You'll see them soon. We've spoken since the Sept 18th post, and despite my plans, I haven't been able to do the layout. As I explained in our last conversation, I want to wait to do controls until the custom tailpiece is ready. For the past two weeks, a flu has ravaged our shop (note the lack of posts from me), and nobody has been spared.

custom tailpiece?
i havent ordered a custom tailpiece

The spacing is custom, so even though the shape is a regular ol' bird, it is in fact, custom built.

please explain how the spotting of the grooves
on a regular tailpiece affects how the controls are to be laid out. its not a larger or smaller tailpiece.  
makes no sense to me

Jeff,
 
Questioning the elves and their approach to building basses?  You know better than that!  
 
The top on your bass is really something to behold, for sure.
 
John

Jeff, the tailpiece is a different size when the string spacing is different. The size of the bird is determined by the spacing of the strings.  
 
I can't do your control layout today, as it's the first Wednesday of the month and tour day. Then I have an appointment this afternoon. If you prefer I don't wait for the tailpiece, I'll do the layout without it tomorrow.

do the layout please

 
love it

Sweet! Looking very nice Jeff.

BTW - James said I had to move everything i{slightly} closer to the pickups. This is for the neck filter to have enough clearance from the edge of the cavity. We're going to attach a small insulator to the side of the cavity, because we're placing it very close to the edge. Heck , you might not even notice the change is so small.

no problem with that- i could argue with you...
but james.... NEVER!~!!!
lol
i decided against the nuclear flaxinator control

Flax, the nuclear flaxinator control was only supposted to be available on the 40th anniversary series III. Inside sources have shared with me that once you touch the flaxinator knob one should never bite their finger nails again. So chosing against this control was indeed wise.

No need for leds with the nuclear flaxinator control, the entire fretboard glows in the dark.

here is what happened when they tried the control on  
a fender

 
(Message edited by flaxattack on October 12, 2007)

Hey, Flaxy, it's looking great!  And I love the symmetrical control configuration... you're a man after my own heart!