Rob's PBA-5 (PBG Custom)

so ... I had planned on going down the hand rubbed tobacco sunburst finish track for the project
I decided to use 3 DT stains - colourless, outback sunset and black stump ...
After watching a few examples of people showing how it's done on Youtube I tried it out ...

After an hour or so of mucking around, I ended up with a look that I'm pretty happy with ...
... nothing like a proper sunburst, but I really like the effect that I've been able to achieve.
I'm letting it cure and plan on just finishing now with some TO.
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That looks lovely.

thanks Simon,
did you get the electrics sorted out in the Tele that you mentioned earlier in this thread?
very interested to hear!
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Not yet! Give it another month for the weather to brighten up and I'll be back into full guitar construction mode. I'm half tempted to ditch my thoughts on the wiring and base it more on the standard Graphtec diagram - but it needs more knobs and switches than you can easily get on a Tele control plate.

Love the ways those colours have come up, very nice indeed.

Damn, this looks good 3B!!

looking great 3B good progress on the build. Love the burst

nice job, this is looking good

I really like what you have going on here, its giving me a real appreciation for the bass, I built an SGB-34 at the beginning of the year for my son. It may be time to get one for myself.

PS I like your other builds.

Man that's a great colour blend. well done

Slowly coming together now ...
I've finished applying TO and put the neck and body together ...

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Hardware and electrickery next!
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Pretty bass... very nice

Spent some quality time on the weekend and got the project completed.
Pretty happy with the result, both from the finish and tone points of view.
Here are some pics of the final outcome ...

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The difference in tone between the EMGs and the Piezo bridge is quite marked, so there are a few different sound possibilities.

The other gadget that I'm pleased with is the Hipshot Extender - I've strung this bass with a high C and have the Extender on the E string to allow easy "drop-D". Works a treat!

I'm planning to spend some time this weekend doing some recording so I can post what the thing sounds like.
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Looks very nice! Good work :)

looks awesome Threebass well done. Love the hardware upgrades. What active system are you using ?

wondered what was next to the B tuner on the shot of the back.

Look forward to the sound demo.

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Described here http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...l=1#post133486

Very nice bass, ThreeBbass.

Very nice indeed!

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Described here http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...l=1#post133486

Very nice bass, ThreeBbass.

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Thanks Simon,
I have to say I was a bit surprised when I plugged it in for the 1st time and everything worked!
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Looks great. Curious to know more about the headstock string retainers as they look a better option than the standard kit supplied round ones.

Cheers, Waz

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Originally Posted by wazkelly

Looks great. Curious to know more about the headstock string retainers as they look a better option than the standard kit supplied round ones.

Cheers, Waz

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Hi Waz,
The string retainers are by Hipshot and I found them on eBay. They make a couple of different versions.
They work well ...

Now that is one really nice looking bass, well done!

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Oh, very clean and nice Rob - get it into the GOTM comp mate

Super sexy bass!

Beautiful work as usual Rob - looking forward to hearing how the piezo sounds as it seems like such a versatile addition to any bass.

Indeed. Plus it's a lovely chunky bridge, and I really like those on basses.

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Hi Waz,
The string retainers are by Hipshot and I found them on eBay. They make a couple of different versions.
They work well ...

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Thanks mate. Not cheap at around $35 each for the 3 stringed unit but free shipping from the states has most likely bumped the price. Need to do something to improve the A string break angle forward of the nut on my J Bass and think this should do the trick.

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Thanks mate. Not cheap at around $35 each for the 3 stringed unit but free shipping from the states has most likely bumped the price. Need to do something to improve the A string break angle forward of the nut on my J Bass and think this should do the trick.

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Hi Waz,
this kind of string retainer might help .. it's what I used on my J and don't have any issues ...

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Thanks 3B, that looks like the $35 hipshot unit on eBay and would do the trick.

as per my comments on the GOTM, Im a fan of this bass my friend.