6 String P bass build

[David Searle Guitars]

Hi all,
Q: What do you do when you want that P bass vibe but there's just not enough strings???

A: Build a whopping great 6 string 36" scale P bass of course!



Super light weight Alder, Neck made of figured red American Oak, highly flamed maple fretboard, two truss rods, loads of graphite rods, Aguilar 6 string P bass pickup, Hand made 6 string 'traditional' style P bass bridge and a lightly reliced finish (crackled lacquer). Oh...and passive of course!

More shots on the way!

Cheers, David

[drbass]

Maaaaaate

[David Searle Guitars]

well it all starts about here...




Check out the size of the neck pocket. I've lived in smaller appartments in my younger years!

[David Searle Guitars]

and then this...



Red Oak with just a bit of internal engineering.
This neck blank is made of three pieces of American red Oak that was also used in 'Big Burd'. As this will be a 36" scale neck with a fairly slender back profile, I thought that it best to use the same graphite rod and truss rod pattern that was used in the the last build.



The fretboard is a highly figured piece of flame maple with the finished dimensions of 60mm at the nut and 100mm at the dusty end.....

[David Searle Guitars]

...and then....



Fretboard glued down



Fretboard trimmed to size and fret slots being cut in. I've placed a strat marking out template next to it to give some idea of scale on this might beast!

[David Searle Guitars]

...more....







Fret dots in and the end of the fretboad trimmed as well.

[David Searle Guitars]

......and yet more...







Ok...enough already......

[narcdor]

Lovely! Also, is that semi hollow in the background, that yours too?

[Bassboy]

I feel a shoreline gold body with cream pearloid pickguard
Might be in order here David, well that's my preference,
Looks killer

[Classic5]

[Absolutely superb as usual

And I'll have to agree with Bassboy's comment:

I feel a shoreline gold body with cream pearloid pickguard
Might be in order here David, well that's my preference,
Looks killer

[David Searle Guitars]

Frets in, neck mostly carved, pickup route done...coming along nicely





Headstock veneered with maple....

[Daniel Kinnaird]

Very nice! Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

[SneakyJak]

Trans green?? Don't think Peter has one in that colour and it actually looks surprisingly good.

[Classic5]

OK.....we know it's finished

Show us the pics

[David Searle Guitars]

Well it is finished! And it's done it's first gig!

Here it is in all of it's lightly reliced finish!