You must have been hungry Dave! That kind of playing makes me hungry too!
 
Awesome and ditto's of Dave, Jim.
 
Whoa!!! GReat riffs all over the place. The tones are just unbelievable! Man I can't wait for mine now. It's those kind of posts that help keep us patient.  
 
Thank you very much, Paul

In case clarification is necessary, I was refering to the band and not the food!

Congrats, Jim.  That is one gorgeous instrument.  The wood is amazing, and the abalone is just delicious!  Enjoy!

Lordy Lu, that is even more stunning that I'd imagined it would turn out.  You, Jim, are one very lucky dude and I am jealous!

Hey Jim, you out there?
 
I just had to go to your sound bites again and get some skunk funk back in my blood to thin it out for the future arrival. I also read through alot of your thread again and enjoyed the process of changes and additions as well as all of the nice and helpful comments that came out of all the members. It is sure awesome having this site to learn and exchange from.
 
Hopefully I'll be seeing my beauty by end of the month if the flu didn't completely wipe out the whole shop Did you see it with the first coat on in Spray? It's looking good!!!
 
How are things going? Hope all is well. You sure make that bass sing in your sound bites. and the pictures are great also. You have an awesome band!
 
Take it easy, Aloha, Paul

Hey there Paul!
 
So sorry I've been away.  Have been working and playing and playing and working and way too much playing and working, etc.
 
Glad you have enjoyed the funk.  This thing is a little monster.  I still can't get over how small it feels.  All this weight but all this littleness is really amazing. It give it such a feel of mass that you just feel like you're playing a rock. Funking on a friggin rock.  It's so massive.
 
There will be some more sounds coming soon so stay tuned. In the mean time can't wait to hear what yours sounds like dude!  
 
Mahalo,
Jim

Hi Jim,
 
Thanks for the reply, and I am glad you are doing great.
 
May I ask you, are you using the Alembic strings?, or what strings do you use?
 
My friend said he was enjoying thinner strings and with his new lazer pick-up guitar and he was still getting nice low bottom with them.
 
What do you say? I'll get more specific about his new guitar in a minute.
 
OK, it's an infrared bridge bass. I'll post the name tomorrow. But anyway I just want to get your opinion on strings.
 
Thanks again, and I sure am impressed with your sound bytes.
 
Aloha, Paul

Mica or whoever is doing these pages these days, I'm considering ordering a fretless version of this same bass which was built in 2007.  
 
Do you keep complete details on the basses you build such that it could match in every detail (with allowance for wood grain variation of course)?
 
Thanks!

Wow, Jim, that top is COMPLETELY out of control.  Once it's sanded and finished this is going to be one of the all time great Alembic quilt tops.  Already it reminds me of wind on water.  Which would make a cool name for a Featured Custom, methinx.

Hey thanks, Hifi!  Every time I look at it (which is so often I'm embarrassed) I love it more!
 
- Jim

Jim,
 
The Quilt is fantastic.  
 
Michael

Hi Mica,  
 
Apparently, a little bird told someone that my MK5 is in finishing?  If you get the chance to snap a pic or two I'd appreciate it!
 
Thanks!

Not quite in finishing, but recently routed. Routing is sort of a subset of carving. You can see there's more carving and fine sanding to go:
 
 
Won't be too much longer 'till it's in the finish department.

Not quite in finishing, but recently routed. Routing is sort of a subset of carving. You can see there's more carving and fine sanding to go:
 
 
Won't be too much longer 'till it's in the finish department.

Even Mica double posts.