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Posted: **Sun May 02, 2021 10:06 am**

Ordered this body from Warmoth quite a ways back and it arrived yesterday. I wanted to try out a Music Man style bass. (Since then I got my Stingray that I really like, so it has only made me more excited.) It is going to be a three knob style build with the traditional active circuit and passive pickup. I already have the active circuit, but haven't ordered anything else for it yet.

You can't order these with body contours from Warmoth, so I asked a friend to add them for me.

Here is how it looks before I sealed it back up to mail it off for contours.

I love love love the look and feel of ash. No idea what I want to do color wise yet, but it will be some sort of transparent dye or stain.

IMG_20210501_182501 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Posted: **Sun May 02, 2021 3:06 pm**

Nothing suits the quirkiness of the Iceman body shape quite like purple.

Posted: **Mon May 03, 2021 3:30 am**

VERY cool project!!!!

I always liked the Iceman, until Ibanez released the Fireman. I wish Warmoth could make Fireman guitar or bass bodies.

Posted: **Mon May 03, 2021 4:48 am**

Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑
Mon May 03, 2021 3:30 am
VERY cool project!!!!

I always liked the Iceman, until Ibanez released the Fireman. I wish Warmoth could make Fireman guitar or bass bodies.

I think Sound Guitar Works makes them.

Posted: **Mon May 03, 2021 8:33 am**

countertext wrote: ↑
Mon May 03, 2021 4:48 am

Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑
Mon May 03, 2021 3:30 am
VERY cool project!!!!

I always liked the Iceman, until Ibanez released the Fireman. I wish Warmoth could make Fireman guitar or bass bodies.
I think Sound Guitar Works makes them.

Ooh...

Posted: **Tue May 11, 2021 7:00 am**

Contours added and look great!!

IMG_4496 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_4495 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_4498 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Posted: **Mon May 17, 2021 12:13 pm**

Body arrived. Starting with black dye/stain.

2021-05-17_01-12-24 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Posted: **Mon May 17, 2021 7:04 pm**

I sanded most of the black off. The sides were a pain so I wasn't able to get as much off.

IMG_20210517_192900 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Added the green dye/stain.

IMG_20210517_193856 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210517_193900 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210517_193912 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Didn't turn out how I imagined, but not in a bad way. Ash sucks for sanding back. I guess that is because it absorbs more than maple. I don't think I will do this with ash again..... LOL

Posted: **Tue May 18, 2021 10:50 am**

The back.

IMG_20210518_114637 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210518_114633 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210518_114644 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Posted: **Fri May 21, 2021 2:09 pm**

Clear is going on well.

IMG_20210521_150415 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210521_150422 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Posted: **Mon May 24, 2021 7:17 am**

Clear is finished and curing.

IMG_20210523_200541 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210524_080451 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Posted: **Thu Jun 03, 2021 8:50 am**

Got the jack cup, pots, and strap button installed.

IMG_20210603_094722 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210603_094733 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Posted: **Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:47 pm**

The Peavey bass I am scavenging the neck off of came.

Luckily the neck fit the pocket just fine.

IMG_20210604_164641 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Took everything off and got to sanding. It had dings and scratches and such.

IMG_20210604_174253 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210604_174247 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Then I died it brown.

IMG_20210604_175450 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210604_175435 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Then black dye.

IMG_20210604_202708 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210604_202723 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210604_202703 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210604_202726 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210604_202710 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20210604_202659 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

There are some patches where the old finish wasn't fully sanded off.... but I kind of dig it. I think it makes it more interesting than if it was just solid dark.