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Project #2 is up and running. The neck fit is spot on and all the pre-drilling is done.
There's a couple of visible gluespots, but you will see in the photo the instruments of torture I will subject the glue to.... He he he hee.... You will also see the Deadly Sinner (7string) sulking in the corner after its sanding...
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Haha, yeah! Elliot, those brushes sure will do the work!
Well worth the $3.50 or so for them...
What colour for the EX?
Yes, the brushes did the job very well...although I may have left a few "rustic" gouges in the body. More sanding should take care of it, right? ;)
As far as colour goes, I am awaiting word on the availability of Amaranthine... Stevie the birthday boy is apparently a nutter for Purple... DB, do you have any news on it?
For the $3 I spent on them, they are damn awesome!!!!
Fear not, good friends, the Aramanthine is coming.
Hopefully it should get here in a couple of weeks so keep sanding those glue spots!
More time to sand, sand, sand. Surely with all these muso's someone can come up with an Ode to DB that has as a chorus "Sand, sand, sand and then sand again".
First coat of Wudtone Original Vintage Yellow neck base coat. I'd forgotten just how impressive this stuff is.
The third photo will show the difference between stained and unstained woods. Remember, this is coat #1!
El
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Definitely a great colour... but it's a set neck, right? Be careful with the Wudtone on the neck heel otherwise you'll have trouble when it comes to glueing the neck in. Or, does it just look that way in the pics?
Well spotted Weirdy! Bassguy, you will need to sand that neck heel with 80 grit to get rid of the Wudtone and leave a good tooth for the glue to grab onto..
Ah! Thank you gents! I hadn't thought of that....
Very nice guitar. Cool to see another lefty named Steve with an EX-1L !!!
Error (hopefully) corrected, and awaiting the second coat. Tomorrow.
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Looks good, ready for gluey goodness.
180grit sanding completed. Lovely grain patterns starting to appear...
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Second coat of base- Original Vintage Yellow.
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Sanded to 240grit.
Amaranthine, o Amaranthine- wherefore art thou, Amaranthine?.... :P :P
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DB is probably bathing in it... but, in the mean time:
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Hahahahahahaaaargh!!! That is fantastic!! :o :D
Neck finished- final top coat applied.
The second shot shows the marked difference between bare wood (for gluing) and luxuriant finish.
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Headstock hardware locked in. Neck finished!
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First application of Amaranthine deep colour. Some noticeable glue spots which were missed initially, but I had intended to sand this coat back anyway so I will rectify these then.
It's a lovely colour, but I can't help being reminded of Gestetner Ink...(the youngsters among us won't get that reference... :D )
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looking good bass guy, you might have beaten me to the 1st to apply amaranthine, I applied mine about 10:30pm lastnight ?
bummer about glue spots, more sanding !
But does it smell like a Gestetner print? Oh the heady days of infants school alcohol sniffing!Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from Bass Guy on June 20, 2013, 10:05
First application of Amaranthine deep colour. Some noticeable glue spots which were missed initially, but I had intended to sand this coat back anyway so I will rectify these then.
It's a lovely colour, but I can't help being reminded of Gestetner Ink...(the youngsters among us won't get that reference... :D )
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Gonna come up nice Bass guy!
Scraped back top, wire-brushed gluespots and reapplied deep colour. That's more like it!
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Looking much smoother!
Testing finish with neck...
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that looks great Bass Guy!!!!
The difference between the colour when it's in shade and when it's in the sunlight is astonishing.
The back- second deep colour coat, in direct sunlight. It's a shame the audience won't see this side...
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sweet bass guy,good to see that damn glue is gone. Looks cool with the neck in place.
I can't wait to see the SGD bolted together, I'm doing my headstocks in amaranthine, hope to cut the headstocks tonight and get a coat on
Amaranthine headstocks!!! Photos, or it didn't happen! :D
thats the plan BassGuy, probably vintage yellow neck and back of headstock and ama ontop of the headstock, should look cool with the 12 string headstock being so long !
I'll do my best to get at least one headstock cut, sanded and coated tonight so check my build diary later tonight
That is looking just the Ants Pants Bassguy!
Final base coat- now awaiting the gold highlights.
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sweet az Bass Guy,
hey can you please help me out with a wiring diagram for the PBH ? your JB had a humbucker and neck pickup ? - cheers
No it was two single coils, but I will have a hunt around for you.
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No it was two single coils, butnI will have a hunt around for you.
thanks mate, this is my first bass build and I'm not that familiar with them, attached is a photo I took its got 4 pots, humbucker bridge and the 2 singles on the neck. Sorry to hijack your build thread but thought you would see this message !
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So happy with it, that I showed it to Stevie's mum. She's thrilled.
Hence the celebratory ale.
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