Wow Adam, that is very ummm UltraSuperMega Something.. I like it a lot. not exactly on my workbench, but ... hope it isn't too far off topic... Lame, but it works. Time will tell if it is 'robust' enough. Think i'll buy the next one. Must have put it together and taken it apart 20 times to get all the countersinks and whatnot in the ballpark.
A continuation of my post in the Got Wood? thread... Here's the first neck blank, the stringers are bubinga. The second one, this one being for Nick. The stringers on this one are purpleheart. Not pictured today but drying currently is the 3rd neck blank, which has thin wenge veneers between the maple pieces instead of stringers.
Here's the 3rd neck blank, roasted maple + wenge: Today I worked on the fanned 9 string. This morning I finalized the pickup design and made routing templates based on that, also finalized the bridge design and the bridge pin layout, all to match the new body. I drilled the bridge pin holes, the string through holes, routed the pickup routes, and made the new bridge plate.
This one went out the door last December and now that the humidity has gone above zero to where it should be it could use a setup and a new set of strings. I love it when one of my guitars that I haven't seen for a while shows up and I get to play the shine off a new set of strings, it's like a lost child coming home... Here's a few pic's.
Got the heel transition area shaped. It's not the most sculpted, mind-blowing heel ever, but it should be adequate for a bass
