Well done guys!
Very nice builds again
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Well done guys!
Very nice builds again
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And here's my entry for this month: Fred's JBA4 JPJ
Body abused with steel wire brush to deepen the grain, then tinted black with Feast & Watson Black Japan Prooftint, with about 10 coats of True...
Let's call it finished now.
I've been playing it for a few weeks now and tinkering with the set up for as long.
Pretty happy with it, sound is very snappy with quite a few options with the 3x...
Yep the 3x pups are in parrallel, with an on / off for each to take the pup and pot out of the circuit.
Humm... you're getting me thinking about alternative wiring now!
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Sounded great!
The J pups tend to have a bit of noise if you don't have them both on, but it can mostly be filtered out.
I think I kept the P pup on all the time as I just loved it. I had the...
Hi John, I've used artist inks on my SG (which I still have to finish...).
The link should be on my signature.
Was very easy to mix to get the colour I wanted and I applied as if it was stains,...
Took the new bass to the band rehearsal today and it sounds very different from the IB5!
Still have to lower the nut, replace the chinese strings by a good set, and then set up intonation and...
Don't know about the headstock logo...
I played with bits of stickers and words, but I think I like it without a logo... it's meant to be simple with no frills in my mind: visible wood grain, metal...
Well no Monty Python for me tonight, but instead I did some good work and I think I'm done with assembly.
All pickup and switches sound like they're working which is great!
I've set it up with...
Some good progress yesterday night and tonight. Electronics should be all good based on testing with multimeter.
Hopefully I should be able to put it together by the...
Sorry, private funeral only...
But you'll be glad to hear that a new dremmel has been procured... as per the traditional proclamation: 'Le roi est mort, vive le roi!' [emoji3]
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Thanks guys.
I knew I was pushing the little dremmel router a bit too much... was going fine until it just stopped, must have had enough.
That will teach me not to be lazy. Next time I'll get the...
Thanks guys.
Some more (slow) progress today.
I cut the pickguard to fit the switch plate and routed a cavity to accommodate the switches in the body.
I had routed one before but I decided to...
Finally found some time to progress the bass!
I had prepared a template to cut a new pickguard with the P and J pickup holes from a blank but it stayed untouched for almost 2 months...
So today I...
Love it Ozo! Good job
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Hey Maxence, good progress!
'Bombes de peinture' is 'paint spray can' in English, not 'paint bombs' (I made the mistake before...).
Don't scare the forum guys! [emoji6]
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Awesome!
Thanks for that.
I told him solid paint was the hardest... but he didn't listen... [emoji6]
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Thanks Jarrod... that's worse than I thought!
So if I understand well you're saying he should:
1. Sand back to wood to remove all paint
2. Grain fill (usual timbermate slurry?)
3. Seal (is...
Hey guys,
I got the drummer of our band on the diy guitar bandwagon and he ordered himself a lefty FBM-1.
He's gone 200% upgrade with second hand firerbird tuners, tv jones pickup, etc.
He's...
I don't remember the names of the shops that are as bad as the BGS...
There are equivalents that look like warehouses but there's a lot more competition than here.
From the ones I mentioned,...
Salut Maxence,
Pour remplacer le Timbermate cherche un produit 'bouche-ports' (grain filler en Anglais).
Tu devrais trouver ca, ainsi que les les papiers de verres, laine de fer et autres outils de...
Merry Christmas to you all!
Hopefully the big guy in red will bring some extra time to build guitars next year! [emoji16]
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I'm not fussed with the lack of wiring diagram. I know which wires are the middle connection (they're soldered together) and I'll see which of the others I use for ground and hot. At the end of the...
Yep. I built one for 9 guitars... and I've almost filled it...
Looks great guys!
I would add page numbers in footers for people who may decide to print the doc instead of using pdf, and maybe a small logo with doc title in header? That would ensure that any...