Here's one with the sandwich view:

 
The pictures are all taken at different times of the day with available light. The Coco Bolo fingerboard will get a little darker once oiled, but the striking grain will still be visible.  
 
The Vermilion starts out lighter, and darkens with age. This piece had oxidized less than others in storage, and so we started with it since Michael wanted a lighter color. As with all Vermilion, it will darken over time, but good habits, like keeping it in the case when you're not playing will keep the light from changing the color as quickly. It's a striking piece with interlocked grain.

Here's the pics that vanished from the first post:

 

 

 

 

Why do I have guys finishing my back yard, when I could be buying one of these?
 
That is a truly, truly lovely bass.

Mica,I think a few of us would like to see a close-up of the fretboard,pretty please. ,Mike

Here's a closeup of that radical fingerboard:

Reminds me of this.
 

Routed now:

With some finish, now in preset:

  And another one to show the sandwich view:

 Tasty morsel!

oh my that is purty

Wow; gorgeous!

Well,Ive Been trying to be patient.Hoping for some pics.Tempted to start bugging ya.An then you go and post this.Damn that is fine,love the way it darkend up.Problem is now I really cant wait.  Mike

Nice.  Great colors.  I can't wait to see it complete.  Congratulations.
Bill (the other one)

Preset,is that like close to,in my hands?

Preset is about half through finish, when the frets go in. It's still got to return to the spray run and get the rest of the finish applied. So you've still got some time to wait.

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