March 2013 - Klangster
submissions thread
Warmoth Gecko 6 string fret-less
Body: walnut with flame koa top
Neck: wenge with bubinga strips
Fretboard: jet black ebony
Pickups: Delano Sbc H4
Preamp: Delano sonar 3ms
Controls: vol, blend,3 band eq with 3 way shiftable (internal) mid and series/parallel/single coil switch for each pickup
Bridge: Hipshot A style
Tuners: Gotoh
Knobs: hipshot o ring
Finish: Tru Oil
Home made: Control cover & Truss cover from figured walnut (not pictured) and pickup ramp from wenge
April 2013 - SlartiBartfast
submissions thread
Chambered Black Korina LP Body (Clear Gloss finish)
Double-Laminate Flame Maple top (Washed Black Dye finish)
Countoured Heel
Chrome Tune-O-Matic/Chrome Stop Tailpiece
7/8" Output Jack
Ivoroid Body Binding
LP headstock with matching peghead veneer
Construction: Warmoth Pro Angled
Shaft Wood: Mahogany (Satin Nitro finish feels nice and raw)
Indian Rosewood (Dark) Fingerboard
1 11/16" Nut Width
Back Contour: Fatback (and boy is she fat! Baby's Got Back fo' sho')
SS6150 Stainless Frets (22 Frets)
Sperzel Locking Tuners (Satin Nickel finish)
10-16" Compound Radius
No Inlay, Side Dots Only
GraphTech Black TUSQ XL Nut
25-1/2" Scale
Black Barrel knobs
Black Schaller straplocks
Cream mounting rings
Chrome Dimarzio pickups (Air Norton in the neck and Air Zone in the bridge)
May 2013 - Kuro Uma
submissions thread
Body is walnut\flamed koa with maple line
Bare Knuckle Painkiller and Trilogy single coil on a single push/push knob for switching
Position 1: full bridge humbucker
Position 2: Neck single coil and slug coil of bridge humbucker
Graphtech saddles
Backside has flamed koa inlay in "Ronin" characters
Wenge control cavity plate with Koi fish made of flamed maple and koa
Custom neck heel and recessed bolting
Neck is a wenge\canary angled paddle head cut like a Caparison
Flamed koa headstock veneer
Heel shaped to match the neck pocket
Wenge truss cover with Hipshot Griplock tuners
Cherry blossom design inked into fretboard
Black Tusq XL nut
All black hardware
June 2013 - Fretless
submissions thread
Polpar body dyed with aniline dyes and finished in Tru-oil . SRV profile Maple neck w/ custom 10" radius ss6105 . DiMarzio 36th bridge and Virtual Blues neck w/ push/pull "Lynch mod" switching '83 OFR
July 2013 - Ddbltrbl
submissions thread
Body:
Telecaster, Chambered, Contoured Heel, Rear Rout
Core Wood = Mahogany
Laminate Top = Cocobolo
Pickups = Lindy Fralin Tele Blues Special, Hybrid Stagger Set
Bridge = Chrome Gotoh Tele
250K CTS pots with Chrome Knobs
4-way switch wired for:
1) Neck + Bridge in Series
2) Neck
3) Neck + Bridge in Parallel
4) Bridge
Neck:
Headstock = Telecaster
Construction = Warmoth Pro
Shaft Wood = Cocobolo
Fingerboard Wood = Cocobolo
Nut Width = 1 5/8"
Back Contour = Standard thin
Fretwire = SS6105 (Stainless)
Radius = 10-16" Compound
Inlays = Mother Of Pearl Dots
Nut = GraphTech Black TUSQ XL
Tuners = Chrome Mini Schaller Locking Tuners
Neck Candy by DangerousR6 (Thanks Doug!)
