Super nice and swirly top that Chip selected for this guitar:
 

George, that's a REALLY cool piece of coco bolo!!!
 
George, I respectfully submit that you should strongly consider getting a bookmatch to center.  It would look really awesome, and get more of that beautiful wood on the top.
 
It looks like they'd have no trouble with the fit at all.  I think it would look much more awesome.
 
I mean no disrespect, but I wanted to suggest this before the boards are cut and then you don't have the option.
 
(Message edited by the 8 string king on May 10, 2006)

Yeah I agree with the 8 string king. Beautiful piece and definitely do the bookmatch to center.

I hear ya, but.... This item is meant to match a custom bass. I spec'd the bass with not-to-center top and back so as to have the flame maple and ebony neck lams on display.  
 
It was a tough call then, and it's a tough call now. But the through-neck is a major feature, both cosmetic and functional. I think it should be in-your-face :-)!

Well, it should still look awesome regardless!

George:
 
I'm with you.  When you got it (neck-thru), flaunt it!  Awesome piece of cocobolo.  Can you tell I like swirls?
 

 
(the back of my in progress Further)
 
Bill, tgo

Bill, about the swirls....  I told Susan I wanted swirls, and here's what she came up with for my bass

 
The baritone twelve is meant to match: three ebony lams with flame maple for the outer lams.

I'm with bill on this one. Just love those coco bolo swirls;-)
http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/411/17164.html?1126545125
 
Good luck with this one george. can't wait to see how the wood turns out.
 
Graeme

Graeme, I still think your Rogue has about the best CocoBolo grain that I have ever seen!!
 
G

Here's the neck in a picture I snapped last month. Sorry I've been a little behind in posting updates.  
 

 
The Flame Maple figuring is super nice like your bass.

I like it.  Even at low res, the flame pattern is obvious.

I'm relatively new to seeing all these stages.  Is the maple routed on the neck for the front LED's?  This guitar is going to be gorgeous.

Brad:
 
I believe the routing you see on the neck is for the dual truss rods.
 
Bill, the guitar one

Ah!  Of course that's what those are for.  Like I said, I'm not used to seeing the necks pre-fingerboard.  Thanks for clearing that up for me.
 
~B~

Here's the template that Chip made:
 

 
It's perfectly symmetrical, the camera is a little off-center.