As promised, some of the photos I've been collecting.  A super-rough fresh-off-the-bandsaw look at your neck lams:

  Peghead in the clamps for gluing veneers:

And in spray now:

 

  Pretty sweet. Next we talk about control layouts.

Wow!!  I love it!!

That is COOL- love the Koa top (even though you won't be seeing it).  You're gonna love that ebony neck lam!

That's a good looking bass and coming together quickly.  It almost looks like the body is fully finished.  Are they putting on a few clear layers before the black to help if you want to see the koa at some point in the future, is that just some sort of wipe to show the wood better for the pic, or something else?
 
Odd to see just a single piece of ebony with no purpleheart or other supporting strips.  I wonder if it will be as thunderous in this config?  Either way. the double courses should ring beautifully.
 
-bob

The experts say the sustain will be formidable. Sealer coat before finish I believe. The middle pup will have its own vol and tone, the rest is dual fatboy with Europa guts and the must have, leds.  
The ability to blend in another tone with the other circuit should lend itself to a greater advantage when finding just the right sound for a tune. Also the crushing sound of everything full on.
 When your maxed, where can you go? Third pickup see. Gives you the edge. One more pickup! Don't point at it. In fact don't even look at it.

Never mind.
Didn't realize you were getting it painted.
 
 
(Message edited by AltGrendel on April 10, 2009)

Danno- so what you're saying is that the 3rd pickup takes it up to 11?  =)
 
On a serious note- you said the 3rd pickup will have a volume and 'tone' control.  Is it going to be a filter that is always on...?

As far as I know, like an Essense.
I always leave the q switches on. My band isn't subtle so no need for that kind of finesse adjustment.

Danno Holy S%@! ! That gonna be one sweet bass! Like the idea of the third pu, can't wait to hear your opinion of the set up. By the way thanks again for the Distillate!!!

Is this going to have black chrome on it?

Mica votes chrome, I like the gold and brass. But bk chrome would work nicely like the stealth bass.
 
http://www.alembicguitars.net/info/FC_stealth.html

thats a good choice with the third pickup and on my new design I am working on I also have choosen to do a third pickup but I am taking it one step further than that, sorry don't mean to tease you will just have to see, but I will tell you this it will be another first!
good luck Danno thats a beauty you got going there! John Judge

Hey Daniel, I once remember reading the late great Henry Ford said something like You can have it in any color you want as long as it's black. I can't wait to see that bass with the black on it. Is the finish going to be glossy or flat black like a satin finish? ...  Bear

Shiny so all the jaded youngster type folks will have something to keep focused on. It will match my other black basses.