Build Record / Discussion

Log Out | Topics | Search Moderators | Register | Edit Profile

Author Message mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4189 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 4:46 pm:    This is the Darling neck laminations scaled for your bass: This will be inside the veneers of the peghead: willgunn New Username: willgunn Post Number: 3 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 8:50 pm:    Thanks so much, Mica! Even though I get to enjoy so many of these beauties personally on their way "passing thru", when one is actually for myself, it makes me feel again like a little kid awaiting Christmas! Keep those cards and letters coming! mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4464 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 5:46 pm:    This is the top candidate for your bass: Hope you can see some of the pencil line for the Essence 6 shape. It catches the nice big circles on the body half and again the far reach of the upper horn. This is freshly sanded, so the color will richen up a good bit once you see it with the finish. Let me know if you like it! byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 611 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 7:50 pm:    Will, Since you're copying elements of the Darling, and there is a Little Darling, I'd like to suggest a name for your bass: Big Darling. That's a little tongue-in-cheek, but I'm serious. Bradley willgunn New Username: willgunn Post Number: 6 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 7:32 am:    Thanks so much for the update, Mica! That IS a nice selection for the top- swirls and straight grains, and shading contrasts as well. Go for it! mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4601 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, May 25, 2007 - 8:19 pm:    Fingerboard is made, LEDs wired, and peghead veneers in place. Next stop, cut the peghead shape out: Then we'll install the truss rods and glue the fingerboard in place. Next photos will probably be of the body construction. willgunn New Username: willgunn Post Number: 9 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 9:20 am:    Thanks so much! Any new updates? mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4732 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 2:05 pm:    In this picture your bass is ready for the sealer: There is no finish on the bass in the photo, but it has progressed since this photo. I'm trying hard to get one with finish so you can see how amazing the wood looks. the_8_string_king Senior Member Username: the_8_string_king Post Number: 667 Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 2:16 pm:    Lookin' awfully good there, Will. Is that an extra long horn, and a Vermillion accent laminate? willgunn Junior Username: willgunn Post Number: 12 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 3:19 pm:    Mica, thanks so much for the update - I realize that you're EXTRA busy these days, so it's doubly appreciated! NOW I'm really excited! If you've got any pix of the back of this baby, please post whenever you can. And to answer your questions Mark, it IS an extra-long horn (actually, the type used on the 6-string Essence), and Vermillion accents all around. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5421 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 5:56 pm:    I think the wood looks pretty amazing already. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4753 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 4:51 pm:    Some spray on the bass now: jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1299 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 4:48 am:    looks very nice Will. Mica, can we see a closeup of the buckeye bass in the background please ;-) Graeme georgie_boy Advanced Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 287 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 10:25 am:    Not thinking of yet another one are we Graeme!!?? G mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4775 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 7:15 pm:    It's a little off-topic, but I don't think Will will mind. Here's the bass behind the bass: Maybe I shouldn't add that this bass is one we're making for our showroom and presently doesn't have a home, though there is someone in Japan considering it. Was that evil? 2400wattman Senior Member Username: 2400wattman Post Number: 442 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 7:31 pm:    put in a flame maple core and that's what I would've ordered a few months back flaxattack Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1636 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 7:55 pm:    its a shame it isnt btc jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1301 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 1:02 am:    That's beautiful. Thanks Mica. back on topic, I like the long horn on Will's bass. If I'd known about that as an option I might have chosen an essence instead of the rogue. Not that I'm in any way disappointed with my rogue of course ;-) Graeme p.s. george - I'm always thinking. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5307 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, May 16, 2008 - 4:20 pm:    This is a picture from last week: Now the bass is actually done, just waiting on the custom knobs that should be here next week. I'll post a new pic when they come in. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 6570 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Friday, May 16, 2008 - 7:57 pm:    Flame Maple cores always look great, but especially here as a great match to the color of the top. tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 743 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Friday, May 16, 2008 - 7:59 pm:    I love the two matching swirled grain areas. Lookin' good Will! 2400wattman Senior Member Username: 2400wattman Post Number: 611 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 10:39 pm:    wha happened to Will's bass? willgunn Junior Username: willgunn Post Number: 24 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 2:46 pm:    I finally received the bass in June, and have been using it exclusively ever since - and lovin' every minute of it! One of these days, I'll get some pics of it up, but in the meanwhile, here are the spec's that aren't otherwise obvious: Flame Maple body with "Nearest Neighbor" wood back plates, red side LED's with a 3-position switch, "AXY" in neck position & "Fatboy" in bridge position (both with "Continuous Wood" tops), "Elan" electronics (dual pre-amps/master vol/pan/filter) with 3-position "Q"-switch, inlayed logo w/shell, "Continuous Wood" truss rod cover, and side-mounted output jack. It's tuned BEAD (I'm an "'old-school' groove" player) with a neck measuring 1 7/16" @nut and 2 3/8" @ 24th. fret...and it fits me like a glove! For me, this little beauty has everything I need/want, and nothing I don't - particularly in the electronics department. Having previously owned Alembics with "Series II" and "Signature" electronics, I find a single filter/"Q" setup to be somewhat more "user-friendly" - particularly on gigs...but that's just me! tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 914 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 4:11 pm:    Will- Dying to see pictures of the bass. I'm interested in seeing those wooden pickup covers, the inlayed logo and those nearest neighbor backplates. Glad you're enjoying it. Toby 2400wattman Senior Member Username: 2400wattman Post Number: 615 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 11:10 pm:    Get down Will!!