GALLERY of STUFF

Here is where the main substance is. A gallery of stuff, basically, that happens to include pictures of the basses I've made so far.


#0619

Mostly Walnut Six String

BODY: highly figured walnut top, maple accent layer, walnut body
NECK: five piece flame maple/wenge bolt-on
FINGERBOARD: wenge, 24 frets, 35" scale
ELECTRONICS: TBD

In Progress:
body and neck  

#0618

Sherbert Four String

BODY: makore/canarywood/makore top with purpleheart stringers, inverse pattern back
NECK: three piece canarywood/purpleheart bolt-on neck with black/white pinstripes
FINGERBOARD: cocobolo, 24 frets, 34" scale
ELECTRONICS: Yancey J-pickups, Bartolini 2-band preamp

I am probably going to keep this bass. I have some sort of strange affinity for canarywood and have wanted to use it in a bass for years.

Also I've come to accept that I'll never make 10,000 basses so I'm changing my serial number system to incorporate the year, hence #0618.

In Progress:
body front   body back   neck front   neck rear   finishing #1   finishing #2   finishing #3   finishing #4

#0017

Koa Delight
for Greg M. 		BODY: figured koa top, ziricote back, walnut core, maple accent layers
NECK: five piece ash/wenge set-neck
FINGERBOARD: ziricote, 24 frets, 35" scale
ELECTRONICS: Nordstrand dual coils in ziricote/walnut covers, Mike Pope preamp.
Greg picked some tasty looking woods. Koa is tricky and its full beauty is only apparant when finished. You will want to eat this bass once it's done.

In Progress:
full front   back   front with naptha   headstock front   headstock rear  

#0016

Myrtle Purple Maple 		BODY: myrtle top, maple back, alder core
NECK: five piece maple/purple heart set-neck
FINGERBOARD: purple heart, 24 frets, 35" scale
ELECTRONICS: Nordstrand dual coils, Bartolini 3-band preamp
This might be my favorite bass so far.

In Progress:
front   back   full front   finishing 1   finishing 2   finishing 3   finishing 4   finishing 5  

#0015

Four string ash special 		BODY: two piece ash
NECK: ash set-neck with wenge center laminate
FINGERBOARD: wenge, 24 frets, 34" scale
ELECTRONICS: Bartolini X4 CB series

This is my second bass with an ash neck. Mike Tobias is using it now alot but I think I beat him to it by a couple of years (see #0007!). So far it sounds great.
Picture from the owner, who also owns #0016.

In Progress:
rough front, strung up too early   rough back  

#0014

Five string semi-hollow

BODY: semi-hollow walnut body with spruce top
NECK: set neck, one piece maple with ebony headstock overlay
FINGERBOARD: pau ferro, 35" scale
ELECTRONICS: Nordstrand Fat Stacks in rosewood covers, Aguilar OPB-3 preamp, ebony knobs
WEIGHT: 8.5 lbs

This bass is available through The Bass Emporium.


In Progress:
rough front close   rough front   rough back   front drying   full front drying   back dring  

#0013

Four-string
for Chris D. 		BODY: mahogany body with bubinga top/back
NECK: set neck, 5 piece maple/wenge with matching bubinga headstock
FINGERBOARD: birdseye maple, 34" scale, bubinga binding
ELECTRONICS: Bartolini PJ, Aguilar OPB-1 preamp, active/passive switch

In Progress:
neck blank   top   body 1   body 2   inlay 1   inlay 2   neck detail 1   neck detail 2   rough carved front   rough carved back   front w/shellac sealer   back w/shellac   front w/some finish   back w/some finish  

#0012

Five-string
for Max 		BODY: Single-cutaway quartersawn ribbon mahogany body with amboyna burl top
NECK: set neck, 5 piece maple/bubinga with matching amboyna burl headstock
FINGERBOARD: wenge, 35" scale, bubinga binding
ELECTRONICS: Bartolini P4 dual coil "classic bass" pickups
OTHER: This will be my first attempt at the single cut style per customer request. Its going to be an ice cream themed bass with lots of vanilla, chocolate, and caramel.

