Ash fretless precision bass build!

That's the plan for tonight

 

Didn't get to the micromesh, because I realized I likely needed a few more coats of finish on the neck before attacking it with those.

Now to build up some body with a bunch of coats of tru oil - my dad wants to be able to feel the wood's grain.

 

Hardware is in and ready to go!

Economy open gear elephant ear tuners, gotoh hardtail toploading bridge, tusq nut, black p bass pickguard, knurled chrome knobs, cts pots, orange drop cap, cloth pushback wire.

 

Micromesh plus mirror glaze also cut the nut slot.

 

LOL, yup. Would have been a nightmare to fret this!

 

Forgot to add the Pic of the logo.

 

More progress! Unfortunately I hit a road block with the pickup screws... They stripped out, so looks like I either need a trip to Lowe's or a click or two on Amazon to find replacements. This time, I pre drill.

 

Almost done! A few small items - strap buttons, final setup, maybe a wider nut since this one is jazz bass width and the neck is p bass sized, and some longer pickup mounting screws. I also may shim the bass of the neck ever so slightly, since my bridge saddles are pegged downward - I guess I could have gone a bit deeper on the neck pocket. But dang I like how she's shaping up!

 

Thanks Dad loves it. I'll post a video once I've got the setup done, maybe i can convince my dad to play it. I'm bad enough at bass as is, and fretless is a whole different beast haha.

 

HAH! Can't take credit for that, my dear sweet wife did the folding there.

 

Thanks! I'll give it to him tomorrow, in the mean time, here's some video of me playing (poorly).



And a few more "completed" pics:

 

It was good to hear someone who actually plays bass give this thing a workout!