Project time,
I've been refinishing guitars and stuff for a while and it's finally time to take things a bit further.
I have a strat kit to build next week, (will be a build thread on that soon) but yesterday I picked up a P bass body and parts from
@Teyeplayer (thanks again dude!) .This will be my project for after the partscaster strat build.
Step 1 - designing and planning
I didn't really want a P bass shape, but I did want a project, so I'll be changing the shape slightly and adding some kind of burl top.
For now I've been playing around with the shape in photoshop (roughly and quickly), I used a photo of a P body and altered that, then added a burl top photo and roughly shaped where I want the bevels round the edges. What does everyone think of the shape?
More importantly, in the photo I've taken some material away above the neck pocket (top cutaway) , is this a bad idea?
Don't think the top will be quite this fancy, but its a general idea of what I want ..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5r3xfaxs72c54rw/234.jpg?raw=1
Comments
Will be following with interest!
I like bevels and /or curves at the inside cutaways of the horns. I think they look good, but also, certainly for the lower horn, they make playing at the dusty end much more comfortable
The top has been bought.. Golden Camphor burl, https://www.dropbox.com/s/9wuyuakdywrumk9/s-l1600.jpg?raw=1
Quick rough job but if it looks anything like this I'll be dead chuffed
Imagine it'll be a bit darker than this too ..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qd2b4lfi2g48t8g/2342 - Copy.jpg?raw=1