This started from a body drawing Paul gave me on the back of used Christmas wrapping paper...
Resawing the Macassar Ebony for the fingerboard
It's not overexposed... That's SMOKE!!!
Macassar Ebony
Birds-eye Maple Top
Purpleheart on hard maple
The neck blank all glued up and drying
5 piece neck of Maple and Purpleheart
Getting the finish on...
Birds eye laminate on headstock. Made of wood from the body.
Got your Birds-eye control cavity cover...
Birds Eye maple control cavity cover... Same piece of wood that's on the front of the bass...