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Needed a new guitar project after finishing a couple of other projects I was working on and following a discussion with the GavMeister decided on an ST kit... Which Ads kindly put on sale a week or two later after payday...
Sooo...
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Couple of glue spots - bit 'o' sanding to come... :?
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Fret dots didn't last long...
Black MOP upgrade - Done!
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Going to look good Brendan, didn't take long to get those MoP dots in. I haven't attempted anything like that so far, still an assembler rather that a builder/modder I guess.
I also took advantage of the "Sunday Special", and like you, the timing was just right.
Hope the build goes OK mate, might make a great mate for your beautiful JB.
Cheers
rob
Robin - dots last night took ~45 mins total. Cheated a little and widened the holes marginally with a 6mm brad point bit to make life a little easier. Have found some of the PBG holes may be a feather under the 6mm. These all slotted in and will require negligible sanding (fingers crossed - haven't been out tonight to look - had worship practice at church and the Vice President (VP) got a run!) :).
so I assume you took the old dots out and replaced them Brendan ?
Black MOP dot markers look great Brendan.
@ Jarrod yes you have to drill out the existing dot markers, they normally come out pretty easy when you drill about a 2 or 2.5mm hole through the centre
nice start, love those markers
Stan - yep - gotta love them - I figure if I was buying an expensive Martin or Maton or Ibanez bass for that matter, they'd all have MOP or paua or something like that, so why shouldn't mine? It's not too expensive an upgrade and if you take your time - not impossible and doesn't require a massive workshop to get a hot outcome!
Jarrod - basic tute on how to do it is here... http://www.pitbullguitars.com/commun...iewtopic&t=998
One day I'll pinch the wife's video camera and lay down a vid on how to do it...
Where's the best place to get it? I only see them on eBay from China.
Oh right I followed the link and saw it!Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from SIMpleONe89 on May 7, 2014, 13:33
Where's the best place to get it? I only see them on eBay from China.
That was an awesome tuition Brendan , Thank you I'm ordering now
Sanding continues. Quick question for those who have played with Ash before - I'm guessing I'm not going to get a perfectly flat surface like I would with basswood. Having sanded to 240 grit and fluffed up the surface with water - how much further should I go - to flatten out the grain?
Timbermate Brendan , its really the only the way to take most of the grain out. China Ash is very how do you say impossible to flatten off completely.
Another Aussie supplier:
http://luthierssupplies.com.au/index.php?cPath=177
Not wanting to get rid of the grain - I guess it's the perennial - how much sanding question...