godofthunder · March 01, 2009, 08:59:42 AM

Quote from: drbassman on February 28, 2009, 03:21:09 PM
Very funky! What color is she gonna be? Black I think, like the one hanging in the Hardrock cafe. Maybe the orange or fiesta red. Naw black definatley black.

Barklessdog · March 02, 2009, 07:47:26 AM

Black with a maple block neck would be cool.

godofthunder · March 02, 2009, 11:49:27 AM

This one is going to be just like John's black one , block inlays would be cool though. Got some sanding done today, next I have to run it through the planer.

Barklessdog · March 02, 2009, 12:28:56 PM

At first I was going to paint mine black, then I wanted Lake Placid, but turned out baby blue, but one I saw how nice the grain was I just could not go black, like originally wanted.

I think black is best otherwise

rockinrayduke · March 03, 2009, 05:21:36 PM

What neck is that, Scott?

godofthunder · March 03, 2009, 07:16:50 PM

That would be the $92 mighty mite neck I bought off ebay. Nice bit of wood for the $

Nocturnal · March 03, 2009, 09:59:48 PM

How thick is the body on this going to be? That looks huge!

pbrocker56 · March 03, 2009, 10:20:30 PM

That FB is looking great!

I've been considering doing a Warmoth Fenderbird, but I know it wouldn't be a match like this one. Any chance I could get a copy of that template?

I'm looking forward to more in-progress pictures, shes a beaut.

godofthunder · March 04, 2009, 05:59:37 AM

Quote from: Nokturnal on March 03, 2009, 09:59:48 PM
How thick is the body on this going to be? That looks huge!

1 5/8" ( thanks for the correction) same as Fender and the same as Johns FB, no neck dive issue that's for sure. Us Gibby players are used to skinny bodies !

JAE Fenderbird build underway

rockinrayduke