Finished Pics! Rebody of a Fender Rascal bass

JezWynd

That's lovely.

Andyjr1515

Thanks, folks

Andyjr1515

Well, almost done.

Just got to fit the magnetic catches on the back hatches.  Here's how the front ended up looking:





Sounds great too

Bridgehouse

So much want..

Andyjr1515

Bridgehouse said:

So much want..

Bridgehouse

Andyjr1515 said:

Bridgehouse said:

So much want..

You sure you don't want to build me something a bit whacky?

Andyjr1515

Bridgehouse said:

Andyjr1515 said:

Bridgehouse said:

So much want..

You sure you don't want to build me something a bit whacky?

Well, as the saying goes, never say never....

Bridgehouse

Andyjr1515 said:

Bridgehouse said:

Andyjr1515 said:

Bridgehouse said:

So much want..

You sure you don't want to build me something a bit whacky?

Well, as the saying goes, never say never....

Tease

Andyjr1515

And, after the obligatory dark background finished shots, it's ready to be returned to Mike

Here's the before and after:


And the 'usual' shots:

DartmoorHedgehog

Very nice, as always.  That wood has just the right amount of interesting figuring without being too "PRSy"

paulnb57

Another outstanding effort Andy!

BigMonka

Just stunning Andy. It's the little bits of class that really make it stand out for me:
1) The Wenge layer showing off the carve
2) The swifts giving a peak of the old colour through the headstock
Genius.

JezWynd

Absolutely stunning, I'm really impressed by the quality of your work and design skills.

joeyowen

It's amazing.

I feel embarrassed reading threads like this, your ability is on a different planet to mine.

If I ever win the lottery (or have no bills), I want to become an intern with a guitar builder, just sit and watch alllllll day

Andyjr1515

Thanks, folks - means a lot

TTony

That piece of walnut turned out nice ...

And it makes me think of something ... Is there any reason why I couldn't mount a set of Strat p'ups from the underside?  I want to avoid the normal scratchplate on the top, but a rear access cavity - like this bass - would be OK.

I can't think of a reason not to, as long as I get the measurements right of course, and don't have screw tips protruding out of the face of the guitar!

Roland

Beautiful. It’s nice to see that you’re having success with Osmo PolyX. I’m going to use it for my C18Q1 build. I may have to copy the idea of a fretted headstock surface. 

Rabs

Wow...   That's some amazing work..... Looks great.

Rocker

Excellent work as always Andy.

Andyjr1515

TTony said:

That piece of walnut turned out nice ...

And it makes me think of something ... Is there any reason why I couldn't mount a set of Strat p'ups from the underside?  I want to avoid the normal scratchplate on the top, but a rear access cavity - like this bass - would be OK.

I can't think of a reason not to, as long as I get the measurements right of course, and don't have screw tips protruding out of the face of the guitar!

No reason at all why you can't @TTony - at least in theory.  As you say, the trick is getting the top thin enough for the pups to be able to stick through high enough but still have a modicum of wood left to screw the screws into...