Bill's first build - JBA-4

OK, routering is fun! (I may have gone slightly overboard) but the lower horn is now quite a bit better I think.
Slightly different to what it was a couple of hours ago!
http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8qpo3jtm.jpg

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...pst9nkmbsa.jpg

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4ikh2ux1.jpg

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psovltn2lh.jpg

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psz1c8fjcu.jpg

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...pszhmjjcby.jpg

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...pspakxrp8d.jpg

Now there's just lots more minor shaping and sanding to do before it's back to where it was :) Hopefully worth it though!

wow Bill you have gone to town with the re-shaping. Looks good. Pity you didn't do all that before staining !

That lower horn is similar to my old Ibanez...Attachment 17313

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Originally Posted by Hobastard

That lower horn is similar to my old Ibanez...Attachment 17313

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Awesome whey guys put their own touches to their axes, so many different ideas out there, i just love the new shape.

OK, after re timbermating most of the bass to seal and grain-pop, then re-sanding the whole thing up to 240 grit and then putting coat of Coolangatta Gold on I'm back to where I was a couple of weeks ago.
I do like the new shape though!

Sanded and ready for stain:
http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psto3n2jxm.jpg

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psb4dtkhft.jpg

One coat of stain
http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psymvqt0uw.jpg

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psozgwrhhu.jpg

This photo just makes it look like it's got a huge nose! (but i've got a fair nose on me too so it's kind of fitting)
http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...pssgwkursm.jpg

& I'm especially happy with the grain in the routed cut out for the lower horn:
http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psxxscnrs1.jpg

I do have two glue joins in the cutouts that I need to touch up but other than that the sanding seems to have come out fairly well. & Ash grain under Coolangatta Gold is lovely!

Looks good.....

Looking great! Love the new shape man. Really something special.

cheers,
Gav.

nice work BillB, you can really appreciate the re-shaping now its all stained !