Jeff's Custom Bass

[mica]

First off, congratulations - that's wonderful news!  Some builds have all the luck. Every time I'm go in the shop with camera in hand, your bass is up to something interesting.  The tulip end of the fingerboard:

  Peghead veneers stacked up very nicely:

  The neck as a whole:

  Inside of the top and the core readying for the glue-up:

  Backplates cut from the back laminate:

  Your future battery cover:

[mica]

First day in carving:

[get_a_neck]

Wow, thanks Mica, it looks great.
I really appreciate all of the photos.
Valentino and I had discussed carving the neck a little thinner than usual for you guys, but I don't want to compromise tone or stability. I love the fat/narrow neck on my Spoiler 4, but am used to a thinner neck on a 5 string.  
What do you think?
Thanks again,
Jeff

[bassjigga]

Jeff/Mica,
 
I'm curious about the accent laminates since I'm also going to have vermillion. With age, will the vermillion and mahogany lams/pinstripes on this blend together as the vermillion browns? How pronounced an effect will age have? Right now that orange in the vermillion has such a nice contrast with the mahogany.
 
Beautiful bass btw Jeff.
 
Dave

[mica]

There's not alot of contrast right now. Here's the peghead veneers with the hue removed:

  I tried to see if I could approximate the browning. It's not really that successful, but maybe it will help some:

  If you keep the bass out of direct sunlight and other strong UV sources of light, you'll minimize the amount of browning the Vermilion goes through.  But it always darkens and gets less orange, more "bricky" with time.

[mica]

Got some attention from Cody in carving this week:

[David Houck]

That looks nice!

[mele_aloha]

I can't wait to see this, gorgeous! This is a beauty! Wow!
 
Alembicsville all the way. Congrats!

[mica]

Got a little finish on it now...

Looks really sharp!

[tbrannon]

Seriously awesome with the finish on it!!
 
Mica: inquiring mind(s) want to know- what's the deal with the blue one in the background with the angled pickups?

[mica]

It was ordered that way, I never asked why. It's going to be refinsihed in black.

[the_8_string_king]

WOW!!!

[tbrannon]

Mica wrote, It's going to be refinished in black.
 
Must be Danno's. =)

[artswork99]

Wow, this sure is impressive work!

[funkyjazzjunky]

What a lovely walnut instrument!