Body Shape

[mica]

Here's the peghead veneers in clamps:
 

 
Chip had your top in the press, so I couldn't take a photo of it tonight.

[rockandrowe]

Mica,
 
Thanks! Can I please see a picture of the body woods when you get a chance?

[mica]

Here's the body, before the top laminate is in place:  

 

  I'll get more photos soon with the top lamination.

[mica]

Here's the bass in carving/rounting:  

 

 

 

  It's got some of the carving completed, and it's now ready to route. Then the rest of the carving and it's on its way to the spray booth.

[guitarbeau]

Scott, Great looking instrument. We're going to be kin. I think you and I have back veneers from the same board.  
 
Michael

[Bradley Young]

Simply unbelievable.
 
Bradley

[tbrannon]

That top is absolutely killer & those neck laminates are quickly becoming my favorite visual combination.  
 
Beautiful bass!

[rockandrowe]

Michael, Thanks! Yours looks great as well. I have been following your build and your guitar is going to something really special!

[mica]

Valentino told me you wanted to see a closer picture of the fingerboard. I actually took one when I posted on the 20th, because it's so beautiful. But the photo was blurry when I went to post. So here's a new one I took today:

  And I also took this one with the routing done:

 I used a flash to hopefully show more of the wood figure. It makes the Vermilion look alarmingly bright, and while it's got good color, it's not so saturated as the photo implies.

[bassjigga]

Wow! This is ridiculous!

[guitarbeau]

Insane!!!!

[mica]

Your bass beat Michael's guitar into finish, so you get the first peek at the transformation with the sealer:  

 

 

[hifiguy]

What is that combination of neck laminates anyway?
 
The top of this bass is simply outrageous.  Lucky stiff!

[guitarbeau]

Oh My!!!!!

[bassjigga]

Great googely moogely!