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Flame Maple bass
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:40 am
by James Tonguet
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
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:44 am
by Jason Rodgers
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.).
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:28 pm
by James Tonguet
got the back on , shown wet to bring out the grain .
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:10 pm
by Bob Francis
Very nice!
Please keep the thread alive.
Bob
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 10:24 am
by Mark Wybierala
Heavy? ...not always a bad thing.
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:54 am
by James Tonguet
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
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:12 am
by James Tonguet
finished the stain, back sanded .. (shown wet) I'm pleased
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:26 am
by Gordon Bellerose
That is a very nice piece of wood James. Nice color you've decided on too.
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:41 pm
by James Tonguet
fitted the flame maple headstock overlay , and added curly maple/ paua abalone inlay to accent the neck dots and knobs
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:45 pm
by Jedi Clampett
Did you use a Carvin Thru neck?
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:46 pm
by Jedi Clampett
I am assuming that you used thin veneer, or did you cut down the center section to allow for a curly maple top?
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 7:13 am
by James Tonguet
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 .
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:22 am
by James Tonguet
6 coats of french polish , sanded down to 600 (wet/dry) then 4 coats of lacquer , 1 more round before the buff out
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:26 pm
by Hans Bezemer
This is going to be a beauty!
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:32 am
by TyDonald
Nice!
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 2:37 pm
by James Tonguet
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.
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 5:17 am
by Hans Bezemer
That turned out as a very nice and elegant bass!
Hans
Re: Flame Maple bass
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:38 am
by James Tonguet
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