In Progress:
headstock   neck butt   neck pocket   front (rough)   neck joint (VERY rough)   front w/shellac   back w/shellac  

#0011

Four-string semi-hollow
 		BODY: semi-hollow walnut with spalted maple top, bubinga back and spanish cedar accent laminates
NECK: set neck, 7 piece flame maple/purple heart/rosewood
FINGERBOARD: ziricote w/ebony binding, 34" scale
ELECTRONICS: Bartolini J-style and three band preamp
OTHER: A virtual clone of #0010 except for the fingerboard and electronics. The top is from the same block and slightly nicer, I think. The back bubinga will be way nicer than mine once finished. This bass is now owned by Steve from Philadelphia.


In Progress:
front   back   top and body   body back   blurry top   neck (back)   neck (front)  

#0010

Four-string semi-hollow
for ME! 		BODY: semi-hollow walnut with spalted maple top, bubinga back and spanish cedar accent laminates
NECK: set neck, 7 piece flame maple/purple heart/rosewood
FINGERBOARD: cocobolo w/ebony binding, 34" scale
ELECTRONICS: Bartolini classic bass J-set
OTHER: I keep selling all my nice basses. My tenth bass, however, will stay with me as a demo. This is my main bass that I play with Opposite Day.


In Progress:
front   rear   fingerboard   headstock rear  

#0009

Five-string fretless semi-hollow
 BODY: semi-hollow ash with spalted sycamore top
NECK: set neck, five piece flame maple/wenge
FINGERBOARD: unlined ebony, 35" scale
OTHER: Bartolini X5CB pickups, passive

This bass sold to a gentleman from New Mexico via The Bass Emporium here in Austin, TX. I didn't get a chance to take any nice pictures of it before it sold but here are a few:

In Progress:
body   sound holes   strung up too early   back drying  

#0008

Six-string fretted
for Ben 		BODY: crotch walnut top and back, lacewood core with canarywood on thru-body portion of neck
NECK: neck-thru body, 7 piece wenge/purple heart
FINGERBOARD: pau ferro, 35" scale
ELECTRONICS: (2) EMG-TW switchable single/dual coil pickups, 3-band EQ w/mid sweep

In Progress:
book-matched top   front   back   front, finish drying   back, finish drying  

#0007

Six-string fretted
for Ryan Parker 		BODY: bubinga/ziricote top, super light swamp ash back
NECK: set neck, 5 piece ash/bubinga.
FINGERBOARD: 36" scale birdseye maple with 26 frets and custom ebony rabbit inlay. Matching birdseye headstock
ELECTRONICS: (2) Bartolini P2 pickups with 3-band EQ
OTHER: lacquer finish, Hipshot ultralight tuners, Hipshot bridge
owner's review


In Progress:
neck   truss rod and graphite   body   routing setup   lacquer drying  

#0006

Five-string fretted
for Jim Williamson 		BODY: quilt maple top, swamp ash back, walnut accent
NECK: neck-thru, 5 piece flame maple/wenge/purple heart
FINGERBOARD: 35" scale, 24 fret bocote with purple heart binding
ELECTRONICS: (2) Bartolini BC pickups with 2-band EQ


In Progress:
body   neck heel   fingerboard  

#0005

Four-string fretted
for Ryan Parker 		NECK: Neck-thru, 7 piece wenge/purple heart, bubinga heel block through body
FINGERBOARD: Pau Ferro, 24 frets, customer designed inlay at 12th fret
BODY: Top: Spalted, figured Myrtle from Oregon. Hides neck laminates.
BACK: Ash with walnut and black accent veneers
PICKUP: Lane Poor MM-style dual voice pickup w/ABM piezo bridge
ELECTRONICS: Bartolini NTCT-3MC w/MPB-1 piezo buffer
OTHER: Hipshot D-tuner
FEATURES: Low-profile, 1.5" thick body
owner's review


In Progress:
neck blank   top   fitting   inlay  

#0004

Six-string fretted
Prototype 		NECK: Neck-thru, 7 piece wenge/bubinga/purple heart with wenge/walnut/bubinga headstock
FINGERBOARD: 35" scale wenge, 24 frets, no inlays
BODY: 5 piece lacewood/wenge/walnut
PICKUPS: Bartolini soapbars. Surplus Tobias stock
ELECTRONICS: Bartolini dual channel preamp. From a Tobias Growler
OTHER: A heavy bass with a clean, focused tone. I like to make them lighter now but this one sounds great.
  me playing  

In Progress:
front   back   headstock   scarf joint