4005 facsimile-final shots

drbassman · April 04, 2009, 08:42:01 PM

You too Scott!

shadowcastaz · April 05, 2009, 03:57:34 PM

Where is the love !!???

another great project from the master.....

Dave W · April 05, 2009, 05:13:09 PM

You've got some nice tight straight grain there.

drbassman · April 05, 2009, 06:03:31 PM

Quote from: Dave W on April 05, 2009, 05:13:09 PM
You've got some nice tight straight grain there.

Not bad for $8, huh?

drbassman · April 05, 2009, 06:04:08 PM

Quote from: shadowcastaz on April 05, 2009, 03:57:34 PM
Where is the love !!???

another great project from the master.....

You too Mr. Shadow!!

drbassman · April 05, 2009, 06:14:32 PM

Shaped the headstock, routed the truss rod (not my best work, but I'll get better with practice), and cut my f-hole template. Also decided to use a Gretsch bridge with a rosewood base. I'm thinking I might countersink the base into the top for stability.

shadowcastaz · April 05, 2009, 07:26:35 PM

Is the base under the gretsch bridge mounted inside the bass? I thought those are for hollow body use .

drbassman · April 05, 2009, 08:30:46 PM

Quote from: shadowcastaz on April 05, 2009, 07:26:35 PM
Is the base under the gretsch bridge mounted inside the bass? I thought those are for hollow body use .

Yes, it's made for hollow bodies, but why not use it on a semi hollow or solid body? It's a great bridge none the less. the base will let me adjust the height depending on my neck angle and height.

Dave W · April 05, 2009, 09:27:17 PM

Eight bucks? Why so much?

That's a really nice piece at any price.

Pilgrim · April 05, 2009, 09:53:05 PM

Quote from: godofthunder on April 04, 2009, 05:08:58 PM
Amazing what you do in that basement shop of yours !

Yep. I check the pix and marvel. Not only that, the shop is mostly CLEAN. Mine has never looked that good.

drbassman · April 06, 2009, 06:31:47 AM

Quote from: Dave W on April 05, 2009, 09:27:17 PM
Eight bucks? Why so much?

That's a really nice piece at any price.

The seller was new to eBay and I think I was his first buyer. Good deal for sure. Really nice wood for the money.

Blazer · April 06, 2009, 06:32:45 AM

I might be the minority here but in my opinion the normal 4005 headstock looks better on that kind of bass.

But that's just me.

drbassman · April 06, 2009, 06:32:54 AM

Quote from: Pilgrim on April 05, 2009, 09:53:05 PM
Yep. I check the pix and marvel. Not only that, the shop is mostly CLEAN. Mine has never looked that good.

Well, I usually vacuum up after each really messy job, but not always!!!

drbassman · April 06, 2009, 06:35:16 AM

Quote from: Blazer on April 06, 2009, 06:32:45 AM
I might be the minority here but in my opinion the normal 4005 headstock looks better on that kind of bass.

But that's just me.

No problem, you're entitled to think that. I've always liked the "gumby" style headstock myself.

Blazer · April 06, 2009, 06:38:30 AM

Quote from: drbassman on April 06, 2009, 06:32:54 AM
Well, I usually vacuum up after each really messy job, but not always!!!

Yeah I know about that, when I was building my Les Paul somebody accused me of just posing with somebody's project and that it couldn't have been a real workshop because of the lack of random stuff lying around, they deemed the workshop to be "too clean." Fact is that our workshop at Knooren handcrafted usually is extremely messy but when there's serious business to be done, my boss usually has me and my colleague clean every single square inch. And that was the case in that particular month.