This '64 J bass came to me looking like this. The guy had bought it, with ALL the original parts inc neck etc from the local paper.

The owner thought it was a right off and was going to buy a new or second hand body and swap all the hardware over.

I started out cleaning up the edges that had been roughly cut so I could attach new "wings" on to cut the horns out.

With the edges square and clean I started making the timber that would become the new horns.

The clamping mechanism was very....... complicated, getting all the angles and tensions right.

It was really starting to take shape now and I could see the original J bass coming together.

With the horns on, it was time to start carving.

Trying to follow the original body shapes was difficult but it started coming together quickly.