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Author Message adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3190 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 - 2:54 pm:    These threads usually start with a neck ... (Message edited by adriaan on January 10, 2015) adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3191 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 - 2:57 pm:    Before the neck could be started obviously some choices had to be made, like which slab of Walnut tickled my fancy. Placement of the templates before and after cutting open the slab for the bookmatch: adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3192 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 - 2:58 pm:    Then the bass started to take shape! adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3193 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 - 3:07 pm:    Cutting corners - in a good way: adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3195 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 - 3:14 pm:    This is one of the last pictures of the bass without finish. I love this shot! artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 2028 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 - 4:48 pm:    That looks luscious, look forward to seeing more. Congratulations Adriaan! sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3856 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 - 5:12 pm:    Beauty in progress ! ___ Congratulations . moongerm Member Username: moongerm Post Number: 77 Registered: 8-2013 Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 - 5:19 pm:    Love it, wow! eastcoastepic Advanced Member Username: eastcoastepic Post Number: 274 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 - 5:53 pm:    Neck sandwich extraordinaire! davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11622 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2015 - 6:15 am:    Wonderful! ed_too Junior Username: ed_too Post Number: 43 Registered: 3-2011 Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2015 - 7:34 am:    Love the neck...but really love the walnut - can't wait to see some finish on it to bring out the grain! - Congrats. keith_h Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 2135 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2015 - 7:58 am:    Looks very nice. Congratulations Adriaan. Keith fc_spoiler Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 1610 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2015 - 10:00 am:    Awesome, congrats! tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1662 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2015 - 12:02 pm:    Looking good! I really like the 'eyes' on the outer edges of the body near the bridge. Neck recipe is walnut, maple, purpleheart and ebony? adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3196 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2015 - 1:56 pm:    Glad you all like it! I'm thrilled to bits, have been since the build took off over the past few weeks. For the neck recipe, the outside pair is of course mahogany. I've been dreaming of having a custom built for years, and it was always going to be a 6-string kind of Brown Bass - but not without an ebony neck laminate. When it came to deciding on the wood selections, Susan and Mica had a great many ideas and suggestions and came up with some photoshop mock-ups, and even some one-off lamination samples made in the shop. With a 6-string, you have plenty of laminates to fill in, so I was spoilt for choice. I thought the colour scheme might be jazzed up a little with purpleheart laminates and birch pinstripes framing the ebony. Then all the birch was dropped for maple, and at the very last minute the two purpleheart and one ebony flipped into one purpleheart and two ebony. The front veneer on the peghead was my idea, and the back veneer ... was a really sweet surprise when Mica showed me the picture. (I'm keeping it as a surprise for you all, nana nanana.) I have pictures of the bass with the first coat of sealant, but there's all sorts of weird reflections and wet patches. Better pictures will be posted as they become available. My favourite bit so far is the tip of the point! It is beyfond me how to apply tools to that big square tail, and end up with such a refined piece of sculpture. And I also love how the point at the top of the crown is just slightly rounded. rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1485 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 9:58 am:    This is going to be one gorgeous bass! I can't wait to see it with finish on it! Congratulations! tubeperson Senior Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 492 Registered: 5-2005 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 10:08 am:    I am barely over "cleaning myself off" from the Blue Orca visual orgasm, now I must deal with this? Outstanding! There's a man with a plan. Good for you Adrian. Gotta have those dreams, and have fun turning them into reality. stout71 Advanced Member Username: stout71 Post Number: 240 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 11:47 am:    What he said. rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1491 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 1:29 pm:    Steve, the Factory To Customer section should come with a warning that "Visual ecstasy lies ahead, enter at your own risk!" adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3198 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 3:11 pm:    Here goes ... adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3199 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 3:21 pm:    adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3200 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 3:23 pm:    mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8364 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 3:25 pm:    With a little finish, it's even prettier! adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3201 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 3:26 pm:    mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8365 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 3:30 pm:    Ha, Adriaan! I went back and took some better pics instead of those cell phone quickies with the annoying flash I forgot to disable. Peghead looking good here: adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3202 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 3:33 pm:    Work of art! growlypants Intermediate Member Username: growlypants Post Number: 113 Registered: 3-2011 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 3:46 pm:    MERCY....!!! rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1492 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 4:47 pm:    That Walnut is stunning! If I ever do another build, that will be my wood choice too! tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1663 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 9:00 pm:    Inlaid logo on the headstock or is there something special happening elsewhere? Just wondering because if it's a SII, was expecting the logo under the finish, but I don't see anything on that peg head that screams future inlay.... Inquiring mind wants to know! sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3861 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2015 - 9:31 pm:    My 1997 Series II standard point long scale has a gold plated surface mount logo.