I spent the entire weekend running about, and yet accomplishing little. The fence is still (STILL!) not complete, thanks to the weather, and so I was not able to get any work done on the bass.

I think my goal for this week is to join the facings - meaning there will be sanding, gluing, clamping and praying. The Hiscock book has detailed pics and instructions on how to join facings, so it shouldn't be too daunting...(crosses fingers).

I'm still trying to scrape up the money for the body core - $73.90 for 1-1/2 inch thick one piece mahogany, shipped. Once I receive the blank wood, I'll glue facings and work on carving the body. Then I can concentrate on the rest of the hardware I will need.

This leaves:
Tuners (probably Hipshot/Wilkinson compact R2L2)
Neck (????)
Pickups (Still looking into these - definitely going with 2 passive soapbars, but still looking at a possible preamp)
Bridge (looking for a good high-mass bridge that aesthetically pleases me)

Open questions:
Laminate a 'stripe' wood between the facings and core (a black thin veneer?)
Neck - build or buy?