This is a bass being built for James, who is the son of our church's pastor. He also plays bass in our contemporary worship band. The bass has these specifications:

• Black northern swamp ash body to be finished in KTM9 waterborne lacquer
• Birdseye maple neck
  • double action truss rod
  • black position markers
  • Birdseye maple fingerboard
  • 21 medium jumbo frets
• Black hardware
• B/W/B plastic pickguard and control plate
• Bartolini pickups
• Passive electronics
• Pickup and control cavities shielded with Copper foil

The body has been cut to shape, the pickup cavities and neck pocket routed, and the bodu edges rounded to 3/8" radius:

The neck has been carved and sanded to 150-grit, and the position markers (black plastic) have been installed. Here's what the headstock looks like: