I'm gobsmaked... I wasn't even sure if the pickup would work, let alone sound ok :o Like I said, it was an experiment to see if I could manage to wind 44 AWG wire with out snapping it . The standard is 42 AWG. I'm glad it went to a good home :)
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I'm gobsmaked... I wasn't even sure if the pickup would work, let alone sound ok :o Like I said, it was an experiment to see if I could manage to wind 44 AWG wire with out snapping it . The standard is 42 AWG. I'm glad it went to a good home :)
Thanks again. I had originally intended to put it into the Victorian Ash body build - but the ironbark cover matched so well with the colour of the knots of this build that I changed my plan. I'm very happy with guitar.
This was also my first go at spraying water-based poly. I'm very pleased with the result - but I still have lots to improve on.
Also, the neck was satin w/b poly. I do like the feel of this more than the gloss - so it will become a regular feature in my builds!
Sprayed 9 coats of Cabot's water-based gloss Poly onto the body and headstock of the laminated tele bass. Also gave the neck 3 coats of gloss poly and 3 coats of satin.
I'm starting to get a feel for spraying with a compressor and gun, the gun controls, the time between sprays, viscosity of poly, cleaning the gun etc. Still got a lot to learn though.
Looks great. How are you liking the water based poly? Did you thin it at all? Also curious what the woods are that you laminated.
Thanks Fender3x.Quote:
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I am liking the water-based poly. It has very little smell, and easy to clean up! (But I have not sprayed any oil based, except from rattle cans). I have been thinning the poly by 10% (as per instructions) to about 20% (if the mix seems a bit viscous).
The wood is radiata pine with Jarrah strips. I carefully selected the Jarrah to be quite red (it can vary to a dark brown also). The pine is soft but I like the patterns in it. In fact, I have used pine for my scratch explorer (now 30 years old) and all of my scratch tele builds, and also for lots of the furniture I have made (beds, desks, drawers, shelves).
Might as well use the Jarrah while you can, it's going to be in short supply after the end of the year.
Yes.:( . I may get a few pieces. I have a small amount of offcuts for wood turning hidden away. I do love the colour of jarrah.Quote:
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Wow, just looked up Jarra...it's harder than maple. Is it as hard to work as maple? Awfully pretty tho. Would make a nice fretboard....
I only see Radiata pine here in high quality plywood. I have used it quite a bit for speaker cabs.
fender3x: *most* of our hardwoods are harder than maple. good for fretboards and accents to bodies/necks, but way too heavy for a guitar body. hunting through piles of decking timber is a good source. With a bit of digging you can usually find a piece of quarter sawn
My Epiphone has a radiata pine body. After the shoulder pain caused by the SX it was a welcome change.
I have normally used repurposed jarrah (most has come from kitchen renos!). It is hard to cut, but with a good saw it is fine. It is nice to turn. I have used it for small crafty things only. I do have a jarrah coffee table made by my Grandfather.Quote:
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A friend of mine purchased a jarrah bodied flying V from a local producer about 12 years ago. It weighed a ton! But, looked great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rabbit