Most beautiful finishes

[Wyliee]

Sorry, Eric, but I'm not crazy over that finish. Are bassist always more accepting of radical things than guitarists? It looks like a well-done finish, but it's not for me.

Yeah, I think they're more adventuresome.  There's a lot more time to think pounding out root notes and waiting for the guitarist to finish his solo.......

 

[Nando Vallart]

1st found on ebay

2nd showcase

 

[greywolf]

ah the natural beauty of wood ...from the "after I win the Lotto " category aka Alembic

 

[greywolf]

A Snakewood fretboard ...  wicked ...

 

[greywolf]

Coccobolo is sensuous....

 

[greywolf]

Another Coccobolo beauty ...

 

[SkuttleFunk]

I find this Honeyburst to be right at the top of my list of finishes that make me drool

I'd show you and image of the sausage quilted maple top, but you'd go blind simply glancing at it  :glasses9:

all the best,

R

 

[Mor Paul]

Hey, Skuttlefunk (what's your real name again?), think you can show me the top? That would look killer on an LP, I think.

Yeah, Greywolf (your real name?), natural wood can look pretty awesome.

 

[jackthehack]

Hey, Skuttlefunk (what's your real name again?), think you can show me the top? That would look killer on an LP, I think.

Yeah, Greywolf (your real name?), natural wood can look pretty awesome.

Here's a Warmoth VW body (quilt maple on swamp ash) in HoneyBurst, not an LP. but you'll get the idea:

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=3153.0

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Top and rear routed?  More room for goodies?  ...and to Max, I know his name, and what he looks like.  Or what he looked like 11 years ago.  (lol)

 

[blue313]

 

[SkuttleFunk]

Top and rear routed?  More room for goodies? 

yes - top and rear routed. this affords the traditional J-bass pickguard + control cover look from the front with room to install an 18v Aguilar OBP-1 that is bypassable via push/pull volume pot ... and at a price that relieves me from paying for custom CNC programming to enlarge a top loaded J-bass control cavity

all the best,

R

 

[nathan a]

Greywolf that cocobolo looks gooooooood.

 

[greywolf]

WoW  Blue 313  that's an amazing shot , the quilt grain matches on the pickups to a T. 

 

[SkuttleFunk]

here's about as much as any mere mortal can view of the topside without going blind

for anything more, you'll just need to wait until I have links available for the entire project

R

 

[blue313]

Ahh man...that's cruel and unusual punishment for this crowd.  :laughing7:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Is that not the bass in the banner below your posts SkuttleFunk?

 

[dbw]

Good call STDC.  It's even a lefty

 

[SkuttleFunk]

close, but not the same bass

if you look closely at the banner image, that neck is Tele style with a square fretboard end. the image I posted above has a fretboard with a radiused end. more significantly - the banner bass image has J-bass shaped pickups and the image above has soapbars with EMG sized covers

all will be clearly exposed in just a couple of weeks    :toothy10:

all the best,

R

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

close, but not the same bass

if you look closely at the banner image, that neck is Tele style with a square fretboard end. the image I posted above has a fretboard with a radiused end. more significantly - the banner bass image has J-bass shaped pickups and the image above has soapbars with EMG sized covers

I need readers, which I don't have.  The pic is too small for me to tell.  I was guessing the fretboard had overhang, and the pickguard covered up what is the shown area on the other pic.  Oh well, can't wait to see.  What is meant by "sausage" when referring to quiltedness.