#24 is done. Very pleased with how it came out. Very pleased with the weight. I need to get this moved along- so let me know if anyone needs it.

Closing in on the finish for #24. By the end of the day I had a nut rough-slotted and strings on it. A lot of things are right, but a few things still need sorting. Positives: neck stayed straight under tension, no neck dive, and total weight is under 9 pounds. Needs addressing: This bridge is talle...

This is my first shaft-drive bike- will be a learning curve getting this sorted. #24- frets are in, so will be doing all the leveling/crowning/profiling this week. https://i.imgur.com/J7foGYl.jpeg and the body finish is complete. will be rough wiring, tapping and mounting bridge and tuners. https://...

One of those weeks where progress was made, but it doesn't look like much. Got many more coats of oil on the body. Still another couple days to go. The Fretboard needed to be cut to rough shape, dots added, radiused and epoxied to the neck. https://i.imgur.com/0WlHbFv.jpeg Also, since there is only ...

Moved a bit slower this week, as the fretboard blank was several days late in arriving. Body is shaped, sanded and starting the finishing process. https://i.imgur.com/3MqTwXN.jpeg Got the neck sanded up to #220, which is a good stopping point before attaching the fretboard. After the board is on, yo...

#24 is moving along pretty well. Body is in the process of getting routed. I finally used my dust collection attachment for the router-I expected it to be useless. It actually worked great. https://i.imgur.com/ZY8py3g.jpeg Neck is shaped https://i.imgur.com/wxDWeur.jpeg Because of the length and the...

#24 is off to a great start. On Weds got the blank rough cut. Thurs final outline, Friday chamfered and started the machining, Saturday (day off from the guitar shop) lots more machining, Sunday-still more machining. Blank started life at 7 lbs, is currently 4 lbs 10 oz. This one will get reinforcem...

#23 is done, at least as far as my involvement. Because the neck was so shallow (10mm + fretboard) it to a bad forward bow under tension. To correct this I spent the last week milling 2 19" long channels in the back. They went all the way thru to the backside of the fretboard. I then laminated ...

#23 Headless 30" Bass VI is nearing completion. Over the weekend we went from drilling and fabricating to full polish. Just tweaking the brass nut and doing some touch-up fret dressing. Should do handoff w/ the customer next week. https://i.imgur.com/Za6aqo2.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/TrFsXl4.jpe...

In answer to the Q by Kniferide- $1k is a good starting spot. Obviously more or less depending on exactly what we're doing. OK- I am super enthused and happy with #22. The goal was to build myself an instrument (I only have the original prototype, which is very rough). I wanted something very comfor...