Lots of pictures of the neck taking form...  

 glue drips  

 ears so the machine heads have a place to live  

 getting ready to veneer the peghead  

 veneers in clamps  

 a peghead is born!

Oh yeah, and about that shamrock:  

 

  My son Erik was here today, and he asked me, "Is that like a shamrock, mommy?" This is a test carving for the proof of concept.

The shamrock is very cool!

That's what I'm talking about!

Love the shamrock to be sure to be sure.

So glad to see my axe finally taking shape.  This is the first time I've seen the neck and headstock pictures.  Just wait until you see the top, guys.  I saw the raw samples.  They are gorgeous!!

Here are the pics Mica took of the top laminate blanks.  Stunning.

 

 

 

  [edited for picture alignment]  (Message edited by adriaan on April 23, 2012)

Birds eye Maple and a clover
 
Another unique work of art in progress

Here's what I came up with for the control layout:

  So you know what I'm thinking about geometry:

  And without any markup so you can see if you like it:

 Well, the ghost of the output jack interior still shows up there, but I think you can imagine it away.   Let me know what you think. Once we get the control layout done, all the wood pieces are ready to glue together and it will look like a real bass within a few days of approval.

Bass = neck pickup and treble = bridge pickup, correct?

Correct. I should probably say neck and bridge pickups like everyone else, but my dad trained me for bass and treble pickups

Layout looks just fine.  Permission to proceed granted!

OK, I'll print this out before I go home so the shop can start on it first thing Monday. Woo hoo!

Ugh!
 
I do this all the time. It will probably be like 10 more years before I get used to switches for LEDs.
 
It does mean we need to pick a place for your switch still. Here's 2 options with the approved layout:

 
Please let me know if you like #1 or #2 for the LEDs, or if you want me to start over.

I was kind of hoping to see it slightly apart from all the other controls, like due east of the pickup selector in the picture above, but I wasn't considering that getting into the area where I tend to play more (neck pickup or in between the two).  If I had to go with one of the options you outlined, I'd go with #1.