Maddog's 2nd build: PBH-4 "Bass Overkill"

[Maddogm]

So I'm thinking of going an RC style cavity/pickguard tail and maybe removing the horn on pickguard to expose more wood. Also add a truss rod cover

[Maddogm]

So I've been thinking about this build while slowing working on sanding my other build (really, really slowly), and was thinking that I would prefer to do the control cavities from the rear and do away with the pickguard but didn't think I was up to that stage yet.

At a couple of the gigs I went to in the last week I saw a couple of J-Bass deluxe copies that did exactly that and thought that's exactly what I want to do. After one of these gigs (at which I had a few) I ended browsing stewmac and ended up buying a mahogany body blank.

So the plan now is to make a copy of the body in mahogany with a red stain to go with the black hardware I've got.

I'm so biting off more than I can chew

[Arzi]

Hi Maddogm

I thought that myself (biting more than I could chew) when I decided to start working on a blank. Now - it's really not that hard if you have at least some of the right tools, patience and careful planning plus triple checking before starting on for example routing. I for example didn't make any hard templates but used an oven paper to transfer lines on to the wood. One thing I did was route the neck pocket first. After trying on the neck you still can make changes positioning everything else on the blank. Measure, measure, measure... And you'll be alright.

[Maddogm]

the mahogany blank arrived the other day



also bought a couple of pieces of pine from the green shed that im going to turn into another body blank to practice on

[FrankenWashie]

Biting off more than you can chew? I know exactly what you mean.

http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=4846

That is a lovely looking bit of mahogany though, I look forward to seeing it become a stonking bass body!

[dingobass]

Nice 'hog blank ya got there.

It is vitally important to make a template that has the neck pocket and pup rout.
That way you know that everything will line up, and it also gives some wriggle room with the body shape.

[FrankenWashie]

DB, how would you go about doing what maddog is attempting?

[Maddogm]

I've had a go at tracing out a template for making a template :P



my main concern here is getting the neck pocket right, then the pickup routs. The rest is just looks :P
I think from here I should be able use this to position the neck to trace it onto the mdf I'm planning on using for the main template

Not 100% confident I'll get it right 1st time, but that's why I'm puting together a pine body blank until I can get it right.