Okay - before I start cutting wood & stuff, I'd really appreciate any critique of this design. The basic dimensions and profile for the body were taken from plans for a short-scale Alembic bass.
A quick note re that "rabbet" you see around the top of the deck face of the body. I was trying to incorporate a design element from a Parker Fly guitar - the variable-width "fillet" around the body. Unfortunately, after struggling for months with Fusion 360, I was only able to get this element to work in one case, and unfortunately it was just a test project, not my actual design project. What I'll be doing with these drawings is making a template and using a flush-trim bit followed by a rabbet bit both set so as to create the tiniest of reference "ledges" that I will then use as a guide to hand-carve the "fillet".
The body thickness is only 1 5/8". This is to accommodate the big walnut slab from which I plan on making the body. If y'all think this is too thin, I can always cut the body in half, re-saw a plate off the front of both halves and glue in a contrasting layer which actually might look pretty cool running along the edge of that fillet I describe above, but I'd like to keep this as one solid piece if I can.
As you can see, the body will be routed for an active EMG PJ pickup set, and the control cavity is a bit oversized to accommodate a battery and holder without too much crowding.
If you'd like to see an interactive 3D model of this, go to the first link below. Note that I can't guarantee how long that link will remain active, but it's pretty slick. Also, your anti-virus may give you all kinds of dire warnings when you follow that link. Norton did for me, and when I dug down into it, Norton is getting hammered for the warning as there are literally thousands of engineers and designers who use that site to collaborate with their design teams. It is perfectly safe.
https://a360.co/2vHutMU
If you want to see that 3D rendering but can't or don't want to use the web tool, let me know and I can take some screen shots.
Unfortunately, the full-size dimensioned drawings are PDF's and this board doesn't support that, so the links below will allow you to view or download the three PDF drawings for the body, neck assembly and headstock. Note that you can view these online but can't zoom in farther than full-screen, and the dimensions are pretty small (the body and neck drawings are 34"x22") so feel free to download them if you want to give them a good look.
Oh - one other thing. If you look at that 3D interactive view, you'll notice some funky stuff going on around the transition between the headstock and the neck shaft. That is just my Fusion 360 noob skill set showing. Obviously that will all be carved and faired properly!
Thanks!
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DRuWu ... 3zuxSIltLy
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OqkRm ... 0FONcdgprJ
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1z5RID ... kBz6wVYqiS