danw
cheap bastard
It's taken a year + a summer, but my bass project is about done, and I thought you might like to see it.
Specs:
40.25" scale.
Stew-mac bass tuners.
24" galvanized tub body.
Carved SPF top (lowes 2x12), with parallel bracing in lieu of a soundpost.
Maple / walnut neck and endpin.
Bloodwood fingerboard and tailpiece.
D'addario prelude strings.
The bridge and tailpiece-cable-holder just have a couple of coats of Zinnser sealcoat, and the face of the fingerboard is just sanded to 1500 and treated with a little bit of butcher-block oil; the remaining wood parts are all done in Tru-oil. The tub is painted with Rust-Oleum metalflake vintage copper.
Here's a front shot:
A closeup of the headstock front:
and the back:
Bridge and Tailpiece:
Carved heel and heelcap:
Endpin:
Specs:
40.25" scale.
Stew-mac bass tuners.
24" galvanized tub body.
Carved SPF top (lowes 2x12), with parallel bracing in lieu of a soundpost.
Maple / walnut neck and endpin.
Bloodwood fingerboard and tailpiece.
D'addario prelude strings.
The bridge and tailpiece-cable-holder just have a couple of coats of Zinnser sealcoat, and the face of the fingerboard is just sanded to 1500 and treated with a little bit of butcher-block oil; the remaining wood parts are all done in Tru-oil. The tub is painted with Rust-Oleum metalflake vintage copper.
Here's a front shot:
A closeup of the headstock front:
and the back:
Bridge and Tailpiece:
Carved heel and heelcap:
Endpin:
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