Hey guys. It's been a while since I've posted anything on the forum. I've been very busy with some health issues and with building many guitars (about 20 new ones) in the past year or two. It looks like there have been a few changes to the forum since I last posted. I hope I can still remember how this is all done.
The first guitar here is my Chameleon. Several laminate layers to the body...Purpleheart, Ebony, Flame Maple, Ebony, Wenge, Basswood, and the back is Black Limba. Neck is White Limba with walnut stripes and fretboard is Purpleheart with brass ring + abalone fret markers. All hardware is chameleon chrome plated.
The second in my P/J/J bass. Black Limba body with Basswood middle and mahogany back. Neck is Black Limba with Bloodwood fretboard and sized like a Jazz Bass neck. Fret markers are pearl with abalone block inlays. Control knobs are Bloodwood with pearl inlays. 5 position switch: 1= bridge, 2= bridge + neck, 3= middle, 4= middle + neck, 5= neck. What makes this bass really fun is that it has a p/p to put the neck pup oop, and a p/p to put the neck pup in stereo with either of the other 2 pups so, with a TRS cord, you can play in either mono or stereo. Unlike Rickenbackers, it only has one stereo jack so you don't need to unplug your cord from the mono jack then plug a TRS cord into the stereo jack when you want to switch from mono to stereo. Simple...it's just in the switch and jack wiring (I don't understand why Ric guitars and basses still have two output jacks).
Since I'm basically a guitar player not really a bass player, I made the bass to play as easily as a guitar (low action and relief) with .009 at the first fret of "G" string and .015 at the "E" string.
Enjoy the pics. I'm glad to be back.
