Just taking form:

  Peghead "ears" getting in place:

  Flame Maple figuring is intense!

Omg
 
Do you have a fire extinguisher within reach?
 
Looks awesome, thanx!

Breath Flip.... Breath........
 

Thanx for the advise!  
 
Btw:I love your new OO style

Get down Flip!!!!

Wow, looks good wonder how mine is coming along.
 
Flip so are you going with no bridge block? I know you made a few changes like the black Tahitian MOP inlays from Newsted's Elan. I cant remember if you told me if you went with the bridge block or not.
 
In the spirit of getting mine 100% spec correct I went with no bridge block.

Elans just kick. I so enjoy mine (thank you Elwoodblue). Oddly enough, the guys in the worship band prefer it's quality of sound to the 20th Anniversary.
 
Go Flip, go!

Yowsa, yowsa, yowsa. Looks extremely promising - but I thought you were getting ebony neck lams?

Awesome Flip!!

Thanx!
 
Ebony lams were out of my $$$ reach (I blame it on the fretless, so there were no hard feelings at all)
 
For full disclosure, here's the complete specs list:
 
HLB5 Elan Long scale 5 string bass  
34 scale  
Maple core  
3 Purpleheart neck lams  
Classic Taper/Comfort taper fingerboard (not sure yet)
Outside flame Maple neck laminates  
Black Tahitian MOP ovals  
Flame Maple top  
Sheer Black finish clear high gloss back of neck Jason Newsted style
Standard Alembic brass nut, Bird Tailpiece, Bridge and bridge block
Half Moon brass truss rod cover  
Black plastic backplates  
Alembic Logo and Script above nut
FC inlay @ 12th fret
Elan road case
 
JPJ pickups  
Jazz pickups with pan control
P pickup with on/off switch
Three 3-position Q for each pickup  
3 filter controls on each pickup  
3 internal gain trimpots for each pickup  
master volume
mono out

Dude, three filter controls per pickup? I don't think the Shuttle is that complicated. Can't wait to see this build, vicariousness never flet so good.

Insane ey?
 
It is what the Custom quote says, but I think your right.
 
Mica: I'll settle for one filter per pickup :-)
 
Full disclosure supplemental:
 
Instead of previous mentioned electronics:
JPJ pickups  
Jazz pickups with pan control  
P pickup with on/off switch  
Three 3-position Q, one for each pickup  
3 filter controls, one on each pickup  
3 internal gain trimpots, one for each pickup  
master volume  
mono out

You can't back out now! We want you to want it....hehehehehe.

On the neck classic or comfort, which are you leaning towards?  
My MK 5 I bought specifically for the comfort taper, I'm an old Fender JAzz guy. But ironically I find my Series-2 5 with the classic feels better. I don't have very large hands so I guess thats why.
 
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I love the classic taper on my Elan...  
 
Flip- are you sure you can still change?  When I originally placed the order for my Elan it was for a comfort taper, but then I got my hands on an Alembic with the classic taper.  I asked to change and they had already made the neck- they had to scrap the comfort taper neck and start from scratch to build me a classic....
 
(Message edited by tbrannon on May 22, 2009)