4005 facsimile-final shots

drbassman · April 06, 2009, 12:58:41 PM

Quote from: Blazer on April 06, 2009, 06:38:30 AM
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.

Cleanliness is next to Godliness, you know!

drbassman · April 06, 2009, 06:34:08 PM

Hey, I have a question. Since I'm making this my own anyway, do you think 2 f-holes would be nice looking on this bass rather than the usual one? It would mean no pick guard, but I could live with that.

shadowcastaz · April 06, 2009, 08:05:00 PM

I like the idea. Id even not line them up.in other words not a mirror image even though the sides are not reflective of each other. But that is just me . I like the cat eye F holes. I have always felt PG's cover up too much wood.M

Nocturnal · April 06, 2009, 10:28:04 PM

You could always experiment with it in Photoshop to see if you like the looks of 2 f holes, and mess with their position on the body.

Chris P. · April 06, 2009, 11:17:37 PM

I like it if you really make it an own design, like changing the headstock a bit and maybe the two holes. +1 on the photoshop thing. Or just cut out two hole-formed black pieces of paper and try them on the body.

drbassman · April 07, 2009, 06:00:13 AM

OK, how's this?

shadowcastaz · April 07, 2009, 06:08:11 AM

Works for me . Sho-da-maho!!

Chris P. · April 07, 2009, 06:26:13 AM

Yep, I like it! Maybe a bit more distance between the controls?

Nocturnal · April 07, 2009, 06:51:46 AM

Looks good with the 2 holes. +1 on adjusting the knob layout tho.

drbassman · April 07, 2009, 07:39:40 AM

Yep, I think this is the route to go. I'll adjust the knobs, I just threw them on there in a hurry this morning before work!

Hey, I ordered the pups yesterday too!

Pilgrim · April 07, 2009, 08:55:04 AM

Looks great! Another vote for spreading out the knobs, though.

shadowcastaz · April 07, 2009, 09:02:20 AM

What kinda pups are those?

drbassman · April 07, 2009, 09:25:11 AM

A new top mount model of ThunderTron by TV Jones. It's a Dearmond clone he calls a DynaTron. Cool, huh? Only $115.

ramone57 · April 07, 2009, 11:22:22 AM

Dr B, how about putting the controls in a line following the edge of the lower bout?

like this
http://www.soulshine.com.br/index.asp?secao=3&categoria=22&subcategoria=0&id=547

Dave W · April 07, 2009, 11:46:42 AM

I like the dual f-holes. The knob layout is fine. Don't want to get too far away from your inspiration.