i need some help gang - Colby Bass

[Freuds_Cat]

Been out with a lot of carnivorous girls, never considered becoming a vegetarian though. Maybe I need to rethink this situation 

[Highlander]

 

[drbassman]

Work stopage, daughter in town for the weekend.  Back later..............

[drbassman]

OK, back in the saddle.  Will sand filler and finish control plate tonight.  Might even glue the neck in too!

[sniper]

 

[drbassman]

Man, I'm feeling so out of it.  Sorry it's been such a long hiatus.

[sniper]

Man, I'm feeling so out of it.  Sorry it's been such a long hiatus.

take all the time you need. happy builders make happy basses.

[drbassman]

Here ya go!  Filler is sanded.  Neck doweled and glued on.  Control plate cut and drilled.  Gonna have to rout out the control cavity a little more.  The pot shafts are too tall (using your vintage harness) and will need some washers on the back to drop them down a quarter inch or so.

Will plane the fret board a little thinnner and install the frets this weekend.  Then, install the truss rod and glue the board onto the neck.

Then we start thinking about some S&S and top coats............

[sniper]

Gonna have to rout out the control cavity a little more.  The pot shafts are too tall (using your vintage harness) and will need some washers on the back to drop them down a quarter inch or so.

Take it to Walnut if you have to.

[drbassman]

Take it to Walnut if you have to.

Shouldn't have to go that far!  Just a little more ash, that's all.

[shadowcastaz]

....I never minded a little more ash!

[drbassman]

You got it!  Neck set and control panel/plate are finished.  It will be a fret board weekend!

BTW, I really like the way the doweled neck came out.  I think I'm gonna use that technique on my own builds in the future.

[sniper]

that neck joint looks super!

the graining in the fretboard should compliment the colors in the top body plate very nicely as well as blend with the Ebony, Walnut and black.

i'm loving that hockey stick head even on the LP shaped body= it is small, light, practical and the almost "J" profile on that Epi neck will make it very fast. all 22 frets on that Martin fretboard should be very accessible.

could you take a snap with the fretboard layed on and the pup turned around?

[drbassman]

could you take a snap with the fretboard layed on and the pup turned around?

Here ya go.................

The board will overhang the end of the neck by about 1/8".  I decided to leave it square on the ends, I like the look much better and the final fret will fit and work better IMHO.

[sniper]

i like the look of the pole placement better this way, good call on the square end fretboard.