4/12/2010 Update!!! It is about time!

Wow it has been a month since I have got to work on anything new. I did get some good work done yesterday and I am happy with the progress. I got the neck cut out and ready to route the truss rod, and get the final thickness of the neck done. Once I do this I can begain to shape the neck and attache the fingerboard. I also was able to make a new template for my truss rodes so I will not have to worry with that any more. I have been making templates more latley because I want to be able to reproduce everything I build more quickly and easier. They make life so much better. Anyway please look at the pictures and let me know your thoughts.

You can see in the pic to the right the neck blank with the fingerboard lying next to it. Below is the neck blank getting cut out before I add the neck template to rout it to it's final shape.

Here you can see the neck after I have routed out the shape of the neck and pre-drilled the tunner wholes.

Here you can see what the bass will look like once it is done and I am ready to see it finished because it is going to be a looker. To the right you can see the back of the bass with the matching control plate. Let me know your thoughts.

Play On!

3/18/2010 Update

Well I did get some work done this week, not nearly the amount I wanted to but what can you do! I was able to make my neck template for the 4-string TBM Koa top bass, you can see it in the picture. I also put a picture of some of the wood I got in, 3 Hard Maple neck blanks and a Mahogany neck blank. I did do what I thought was going to be the final sanding on the Koa top body but after I got it sanded down I saw some spots on the sides that needed some attention and one spot on the top. I think this should do it I HOPE! Well let me know your thoughts post some comments if you like. I should be able to get the neck cut out and ruffed in this week. Until then, Play On!

3/12/2010 Update

No pictures this week but I now have more wood in to finish the TBM Koa top bass and more. I do need some parts as well but I have enough to get started on getting things cut out and shaped. I hope to get some work done this Sunday. This TBM Koa top bass is the main bass I am working to get finished at the moment. Since this is the first in a four string design, I need to creat the template for the neck. I will be doing that this weekend along with the final sanding to the body. I will also if time allows start on another MG-1 4 string, which will be for sale and you will have the choice in color and hard ware. It will have a Poplar body, Hard Maple neck with Rosewood f-board. Let me know if you are interested. I hope to have some real progress done this week and some photos to prove it. As always PLAY ON!

The Bass Builder

3/1/2010 update

I don't have much to show in way of completed guitars. I did get the TBM Koa top bass body grain filled minus a couple of spots on the back which you can see the shinny spots in the photo. I need to do one final sand all the way around it and it will be ready for paint, I HOPE! Swamp Ash just takes a while to fill those grains, you think you have it and you sand it down and then you see all the spots missed. So I hope this will be the last of the grain filling. Also I am waiting on wood to come in which it should be here today. I am getting some Hard Maple for necks and a Hard Maple f-board in, for a future bass. Check the Pictures and I will hope to have more soon.

Thanks,

The Bass Builder

Play On!

2/15/2010 update

Not much this week because I got a new tool the Wagner Safe-t-planer. So I had to build a table top for it and get that set-up. I was able to plane the PLM 30" scale bass body down and it still needs to be run through the drum sander to get it smoothed down a little more before adding the top plate. I have been thinking about adding purpleheart fingerboard bindings to this bass. I hope to have some pictures up soon of some more progress. Also please check out my Facebook page and become a fan so you can be kept up to date on things going on around here. There you will be able find more info and pricing on my instruments. Have a great Presidents Day!

Play On!
the Bass Builder

Update on the PLM-4 30" scale bass

This weekend I got the neck shape cut out and headstock along with the f-board cut to their basic shape. This bass I am building as a one off so it is taking me a little longer because I am not using any templates on this one. I may decied to make some just incase I want to offer this model in the future.

I hope to get the f-baord on this week and radiused. along with the back of the neck profiled. I have deceided to do a transparent blue finish on the body and maybe on the headstock. Not sure on the headstock yet because the f-board and headplate match with the grain pattern. It should look nice when complete. I am also thinking of adding a pickgaurd to it made from Ambrosia maple along with purpleheart f-board binding. It should look pretty cool when complete. Also check out my facebook page, look for Meyers Guitars. I will post a link once I learn more about this facebook stuff.

Play On!
The Bass Builder

Pictures of some wood I got.

Nothing much to put up at this time, so I figured I would post some pics of the wood I bought. One pic will be of some Ash that I may book match to go on the 30" scale bass as a top plate. The other pic is the Poplar I got as well to use in some upcoming projects. I do not have any new pics of guitars because I am still grain filling the TBM (Koa Top Bass), so not much to look at right now. I hope to get the last coat on today and tomorrow have it sanded and ready for paint.

Update on the Next Bass Post Model TBM 4 string

I have started to grain fill the body with CA (thank you Michael Polutta) and you can see what the grain will look like when it is done. It is realy going to pop with all the flame and contrasting colors in the Koa. Today I will level the top out and refill any missed spots and start on the back and sides. I will post more pictures soon. Have a great day and Play On!

This weeks work.

Well Sunday i got some more work done on the 30" scale bass I am building. I got the F-board leveled and slotted for frets. On the neck I had a maple head cap on it but since the f-board is birds-eye and I had a peace big enough I planed the old maple off and added the birds-eye to the headstock. The nice thing is the grain will match up from the f-board to the headstock, should look nice. You can also see in the pics a scetch of the bass on the table top with the f-board that way I know what it will look like and what the scale of the bass will be.

Yesterday (Monday) I went and picked up some more wood for this project and some new ones I am starting on. I got some Ash that will be used for the 30" scale bass face plate which I have decided to name this bass model PLM. That way the bass will be all ash body.

I also got 10 board feet of Poplar to start a new MG-1 that will be for sale. So if you would like to get a price and reserve this bass please e-mail me at meyersguitars@bellsouth.net for pricing and options. It will be a 4 string and you will be able to choose color on body and pick-gaurd as well as hard ware and pick-ups and electronics.

Unitl next week have a good one and play on!

Mau, Thanks!

Mau,

Thank you for the comments. You are right about my head stock shape on my MG-1 (J-bass). I have always liked M-Man basses and there headstock. I like the point at the end of the head more than the round style of a Fender and that is there signature shape. So I did it for asthetics only and it may way less only by small amount.

Also I liked your write up on the Wal. To bad you live on the other side of the earth from me. I have always loved those basses and have wanted one or at least play one. Send me your e-mail sometime. Check out my latest projects and I hope to have the neck roughed out Sunday.

Thanks,
John