Template placement for the bookmatch to center top:

 I've only seen one or two pieces of Coco Bolo with such striking zig-zag patterning in the grain. It's really special.  and the bookmatch to center back:

  Peghead is from the same board:

  And the neck lives:

Wow, Wow...that front is amazing.
Nice neck recipe too, this will be fun to watch.

What an amazing piece of cocobolo.  LOVE the zigzags!
 
Bill, tgo

Very cool!

Love it ALL!!!!
 
G

This is going to be my favourite build.
Damn.........I say that about them all!! but the neck and front are absolutely stunning. What a great neck combo
G

Coolest neck I've ever seen on a 4-string!!!!!  
 
....and the zigs on the Coco.... man, what a bass this is going to be!

Very nice neck!!  And the zig-zags are indeed cool!!

I missed this one somehow... this looks killer.

Very nice neck recipe indeed.

In the drying room with sealer coats:  

 

  The color is slightly intensified by the flash which I must use in the drying room.

Yummy...!!! that is gonna look and sound great when it's finished.
 
 
Jazzyvee

Yummy...!!! that is gonna look and sound great when it's finished.
 
 
Jazzyvee

That is soooo nice!
 
(Message edited by artswork99 on December 03, 2009)

Mica - thank you for uploading the progress photos. It's looking even better than I imagined. The zizags have come up very nicely for a very striking effect with the sealer coat now applied. Thank you. Paul