Caught freshly in carving:

  Closeup of the body:

  It may be hard to tell at this stage, but this is a killer piece of Quilted Maple.   Enjoy - and happy new year!

I'm giddy like a little girl! I got my Christmas wish! :-)
 
Thanks for the pictures and update.  I am very anxious to see how it progresses!

You can see in the second picture, it's a really nice quilt.

Wow    
 
What is the composition? Is that Quilted Maple, Zebrawood, Walnut, over a Maple core?

I think what you're seeing as zebrawood are burn marks from cutting the maple.
 
Peter

That is indeed the case, Peter.
 
Body is mahogany, purpleheart accent, 5A quilted maple top.  The neck should be pretty obvious but it's 1 ebony and 2 purpleheart stripes and maple.
 
This bass will have signature electronics and potentially a master bass and treble control - awaiting word back from Susan/Mica on the cost of that addition before I decide to go with it or not.  I went with no inlays and the side markers are going to be blue LEDs.  That's really about it - nothing too terribly outlandish but it is going to be the ultimate bass for me.  So yea!

Wonderful looking bass.  Are you a low B or a high C player?

Low B.  I started playing 5 strings about 11 years ago when I was in a really heavy Tony Levin and Bryan Beller kick.  Both of them play the low B so tastefully I just had to make the switch and get after that myself.

Good choice on the Orion peghead Brian. I think it really sets off the rogue body perfectly. Looks like some nice figuring on the maple too.
 
Graeme

My own update! :-)
 
I heard that the bass was about to go in for routing soon (today?) and we caught the addition of the master bass and treble controls in time.  So they have been added.  Neat!

I can't wait to see how great this is going to look with spray!
 
Todd

You and me both, brother!  Even in that raw stage above the quilt looks insane.

Brian,
 
Just curious... are you going with the clear finish or are you adding the amber tint?
 
It looks great- love that quilt
 
Toby

Clear clear clear!  I want to bask in the glow of the natural wood colors (or colours if you will).
 
Mica informed me this evening that the first coat of finish got applied to it at some point today.  She's hopeful that she will catch it between coats sometime soon and will post a picture.  I can't wait. :-)

Time for the long wait, Brian:

Until all the finish is sprayed, it won't look much different in a snapshot, so I probably won't be posting again until your bass is in rubout or setup.