As a ‘righty’ I find most left handed basses a little strange, but this is one crazy bass, owned by Larry and Patti. The most striking feature is a large knotty piece of Ambrosia maple. The neck is mahogany, purpleheart and maple with a persimmon ‘board. Rear controls and an EMG Select J pick-up finish the features.
Having discuss the refin, we decided to keep the top ‘rough’ and knotty and refine the bottom of the bass, hence the name ‘Jekyll and Hyde‘, although we could easily call it the ‘John Merrick’! We went with a side jack, added a tone pot to the harness and replaced the Corian nut and bridge with ebony ones. The top part required a little epoxy to help stabilize everything in there, but I hope you agreed that the bass came up nicely and it is certainly one of a kind!
This was a fun refin!
Work Completed:
Strip Bass of hardware
Sand/reshape body to 220 grit
Sand/reshape neck to 220 grit
Re-rout pick-up cavity
Sand fingerboard
radius fingerboard - 12”
Stabilize knot/top using epoxy.
Fill holes/gaps as required/appropriate
Seal wood
Tru-Oil
Sand back and polish
Shield cavities with copper tape
Spray cavity cover black
Fit string through ferrules
Drill recessed side jack input.
Fabricate ebony nut and bridge
Redo wiring harness with stepped vol/tone pot
Refit hardware
Final set up and photos
#1152 “Jekyll and Hyde”