This tracing guides the body profile's rough cutting. Once it's cut, the body is left to stand so that the wood's moisture content stabilizes before undergoing the final milling process. In this final process, the body goes into the thickness-sanding machine, which gives the face and back smooth, parallel surfaces and brings the body to its ultimate dimensions. A pin router guides the body along the pattern and cuts the rough edges into smooth lines resembling the bass' final form. Each body leaves this stage identical in shape, with smooth edges.
Subsequent patterns guide the routing of the neck slot, pickup slot, and electronics cavity.
Finally, the tummy-cut is shaped using a bandsaw and smoothed with a large sander. After the basic cutting and shaping, the rest of the work is done by hand. After an overnight drying, excess paste filler is sanded off and the body is sent to the finishing area. While the bodies are undergoing their transformation process, the necks are also being prepared. Afterwards, the radiused board is slotted for frets and its side is drilled for position dots.