Good stuff BG. The world can never have too many basses.
I will be following this thread with interest.
rob
Good stuff BG. The world can never have too many basses.
I will be following this thread with interest.
rob
Why not! With nothing to compare it to for scale, your bass body template could be 45" long!
A tale told by an idiot, if I might mix literary references.
On the left is the master template- to be used for the body shape on the selected timber.
On the right is the copy of the master template- a bit shonky, but not in the places it matters. This is to mark out pickup placement, neck pocket, chambering and cavities.
"Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out."- Jaco Pastorius
If you plan to use it for actual routing, you would be better off making the routing template bigger around the neck join area. Big enough so that both sides of the router base can be supported when routing the neck pocket. It makes it a lot easier.
But if it's just for working things out on, then fine.
"Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out."- Jaco Pastorius
May your morning be hangover-free.
I've sketched out some areas which will be carved away, leaving solid areas where necessary for bridge, pickup and neck join.
The trap? I initially measured the scale length from the back of the bridge- not from where the saddle will be seated. So back to the drawing board for the neck design a little bit. Just glad I caught it before cutting up valuable timber!
"Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out."- Jaco Pastorius