Gav's JB-1

hi guys,

Another day, and another new build - this time from my stack (that never seems to get any smaller ;) ). It's a JB-1 - a kit i picked up during the birthday sale last year. I finally cracked the box open and the kit looks in good shape, apart from a split at the heel of the body where two of the basswood pieces have joined. It's quite possible that this may have resulted from the kit's long stay in the stack.

The split will be easily filled. What it means though, is that this kit is destined for a solid colour. To be honest I was leaning towards a solid colour anyway. There's little to no grain on show here and besides, I've also got an ash JBA-1 in the stack and that will be much better for stain!

I still haven't decided on colours - both body or scratchplate (I'm even tossing up whether a black control plate would look good) - so that decision can be mulled over while I get the sanding done. Next job though - shaping the headstock! I found a pdf of fender bass headstocks, so that souldn't be too much trouble.

cheers,
Gav.

Looking good Gavin. I am thinking of picking one of these baby up once I finish my first build.

Good luck

Your a busy man Gav, another build! I can count 3x kit boxes in the pictures. The filler in the split should do the job nicely. Have you screwed the bridge into the body? Mock build looks good.

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Crikey Gav you trying to attempt more projects than 4D? Haha. Good work mate you must have about 5 projects on the go?

Thanks guys :).

@Dekka - yeah looks like an easy kit too. I love how simple these Fender kits are to slap together.
@Andrew - yep all screwed down. I'm *pretty* sure I positioned it right ;). Time will tell!
@Wokks - Nah I couldn't match 4D even on a good day! But yet again you are right on the money - 5 builds on the go at the moment. Thought I needed to get back into it after my hiatus.

cheers,
Gav.

hey guys,

Finally decided on a trans-black finish for this bass. Might also go with a black pickguard and control cover. The Colortone black went on pretty quickly, and I made sure it wasn't "too" black by drawing some back out with a clean wet rag but leaving colour in the grain. Not a bad way to pop all things considered. I got close to what I was looking for. I'm half tempted to do a black burst around the edge with my airbrush, but I'm still considering it. I've got a few coats of acrylic on there at the moment and she's finally starting to shine up. Once I've got enough coats on I'll trial pickguard combinations too see what looks good.

cheers,
Gav.

Thats looking sweet!!

thats come up really nice Gav, there's a bit of basswood grain still visible.
I reckon a black burst could look really cool and interested to see how the black pickguard and control plate look like

Looking good , Gav. Do you have an army of elves that help you build?

Red/gold perloid guard I reckon