{"id":9830,"date":"2016-09-29T11:42:03","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T16:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=9830"},"modified":"2016-09-29T12:46:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T17:46:32","slug":"how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-the-forearm-contour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/repair\/how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-the-forearm-contour.html","title":{"rendered":"How to build a bass guitar – The forearm contour"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this build step we shape out the forearm contour. This contour is not absolutely necessary but many bass players like it because it makes for a more comfortable playing experience whether seated or standing.<\/p>\n

Below: Guitar body, Surform file, 80-grit sandpaper, adjustable F-clamp, small sanding wood block for use as caul.<\/p>\n

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Below: The line has been redrawn for forearm cut. To note, the tummy cut usually<\/em> defines where you draw the forearm line for symmetry’s sake, and you may need to redraw this line a few times to gauge it correctly.<\/p>\n

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Below: The body has been clamped to the bench at the neck pocket area.<\/p>\n

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Below: Filing begins using Surform file.<\/p>\n

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Below: Filing continues.<\/p>\n

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Below: Just about finished with the Surform filing at this point.<\/p>\n

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Below: Switching off to sandpaper.<\/p>\n

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Below: We have filed to the line, but have purposely sanded beyond the line to get rid of the file marks.<\/p>\n

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Below: Switched to foam sanding block for more precise shaping.<\/p>\n

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Below: The look of the cut after using the foam sanding block.<\/p>\n

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Below: A final view of the forearm cut.<\/p>\n

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Where are the rest of the build steps?
You can view them all here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this build step we shape out the forearm contour. This contour is not absolutely necessary but many bass players like it because it makes for a more comfortable playing experience whether seated or standing. Below: Guitar body, Surform file, 80-grit sandpaper, adjustable F-clamp, small sanding wood block for use as caul. Below: The line … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":9819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[70],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9830"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}