Even though it was only a field of three, it was pretty serious competition - and all basses! And congratulations to the winner - it really looks great!
Brendan - unfortunately, the low...
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Even though it was only a field of three, it was pretty serious competition - and all basses! And congratulations to the winner - it really looks great!
Brendan - unfortunately, the low...
Maybe fold this in with the next month? With only two entries, it sort of becomes a zero sum game.
Surely other people built guitars in July and August?
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And an alternative version with a soundtrack showing the expanded range of the bass https://youtu.be/3tXKjy_4fc8
I threw together a quick riff to demonstrate the sound of the Custom VI Bass.
This thing is really fun to play!
https://youtu.be/2AVsm-jdcPw
It’s really fun to play
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Thanks so much!
And finally finished with the arrival of the waterslide logo and the oven-style knobs
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Here's my modified JZ-6, finished today with the arrival of new knobs.
This was a factory second body with some mended cracks (and some not mended cracks as well!) As I was planning on a solid...
Just noticed that the compression artefacts in the photo make it look like there’s lots of orange peel in the finish. There is actually none at all. The grain is intentionally visible, but there’s no...
Thanks! I also turned it into a workbench for soldering and assembly.
The build went very well, except for the moment when I first plugged it in and got very low output and massive hum from the humbucker.
I spent a couple of hours looking for a bad connection with...
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And it's all together!
Still waiting on the waterslide for the headstock, and I'm looking for some inexpensive "oven knob" Jag-style knobs to replace the speed knobs.
I'm using the stock single...
Getting ready to assemble
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The excitement of watching paint dry.
Tomorrow will be a week of curing and I can put it all together.
I can’t wait!
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The humbucker just arrived and the fit is good - so I’m pleased with that.
I’m not so pleased that I cut the ears a couple of mm’s too wide.
I guess that’s why they make plastic wood....
I didn’t end up using Forstner bits. I just used a wood bit to take out a good amount of the wood and and then used chisels.
It’s not the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen, but thankfully, the...
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Thanks for the advice!
I'm hoping to simply use a surround rather than a pickguard.
I don't have a Dremel, and don't have plans to get one. The challenge for me is that I'm a guitarist, not a woodworker, so I can't...
I'm thinking of using Forstner bits with a hand drill to carve out a cavity for a bridge humbucker, as I don't have a router and can't justify the expense of one.
Has anyone had experience doing...
Third colour coat on the body and second clear coat on the neck.
I'm probably only going to do three coats on the neck. The body will have around three more colour coats and then around four...
I’ve been thinking about the pickup configuration. I’m going to install the stock setup first and live with it for a while, but I’m leaning toward the idea of a pickup closer to the bridge with an...
You let it cure for a day or two and then sand with olive oil. I'm guessing that that slightly liquifies the surface and turns the finish dust into another, very thin layer.