Chris' Custom Excel

[mica]

I've been collecting these all along, so here's a good bunch of pictures for you:
 

 
Don't worry about the funky outlines on the body. Just a settling of dust when I moved some items off the body.

[mica]

See! They are all gone now:
 

[mica]

In carving:  

 Still shaping on the heel joint area.  

 Lots left to do at this end.

[mica]

It's now in the finish department:  

 

 

[bumhucker]

Wow.
Thanks for posting these!  
Wow.
That top is killer!

[bumhucker]

hey mica--is there room in the control cavity for EMW electronics?  I know I just ordered a AE-2 kit- but i see that cavity is bigger than i thought.  no big deal--but i think the EMW thing is pretty ultimate and if there is time and it fits...  i'd like to go for it!
 
(Message edited by bumhucker on September 18, 2006)

[bumhucker]

i just realized that it has four holes.  where will the output jack go? on the side?

[bumhucker]

just talked to susan and got the output jack thing straight. nevermind! and i guess skip the emw idea--i don't want to goof things up.  i just got excited...
 
(Message edited by bumhucker on September 20, 2006)

[bumhucker]

how are we looking?  must be close huh?

[mica]

I snuck in the drying room tonight to take a quick picture of your bass, but I could only get the back from where it was hanging:
 

 
You can see it's much more shiny now! It is getting close.

[bumhucker]

thanks!  looks fantastic.  i'm bouncing around in my chair!

[gare]

Is it done ?
I'm curious how it turns out, wondering how the body and neck balance out. It's hard to tell from the angle of the picture above..
Anyway, thats gonna be a nice bass Christian.
 
Gary

[bumhucker]

hey gary,
thanks!  i think so too.
not done yet.  i am hoping it will balance very well-that was a big part of my decision.  i'll post some pics and thoughts when it gets here.

[bumhucker]

hey mica--did my bass ship out?   i am back from the honeymoon and ready for it!  (we were talking about it getting here today)  thanks so much!

[mica]

Hi Chris,
 
Here it is, completed on the wall just before heading to the shipping room:

 
It was a little optimistic for me to think we could get your bass shipped to arrive today. Is Friday a good receiving day for you?