August 2013 - Cagey
submissions thread
Body - Warmoth L5S
Owner Finished with nitrocellulose lacquer
5 layer binding front/rear by owner
Solid Mahogany
Neck - Warmoth Pro Canary/Canary
Unbleached bone nut
Gold frets (SS6100)
Cream binding
Threaded inserts
Hardware
Schaller mini-locker tuners
Wilkinson roller bridge
Bigsby B5 tailpiece
Schaller Strap locks
Electronics
Bill Lawrence L600 pickups
- 3.6H neck
- 4.8H bridge
1 vol, 1 tone, 3 way toggle
September 2013 - Fat Pete
submissions thread
The Wilkinson Corvette
Body:
Showcase chambered swamp ash/swamp ash 4lb 4oz
Belly, forearm and heel contours
Natural masked binding
Neck:
Custom order maple/rosewood (dark)
Pro conversion 24 3/4" scale
1 5/8" nut width
Clapton profile
Pearloid blocks
6130 frets
Warmoth-fitted Graphtech nut
Body and neck finished in sonic blue by Warmoth
Parts:
Catswhisker T-Bucker and F-Bird pickups
Mighty Mite/Wilkinson (unbranded) Tele bridge with white Graphtech saddles
Gotoh SD91 height adjustable auto-locking tuners
White pearl pickguard
Duesenberg control knobs
Standard 3 way switch
DangerousR6 neck plate (of course)
October 2013 - jbdomski
submissions thread
Modern Jazz bass:
Body (made from rough lumber and finished by owner):
-Exhibition Birdseye Maple on chambered Northern Ash both from local sawmills
-Rear electronics cavity rout
-"Fireburst" finished with water-based dyes
-Nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Neck (Warmoth)
-Jazz bass
-Macassar Ebony fingerboard on Flame Maple Neck shaft
-Vintage tint gloss finish
Hardware and Electronics
-Chrome Hipshot "A" style bridge, knobs, and ultralight tuners
-Nordstrand "Big Split" pickups wired passive VVT
-Side mounted electrosocket (tele-style) jack
November 2013 - Dolando
submissions thread
Deluxe Jazz Bass 5 string
Body - Deluxe 5 Jazz
Owner Finished with Tru-oil
Swamp Ash with zebra wood top
Contoured Heel
Rear Routed
Zebra wood control cavity cover
Neck - Deluxe 5 4+1
Owner Finished with Tru-oil (peghead veneer only)
Wenge Shaft wood
Ebony fingerboard
Zebra wood peghead veneer
Graphtech BlackTUSQ nut
Stainless steel frets (SS6150)
Mother of Pearl block inlays
Neck bushings
Hardware (Black)
Hipshot A style bridge 17.5mm string spacing (string through)
Hipshot O-ring knobs
Hipshot Ultralight Tuners
Hipshot 2 string and 3 string retainers
Schaller Strap locks
Electronics
Nordstrand MM5.4 bridge pickup
Nordstrand NJ5S neck pickup with custom 17.5mm bridge string spacing, in a 4 string neck pickup size
Nordstrand 3b-4b 3 band EQ preamp
3 way selector switch for parallel/single/series humbucker switching
December 2013 - hannaugh
submissions thread
"Sue"
Mahogany/flame maple chambered body
Tonar orangey/faded Iced Tea-ish burst nitro finish
Nickel Tonepros bridge & aluminum nickel tailpiece
Roadhouse PAF-style pickups w/nickel covers
Neckplate by Doug
Mahogany/rosewood neck (they told me it was the last LP neck ever custom ordered)
Tonar oil finish with nitro black face headstock
Grover mini locking tuners
Earvana shelf nut
submissions thread
Warmoth Gecko 6 string fret-less
Body: walnut with flame koa top
Neck: wenge with bubinga strips
Fretboard: jet black ebony
Pickups: Delano Sbc H4
Preamp: Delano sonar 3ms
Controls: vol, blend,3 band eq with 3 way shiftable (internal) mid and series/parallel/single coil switch for each pickup
Bridge: Hipshot A style
Tuners: Gotoh
Knobs: hipshot o ring
Finish: Tru Oil
Home made: Control cover & Truss cover from figured walnut (not pictured) and pickup ramp from wenge
April 2013 - SlartiBartfast
submissions thread
Chambered Black Korina LP Body (Clear Gloss finish)
Double-Laminate Flame Maple top (Washed Black Dye finish)
Countoured Heel
Chrome Tune-O-Matic/Chrome Stop Tailpiece
7/8" Output Jack
Ivoroid Body Binding
LP headstock with matching peghead veneer
Construction: Warmoth Pro Angled
Shaft Wood: Mahogany (Satin Nitro finish feels nice and raw)
Indian Rosewood (Dark) Fingerboard
1 11/16" Nut Width
Back Contour: Fatback (and boy is she fat! Baby's Got Back fo' sho')
SS6150 Stainless Frets (22 Frets)
Sperzel Locking Tuners (Satin Nickel finish)
10-16" Compound Radius
No Inlay, Side Dots Only
GraphTech Black TUSQ XL Nut
25-1/2" Scale
Black Barrel knobs
Black Schaller straplocks
Cream mounting rings
Chrome Dimarzio pickups (Air Norton in the neck and Air Zone in the bridge)
May 2013 - Kuro Uma
submissions thread
Body is walnut\flamed koa with maple line
Bare Knuckle Painkiller and Trilogy single coil on a single push/push knob for switching
Position 1: full bridge humbucker
Position 2: Neck single coil and slug coil of bridge humbucker
Graphtech saddles
Backside has flamed koa inlay in "Ronin" characters
Wenge control cavity plate with Koi fish made of flamed maple and koa
Custom neck heel and recessed bolting
Neck is a wenge\canary angled paddle head cut like a Caparison
Flamed koa headstock veneer
Heel shaped to match the neck pocket
Wenge truss cover with Hipshot Griplock tuners
Cherry blossom design inked into fretboard
Black Tusq XL nut
All black hardware
June 2013 - Fretless
submissions thread
Polpar body dyed with aniline dyes and finished in Tru-oil . SRV profile Maple neck w/ custom 10" radius ss6105 . DiMarzio 36th bridge and Virtual Blues neck w/ push/pull "Lynch mod" switching '83 OFR
July 2013 - Ddbltrbl
submissions thread
Body:
Telecaster, Chambered, Contoured Heel, Rear Rout
Core Wood = Mahogany
Laminate Top = Cocobolo
Pickups = Lindy Fralin Tele Blues Special, Hybrid Stagger Set
Bridge = Chrome Gotoh Tele
250K CTS pots with Chrome Knobs
4-way switch wired for:
1) Neck + Bridge in Series
2) Neck
3) Neck + Bridge in Parallel
4) Bridge
Neck:
Headstock = Telecaster
Construction = Warmoth Pro
Shaft Wood = Cocobolo
Fingerboard Wood = Cocobolo
Nut Width = 1 5/8"
Back Contour = Standard thin
Fretwire = SS6105 (Stainless)
Radius = 10-16" Compound
Inlays = Mother Of Pearl Dots
Nut = GraphTech Black TUSQ XL
Tuners = Chrome Mini Schaller Locking Tuners
Neck Candy by DangerousR6 (Thanks Doug!)
