Yeah I find them a little exaggerated, plus I already have clover leaf tuners on a precision bass so something different might have been nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by wazkelly
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Yeah I find them a little exaggerated, plus I already have clover leaf tuners on a precision bass so something different might have been nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by wazkelly
So yesterday I had a play while still waiting on fresh intensifying coats to dry on the body and neck.
Stepping things up on my flame theme with this Jbass I decided to see how I could use my kit pickguard to a different effect.
I ordered a heavy duty die-cut vinyl sheet with this mortal kombat image and overlayed it using some caution (and much bubble removal. the end result I think looks good for now and hopefully holds up over time. The vinyl isn't thick so shouldn't affect the guard but is very tough/durable so I reckon it will withstand some scuffing.
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Finish him!
This pickguard will look very effective with the body/neck scheme!
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Great job on the pickguard.
nice work on the pickguard Cade, I will have to try your technique cheers
Where did you order the sticky vinyl material ?
Thanks all! Wokka I had a super hard time finding someone who sold vinyl sheets surprisingly, I thought there would be a lot of places but seems I was wrong. I ended up getting this from the UK through Ebay from a seller named 'taylormadeskins'. I couldn't buy a simple sheet, this vinyl was actually sold as a console cover for an old xbox game system. I just chose something that was going to be big enough for me to cut down to size. Luckily for me it was just the right size! I actually got a blue one as part of the set also, which might be handy in case I do a future build.
Hi Cade,Quote:
Originally Posted by cade711
I've just gone through the same process with a PBG 5 string P bass I'm building. The holes in the headstock for the clover-leaf style tuners were 19mm diameter, but the body of the Gotoh style tuners (non-PBG) that I got as replacements is only 15mm wide, so they don't fit neatly. I only discovered the problem after the replacement tuners arrived ...
I decided to fill the existing holes with dowel and re-drill, which also gave me the opportunity to relocate the tuners.
There's probably many better ways of doing this job ... but I'm pretty happy with the outcome.
Rob :)
Cheers for the info Rob! Good luck relocating your Gotohs I'll keep an eye for how it works out if you're updating.
just posted if you're interested ... :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by cade711
Headstock color progress.
I thought it was coming along well and about ready to top coat until on this photo I just noticed it seems like their is dog hair or some nuisance fluff caught in the top segment.... Better look at that again later.
On a light note, my missus thinks the orange looks great but wasn't impressed that I had painted the fretboard a horrible green which didn't go at all.... (I had to explain it was masking tape and why...) haha
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headstock looking great Cade and had to laugh at ur missus's comments about the green fretboard !
Oh well, she was trying to be interested in the new hobby that she hopes you get over soon..........Quote:
Originally Posted by cade711
Fretworn she'll be super excited to come home today and find out my second kit has arrived :D That she doesn't know was ordered
what 2nd kit did you receive Cade ?
Unfortunately it's a non-PBG Wokka. I was shortly going to buy an FVB from pitbull, but then by chance I saw an unfinished SG 6 string kit going on Ebay for $100 and thought it was too good to pass up! Basically it's had the neck glued to the body (hopefully done well! also a pain as it hasn't been sanded) Otherwise it's an untouched kit someone's getting rid of.
THEN I will buy the FVB for the bass collection
sounds good Cade, keen to see pics of the new SG kit, has it got flame maple veneer on the body ?
Yeah hope the neck has been glued nicely and in line with the bridge/strings placement.
Going to be a bit of a loss if it's shonky but that's the risk of buying through that site I guess! I didn't think I should start a full build diary on the forum as a non-PBG but it couldn't hurt to drop the occasional photo in this thread I suppose?Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
No flame / veneer or anything exciting to my knowledge. From the basic photo I could see and description its a solid white poplar body and neck. So I thought I would experiment adding some bright dye colour over it being a very light looking wood.
sounds like worth the risk for $100 Cade. You can do a build diary in the non PBG gear section no problem, up to you.
Plans sound good.
