Rickenbacker 5 string Bass style
5 String Bass
Rickenbacker 4003 style
5 string bass
making the template including the neck helps cleaning the parts with a router faster.
some nice maple wood for the body
used the template to mark the maple wood
routered the sides
routered the edges
cutting out the neck pocket
cut out the neck and neck pocket on the body
calculated the fret position
radius of 10″ made on the fret board
fitting the fret board on the neck
cutting out the pocket for the pots
looking good
drilled the marker for the position
filling the marker with black epoxy
cut out the headstock
adjusting the pick guard
routering the double truss rod pocket
ready to assemble
testing the frets, but realized they were for 4 string neck and not for 5, so I ordered some longer ones…
installed the tuning keys
the bridge was not the right width so I had to modify it.
cut and rethreaded the allen screw holes
finally look pretty good
preparing the position of the PU,
routered the holes for the PUs and the pickguard.
drilled the hole for the jack output
sanded and prepared for the pre-stain
beautiful day to pre-stain outside
stained the color for the body and head
taped the fretboard to stain the head
color and finish came out nice
painted the pickguard white
finished the clear coat on the body and the neck.
assembling the final setup
after adjusting the string height and wiring the electronic here is the final result.
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