So this time last year i designed a guitar and had a time limit of around 14 months to build it.
This year, i have 4/5 months to build, FUN!
So what we got here?
-34" scale
-fretless
-2 jazz bass pickups (will be replaced for higher quality when funds allow)
-special neck shaping*
-set thru neck design
-Brass nut
-Huge bridge (LOL)
-P bass style tuners, classy
Got wood?
-bubinga fretboard
-Brazilian mahogany/ rock maple neck
-African mahogany body (1 piece)**
-Flamed maple top
*the shaping is interesting, it goes from a full, almost rounded profile at the top; and a thin, flat profile at the body end.
"Sounds like compound radius?!" you say?
similar, because this one has a hard shoulder on the "bass" side of the neck profile, and a flatter, thinner shoulder that blends to the fretboard on the "treble" side.
Very comfortable to play and was a blast to shape!
** the body wood IS all the same piece, yet i had to cut it in half to allow the body shape to fit on the piece i bought.
Influences?
AHA!
wellllllll
lots
-memphis design school, new york
-Warwick buzzard
-Ibanez xiphos
-Ibanez iceman
-Ernie Ball music man petrucci
-Gibson explorer
Very subtle bits from each, but they are there.
To sit down, the shape is magnificent, it balances well stood up and is rather heavy..okay for a guy built like myself
Oh, and i forgot..double bass headstock..but a modern take.
Pics up VERY soon