That's just the kind of update that I look forward to seeing when I get back from a vacation!
 
Looking beautiful already.  I'd love to see it again soon during the shaping/building process.  It's so cool to have photos of it while being worked on to compare to the finished product - which I realize is some time off still.

Mica,
 
Is there any chance of a few more carving/routing/shenanigans photos of this beasty before it gets to ?the long wait??

I ain't too proud to beg...
 
PLEASE PLEASE PLEAAAAAAAAAAAASE??

It's about time to drill some holes in this bass. Here's plan A:

  arranged like this perhaps:

  Whaddaya think?

I believe that looks oustanding.  Where would you stick the LED switch?  Slightly below and between the bass and filter knobs seems like the logical location?
 
That top is looking outstanding!

I want to know what the knob at the 24th fret does

That's the talent knob.  It goes to 11.

The interface for the talent knob will make use of bio-metric neural  transducers with  infinite  bandwidth DSP processors that can be controlled via the talent interface pre-set parameter logarithmic  buffer control console .      
 
      All very easily adjustable with the neural command head band control unit remote.  A new Alembic Accessory available some day .  
               Just dreaming _________new stuff ________!!!!!!!!!!

Brian,
That top surely is looking outstanding!!!
    -Rich

I agree ____The top wood is is definitely exemplary !

Thanks, gentlemen.
 
To be perfectly honest I've spent at least an hour today staring at it.  I am absolutely dying to see the back of the body and neck.

I'd like to know for what does that Knob over the Neck works for... Trussrod Knob, perhaps?
 
 
*sorry, couldn't help...

Mario, please see my post 447 above for your answer.

Oh, I could use one of those!

This is what I was thinking, Mica.  I left a VM yesterday, looking forward to hearing from you!