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    Ongoing progress

    Some shots from today's stint in the shed.
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    And a couple more.
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    Man, this is going to look so cool once it’s done
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    Neck shaping

    Work on the neck continues unabated...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bass Guy View Post
    Work on the neck continues unabated...
    Nice work BG. That mix of timbers is looking wonderful and I am still in complete wood envy.

    Is this one getting a Truss Rod?
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    Quote Originally Posted by FrankenWashie View Post
    Nice work BG. That mix of timbers is looking wonderful and I am still in complete wood envy.

    Is this one getting a Truss Rod?
    Most definitely!
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    Coming along, do you have a radius gauge for the neck profile or are you just going by feel?
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    Purely by feel. It'll be a bit of a baseball bat at the low end of the neck but flatten out more at the dusty end of the neck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain View Post
    Coming along, do you have a radius gauge for the neck profile or are you just going by feel?
    Purely by feel. It'll be a bit of a baseball bat at the low end of the neck but flatten out more at the dusty end of the neck.
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    For bass piezo bridges, there's the Schaller Bass 2000 series. Also Graphtec Ghost bass piezo saddles for P-style, ABM or Hipshot A style bridges (you can get the A-style complete with the piezo saddles from Hipshot). Those seem to be the main ones.

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