For my Chordbook friends, I had a bass in mind to build, but I have moved that back a few lines on the list, it will be done sometime in the future. This build will be a six stringer, Fender neck with homemade body, Stew Mac parts. ( http://www.stewmac.com/ ) The body will have a curly Cherry top with Ambrosia Maple back, with Walnut laminate. It will have an Ebony stained body, rubbed out to a lighter brown, and the top will be dyed red with tongue oil finish. I have a sample piece of wood finished to give me an idea what the end results might be. The shape of the body will be of a driftwood plank style, random rounding and dips and sings of weathered driftwood, only with a nice finish.

Sample to test the dye, stain, and finish oil.

This is one is going to look like a stunner.
Cant wait to see it!!..

TMR3

Mort, the more you  show us, the more I'm convinced that you have found your true calling!!!Your builds are real artistic sensations. thanks for sharing.  half the joy of your "Builds" is the step by step photo's to completion.

Lookin' good already Morty, will there be something that resembles a seagull on it somewhere? Heh... !

Cheers,

GuitarZen

GuitarZen wrote:

Lookin' good already Morty, will there be something that resembles a seagull on it somewhere? Heh... !

Cheers,

GuitarZen

maybe I can put a round white spot in the finish?

Mort Snerd wrote:

maybe I can put a round white spot in the finish?

Noooooooooooo !

Cheers,

GuitarZen

Oh oh,, I got side tracked,, inspiration hit me, it does that now and then, so I just go with it. I built this guitar in about 8 hours. I named it the Partagaser. It will be a Christmas gift to my sister, only 24 more cigar boxes to go. I was waiting on Router guide bushings I had ordered for the Cherry top plank project, so I will be back to that soon.

I like it Morty !

Cheers,

GuitarZen

Ok, back on track now,, the body is starting to take shape, there is still more material to be removed all the way around, and allot of sanding yet to do.

Mort DId ya ever try putting a guitar neck on one of those,i bet it would be so cool, almost like a strum stick. just an idea....

Buddy L. wrote:

Mort DId ya ever try putting a guitar neck on one of those,i bet it would be so cool, almost like a strum stick. just an idea....

Yes I did Buddy, a six sting on a cigar box creates extra engineering, a stronger box in integrity. Makes the price of materials go way up too.

WHAT DID HE DO TO THAT NICE BLOCK OF WOOD!?? It looks like driftwood now.
   Allot of finish sanding is the next step, sanding every scratch and rasp mark down to a glass like smoothness.
The walnut door on the back will be the Pot service door. And the Jack port will go in the door of that.

W0W,she shour is going to be a beauty,were is the motor going,

TA DA!!!!

Hey Mort,

Is this project sponsered by Formby's?
lol

It is finished.

Mort Snerd wrote:

It is finished.

ALREADY!!!
that was pretty fast.
nice job too!!
looks pretty
make a sample video of it.
of course everyone wants to know how it sounds.

TMR3

Wow !!! lets hear how it sounds !!!  It sure is pretty. I'd play it for sure..

Awesome Morty ! ! I like the contour around the neck and bridge on the top...also the arm relief...cool. Can you guesstimate the total cost less tooling? And yes, everyone wants to hear it !

Cheers,

GuitarZen