Thanks mate. I'd be keen to share especially as I'll be needing some opinions and advice on the curveballs from that one most likely, so I might set that up later.
no worries sounds good Cade, everyone is always keen to see other forum member's build diaries so look forward to seeing the kit. First thing I would do is a mock build and put both E strings on to check the neck alignment.
That alignment will definitely be a priority haha!
well I hope the neck alignment is ok after your missus may take a swing at you with the axe when she finds out hahah
Check the alignment and neck angle (sit the bridge on a couple of washers to check the action)... and try to determine the type of glue used.
Hi Cade, Colour looks good on the headstock and yes, DT does seem to attract dust, hair and all manner of small airborne particles. Just means you need to have a completely clean work environment with no breeze or devices that could circulate air whilst laying down the finish and for up to a few afters after to allow things to start curing.
SG sounds like a bargain and hope it is in good shape to work with.
Will do WeirdBits!
Yep I probabaly shouldn't hang it in the garage Waz Kelly.... motorbike and car entering daily plus doggo's... I guess lightly sand it back to get some crap off?
Picking up the SG from the post in the morning. Fingers crossed and pics to follow!
Current levels of humidity up here at the moment doesn't help either.
Light wet sand with 1500 or finer is all it would need but be careful as any sanding can strip out lots of colour.
Cheers, Waz
If you are using DT, you can hang inside as its non-toxic and smells good. Less contaminants, but you can just lightly wet sand them off. The humidity is really bad at the moment so leave at least a week for curing.
Thanks Andy, I've relocated it further into a downstairs room away from the high traffic areas of the house so that there is less things floating around in the air. I'm giving it at least 7 days between coats as I'm finding this super humid fortnight keeps things tacky as you said. Gave it a light steel wool and a magnet sweep yesterday which seemed to help the fuzz, then a first application of finish coat. Looking okay at the moment, it's been slightly less warm and muggy in my area the last 24hrsQuote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
Good to hear you are doing a magnet sweep after using steel wool.
Only time I use the stuff is on frets and fret boards as it tends to have lots of cutting power which is dangerous used anywhere near green DT coats, particularly the intensifiers for some strange reason, probably because there could be up to 6 - 10 layers of finish at this stage depending on how many base stains and intensifiers were applied.
I was steel wooling the fret board and frets on my other build and my Jbass had been drying for a week with the last intensifyer, so I gave it only a very light rub all over which seemed to safely remove some inconsistency without affecting the finish. Did leave a ton of steel dust though. Magnet picked up a lot then I gave it a thorough dust and another sweep.
Hi Cade, have to agree about how 0000 steel wool easily disintegrates into very small particles. Good to see that you are being very thorough with multiple magnet sweeps.
If you wrapped a magnet in steel wool, would that keep the metal dust from flying away in the first place?
Hmmm, might work better on flat surfaces however steel wool is best used for cleaning up frets which tend to be more round than flat.
Completed job from this weekend. All standard PBG Kit parts used on this build.
Very happy with the Dingotone Color saturation after finishing wax applied. Looks brilliantly vibrant under the sun.
Tone sounds a little flat compared to my precision bass however I need to tinker with intonation more then will try for a video demo.
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Impressive. Make sure you enter it in GotM.
Thanks mate! It's been a blast working through this first buildQuote:
Originally Posted by Fretworn
wow that's come up a treat Cade well done, the graphics on the pickguard really stands out nicely.
Is that bushfire sunset DT stain ? that's what I'm using on my ash jazz bass
It is bushfire Sunrise Wokka, 3 stain coats, 3 intensifier coats, 3 finish coats and a light rub of dingotone guitar wax on the fretboard and body. It looks brighter and smoother in person and I'm very happy with it. If I put it out in the sun it very much gets a fire effect and even deeper. this pic is when the sun came through
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excellent cheers for that Cade, I always mix up sunrise for sunset in the bushfire !
I'll have a think about a different pickguard colour than the supplied white one. I'd love to try and stick some graphics on like you have !