Mike's Custom Burl Maple Excel

[mica]

Here's some from earlier that I hadn't gotten a chance to post until today:

  and a detail of the Burl Maple:

  But not anywhere as lovely as with some finish on it:

  Hope you love it too!

[bassjigga]

Wow beautiful!

[3rd_ray]

Thanks Mica! The burl maple looks awesome!
 
I can't wait to see the pau ferro fingerboard

[David Houck]

Cool!!

[jerico]

That is wicked! Love that little batch of flame at the bottom too!

[3rd_ray]

I think I found a picture of the original slice...
 
http://club.alembic.com/Images/2344/22510.html?1132280583
 
It's the last slice on the page... 51110-3. You can tell by what I think is spalting near the bottom. Sort of looks like a skull.
 
Justin, do you have any pictures of your Further? Burl maple is cool.

[jerico]

There are pics of my Further in the FTC threads, towards the bottom (search the titles for Justin's burl maple Further).
 
Can't wait to see this one all finished!

[3rd_ray]

You have Honey Pie... very nice! When I ordered this Excel, Susan said that the top would be similar to Honey Pie. They both look great.  
 
I also like the recessed logo and flame maple neck. I have an MK Signature Deluxe on order that will have both. Hopefully that will show up on these pages one of these days.  
 
I can't wait to get this Excel. I sold my fretless Fender jazz bass a few months ago not realizing I would miss fretless so much. Oh well, I think it's getting close now.

[jerico]

Yours has a very nice color. It does look a bit like Honey Pie - the color is like heavy coffee with a lot of cream in it!  I really like the maple core on yours, it is awesome! Purpleheart seems to jive well with burl too. Very elegant!

[mica]

In the rubout chamber:

If all goes well, we're only days away.

[3rd_ray]

Thanks for the update Mica... it's looking great! You just made this cold rainy Monday seem not so bad

[briant]

Gorgeous top!

[David Houck]

The Purpleheart accent really sets it off!

[bassjigga]

I love this bass!

[mica]

Already gone from here, but preview photos are always nice:

 

  Drop dead gorgeous. Don't forget to pluck the open A string around the 20th "fret" like I told you on the phone.