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| Neck blanks ready for application of body wings and fingerboards. | Wings are glued and machined level with neck section | Body shape is rough cut on a bandsaw then machined. | Body and neck are finish carved by hand and fingerboard dressed and fretted. |
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| All holes are drilled and then the bass is fine sanded. | The bass is then ready for three stages of spraying | Cured instruments are finall de-nibbed prior to assembly | Fingerboards and frets are dressed, followed by final assembly and setup |
Construction methods
Through necks are formed in a laminate of quarter-sawn timbers, ensuring an even grain structure through the full length of the instrument. This ensures greater emphasis of harmonic qualities, enhanced transmission of tone and, greater strength and rigidity.
ll tops are split to produce a book-matched pair. Wings are glued up with a maple or dyed black maple coach line between the top and core. Progress Elite models have matching front and back facings. J-Series basses usually have bent over facings.
After machining of the body the majority of woodwork is performed by hand.
All basses are sprayed using a tough satin or gloss lacquer.