The finished result.

Here's a pic of the Mother of Pearl inlay.

The logo is simply how I sign the "E" of my surname. Each piece of MOP is individually signed then the shape cut out using a fret saw.

When inlayed into the headstock the void is filled using a mixture of epoxy resin and ebony dust to give a black logo.

This is the next "Simple" Bass in progress.

Neck mostly done bar the carving and it's sitting on a nice walnut body blank, which has a lovely ripple and golden colour.

This bass will feature a single kent armstrong humbucker and active circuit but should still sell at around the £750 - £800 mark

Here's another shot from the back, the neck is set but I didnt carve the neck join as I normally would, as the client wanted the neck natural and the body stained. If I'd stained the guitar after fitting the neck, the colour would have bled into the neck and looked horrible.

Hi All.

This is the first of what I hope will be a regular look into whats going on in the workshop.

This guitar I built a few months ago but had to ship it before I had chance to photograph is properly.

It was quite an unusual instrument so I thought it was worth a mention here.

Firstly, no controls and only one pickup - a single coil q - tuner ( www.q-tuner.com ) fitted from the back of the guitar.

The body and neck are both maple ( flamed maple board ), the body is stained black rather than lacquered or painted which preserves the wood figuring and gives a look to the body not unlike black leather.