August 2013 - Cagey
submissions thread
Body - Warmoth L5S
Owner Finished with nitrocellulose lacquer
5 layer binding front/rear by owner
Solid Mahogany
Neck - Warmoth Pro Canary/Canary
Unbleached bone nut
Gold frets (SS6100)
Cream binding
Threaded inserts
Hardware
Schaller mini-locker tuners
Wilkinson roller bridge
Bigsby B5 tailpiece
Schaller Strap locks
Electronics
Bill Lawrence L600 pickups
- 3.6H neck
- 4.8H bridge
1 vol, 1 tone, 3 way toggle
September 2013 - Fat Pete
submissions thread
The Wilkinson Corvette
Body:
Showcase chambered swamp ash/swamp ash 4lb 4oz
Belly, forearm and heel contours
Natural masked binding
Neck:
Custom order maple/rosewood (dark)
Pro conversion 24 3/4" scale
1 5/8" nut width
Clapton profile
Pearloid blocks
6130 frets
Warmoth-fitted Graphtech nut
Body and neck finished in sonic blue by Warmoth
Parts:
Catswhisker T-Bucker and F-Bird pickups
Mighty Mite/Wilkinson (unbranded) Tele bridge with white Graphtech saddles
Gotoh SD91 height adjustable auto-locking tuners
White pearl pickguard
Duesenberg control knobs
Standard 3 way switch
DangerousR6 neck plate (of course)
October 2013 - jbdomski
submissions thread
Modern Jazz bass:
Body (made from rough lumber and finished by owner):
-Exhibition Birdseye Maple on chambered Northern Ash both from local sawmills
-Rear electronics cavity rout
-"Fireburst" finished with water-based dyes
-Nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Neck (Warmoth)
-Jazz bass
-Macassar Ebony fingerboard on Flame Maple Neck shaft
-Vintage tint gloss finish
Hardware and Electronics
-Chrome Hipshot "A" style bridge, knobs, and ultralight tuners
-Nordstrand "Big Split" pickups wired passive VVT
-Side mounted electrosocket (tele-style) jack
November 2013 - Dolando
submissions thread
Deluxe Jazz Bass 5 string
Body - Deluxe 5 Jazz
Owner Finished with Tru-oil
Swamp Ash with zebra wood top
Contoured Heel
Rear Routed
Zebra wood control cavity cover
Neck - Deluxe 5 4+1
Owner Finished with Tru-oil (peghead veneer only)
Wenge Shaft wood
Ebony fingerboard
Zebra wood peghead veneer
Graphtech BlackTUSQ nut
Stainless steel frets (SS6150)
Mother of Pearl block inlays
Neck bushings
Hardware (Black)
Hipshot A style bridge 17.5mm string spacing (string through)
Hipshot O-ring knobs
Hipshot Ultralight Tuners
Hipshot 2 string and 3 string retainers
Schaller Strap locks
Electronics
Nordstrand MM5.4 bridge pickup
Nordstrand NJ5S neck pickup with custom 17.5mm bridge string spacing, in a 4 string neck pickup size
Nordstrand 3b-4b 3 band EQ preamp
3 way selector switch for parallel/single/series humbucker switching
December 2013 - hannaugh
submissions thread
"Sue"
Mahogany/flame maple chambered body
Tonar orangey/faded Iced Tea-ish burst nitro finish
Nickel Tonepros bridge & aluminum nickel tailpiece
Roadhouse PAF-style pickups w/nickel covers
Neckplate by Doug
Mahogany/rosewood neck (they told me it was the last LP neck ever custom ordered)
Tonar oil finish with nitro black face headstock
Grover mini locking tuners
Earvana shelf nut
