Monday, April 26, 2010

Harlequin

Harlequin

5 string bass. With melted top.
Neck through 36" blank. 5 piece. maple/wenge/maple/wenge/maple

Neck : Wenge/Flame Maple
Fretboard : Ebony/Flame Maple
Scale : 34
Frets : 24
Trussrod : Warmoth

Body : Ebony/Black Limba/Flame Maple
Tuners : Hipshot HB6Y 3/8” Ultralite black (should be 3 bass side/2 treble side)
Pickups : Seymour Duncan SMB-5d (stingray replacement)
Bridge : Hipshot5 String TransTone Bass Bridge Black
Electronics : Volume Push/Pull switch Stackknob gold (thinking running volume and tone on one knob total)


Measurements:
Scale/Length 864mm/34"
Width at Nut 45mm (0th) (1.77")
Width Last Fret 67mm (24th)
Thickness 1st Fret 19.5mm
Thickness 12th Fret 21.5mm
Radius 305mm
Width at Bridge 71.8mm (2.83")

36" blank. 5 piece. maple/wenge/maple/wenge/maple

Starting on my first bass guitar. This should be interesting.


Neck blank has been sitting for 6 months and I am now going to start work on it. Doing a headstock scarf with headplate and possibly a backstrap.


2 comments:

  1. Will the melted top be CNC or from a scroll saw?

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  2. Well the CNC isn't going to be here soon so probably scroll sawed.

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