Flame Maple bass

James Tonguet · Post by **James Tonguet** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:40 am

I'm building the bass for a friend, he's a Vic Wooten fan and loves to slap so this is tailored for that.

Neck - 24 fret 14" radius medium jumbo frets hard rock maple w/ flame maple fretboard
Body . Flame maple top and back lacewood / curly douglas fir core
Pickups EMG "Vic Wooten" set
Gold HW

Jason Rodgers · Post by **Jason Rodgers** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:44 am

Very nice! I plan to use Doug fir as electric body and/or core, as well. Please report on how that works out (weight, tonally, etc.).

James Tonguet · Post by **James Tonguet** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:28 pm

got the back on , shown wet to bring out the grain .

Bob Francis · Post by **Bob Francis** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:10 pm

Very nice!
Please keep the thread alive.
Bob

Mark Wybierala · Post by **Mark Wybierala** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 10:24 am

Heavy? ...not always a bad thing.

James Tonguet · Post by **James Tonguet** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:54 am

so far no , the lacewood core is lightweight.

applied some vintage lemonade stain to bring out the figure, I"ll be backsanding the top to get back to a more natural look

James Tonguet · Post by **James Tonguet** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:12 am

finished the stain, back sanded .. (shown wet) I'm pleased

Gordon Bellerose · Post by **Gordon Bellerose** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:26 am

That is a very nice piece of wood James. Nice color you've decided on too.

James Tonguet · Post by **James Tonguet** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:41 pm

fitted the flame maple headstock overlay , and added curly maple/ paua abalone inlay to accent the neck dots and knobs

Jedi Clampett · Post by **Jedi Clampett** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:45 pm

Did you use a Carvin Thru neck?

Jedi Clampett · Post by **Jedi Clampett** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:46 pm

I am assuming that you used thin veneer, or did you cut down the center section to allow for a curly maple top?

James Tonguet · Post by **James Tonguet** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 7:13 am

the top is 3/8" from Northridge . I don't use veneers . Yes the neck is a Carvin , I've been using them for 15 years , always well made and good service.

I route the center channel with a dremel / stew mac jig .

James Tonguet · Post by **James Tonguet** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:22 am

6 coats of french polish , sanded down to 600 (wet/dry) then 4 coats of lacquer , 1 more round before the buff out

Hans Bezemer · Post by **Hans Bezemer** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:26 pm

This is going to be a beauty!

TyDonald · Post by **TyDonald** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:32 am

Nice!

James Tonguet · Post by **James Tonguet** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 2:37 pm

Finally finished , put on the 24K gold plated Optima strings and wired it up , beautiful crystal clear tone.

Volume/Volume / Master Tone all stock EMG per request.

Hans Bezemer · Post by **Hans Bezemer** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 5:17 am

That turned out as a very nice and elegant bass!

Hans

James Tonguet · Post by **James Tonguet** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:38 am

PS , in regards to the neck , I plane the body portion to allow for the top thickness . on some instruments the back may get the same treatment

MIMF

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