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SC-1 Signature Series 6 String for Jessi
Jessi has been selected to recieve the second annual GW Basses Scholarship. She is another of Russ Hodges outstanding
talented young bass students. Congratulations Jessi!
In discussing this bass with Jessi, here is what she has decided on:
7 piece neck:
Macassar ebony center, then flamed maple, bloodwood, and birdseye maple outers
34" scale, stabilized birdseye maple fingerboard
White Mother of Pearl dot inlays
thin accent layer of bloodwood under fingerboard
Fretboard inlays tbd
Birdseye maple headstock
Amboyna burl headstock overlay to match body with bloodwood accent layer
Body:
Swamp ash body wings
Amboyna burl Burl topset with sapwood on the edges, top covers entire top (neck NOT to show through)
Thin bloodwood accent layer between body and topset
Hardware and Electronics:
Shiney Chrome Hipshot ultralight tuners and hipshot model A bridge in brass
Kent Armstrong "Russ Hodges Special" custom wound pickups
Birdseye maple pickup covers
Aguilar OBP-3 preamp
Wooden Knobs from THG knobs
ATA Case
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Status and Updates
Neck blank milled, glued and clamped
(click on image to view larger version)
The neck blank is done and ready for the headstock, and the amboyna burl topset just came in on the UPS truck about an
hour ago, and I must say that Larry over at Gallery Hardwoods knocked it out of the part with this topset! It is exactly what Jessi was wanted!
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Neck blank ready for headstock |
Wow... amboyna burl at it's finest |
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All wood is done, ready to rout for pickups, control cavity, etc.
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Neck ready for fingerboard |
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fingerboard glued and clamped |
Body ready for amboyna burl topset |
1st half of topset done, ready for 2ndhalf |
2nd half of topset glued and clamped |
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All routing and carving done, ready for custom 12th fret knot inlay and then fretting
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Custom birdseye maple pickup covers ready |
All carving and routing is done |
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I think this bass is subtle and eye popping all at the same time!
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