Just taking form:

  Peghead "ears" getting in place:

  Flame Maple figuring is intense!

Omg
 
Do you have a fire extinguisher within reach?
 
Looks awesome, thanx!

Breath Flip.... Breath........
 

Hi folks,  There seems to be many versions of the ?tongue? between the headstock and neck. Narrow versionse and wider versions with an almost flat bottom.  It looks like Jason had the "wide flat bottom" version:  

  This is what I mean with the narrow version:  

  Can you re-create the Jason version?   For tuner alignment: Please place the tuners inline with the headstock, like on my Elan:

 (not inline with the neck like the fretless)  Also I like to have the high gloss finish on the back (fretless has the satin finish, all others have high gloss necks)  Thanx a lot for building me this monster

Here's a very poor visualisation of my take on the knobs layout:
 

 
Also I would like to have the old hat style knobs.
 
(Message edited by fc_spoiler on May 22, 2009)

Thanx for the advise!  
 
Btw:I love your new OO style

Get down Flip!!!!

Wow, looks good wonder how mine is coming along.
 
Flip so are you going with no bridge block? I know you made a few changes like the black Tahitian MOP inlays from Newsted's Elan. I cant remember if you told me if you went with the bridge block or not.
 
In the spirit of getting mine 100% spec correct I went with no bridge block.

Elans just kick. I so enjoy mine (thank you Elwoodblue). Oddly enough, the guys in the worship band prefer it's quality of sound to the 20th Anniversary.
 
Go Flip, go!

Yowsa, yowsa, yowsa. Looks extremely promising - but I thought you were getting ebony neck lams?

Awesome Flip!!

Thanx!
 
Ebony lams were out of my $$$ reach (I blame it on the fretless, so there were no hard feelings at all)
 
For full disclosure, here's the complete specs list:
 
HLB5 Elan Long scale 5 string bass  
34 scale  
Maple core  
3 Purpleheart neck lams  
Classic Taper/Comfort taper fingerboard (not sure yet)
Outside flame Maple neck laminates  
Black Tahitian MOP ovals  
Flame Maple top  
Sheer Black finish clear high gloss back of neck Jason Newsted style
Standard Alembic brass nut, Bird Tailpiece, Bridge and bridge block
Half Moon brass truss rod cover  
Black plastic backplates  
Alembic Logo and Script above nut
FC inlay @ 12th fret
Elan road case
 
JPJ pickups  
Jazz pickups with pan control
P pickup with on/off switch
Three 3-position Q for each pickup  
3 filter controls on each pickup  
3 internal gain trimpots for each pickup  
master volume
mono out

Dude, three filter controls per pickup? I don't think the Shuttle is that complicated. Can't wait to see this build, vicariousness never flet so good.

Insane ey?
 
It is what the Custom quote says, but I think your right.
 
Mica: I'll settle for one filter per pickup :-)
 
Full disclosure supplemental:
 
Instead of previous mentioned electronics:
JPJ pickups  
Jazz pickups with pan control  
P pickup with on/off switch  
Three 3-position Q, one for each pickup  
3 filter controls, one on each pickup  
3 internal gain trimpots, one for each pickup  
master volume  
mono out

You can't back out now! We want you to want it....hehehehehe.