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Hey Guy's,
This is my first time build. Just finished the body in Nullarbor Ochre, I'm now putting on the finish coat. It's looking good so far. I forgot to order the neck finishing kit. DB suggested to use Bloodwood which I have ordered. Question: the kit has a maple fretboard, do I put the bloodwood and the neck finish topcoat on the fretboard?
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Probably best to leave the fretboard unfinished and just do the back of the neck, if you want you could try putting Dingowax on the fretboard.
What doc said, tape off the fingerboard and apply your finish to the back of the neck. then when its all dry and shiny and cool, you can wax the fretoboard etc.
OK, will do thanks guy's.
That is looking tasty by the way, should polish up really well.
build is looking sweet SteveO well done. As others said with your question
Got the shielding on today and put on the pickups.Attachment 14224Attachment 14224
It's alive!!
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The stain for the neck was a little too orange but I think it will be OK in the final assembly:
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Looking good another bass is born!
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Gibbo speed knobs is a bit different but still looks cool as does the rest of your build. The neck has that aged look already and should blend in nicely with the tones in the body.
Got the neck on now. Broke one of the screws on the machine heads. lucky it broke of at the head so I could get it out.......
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Lucky save.
I religiously wipe the screws in a moist bit of bath soap to lube them up including neck bolts as that Rock Maple is, well, as hard as a rock and this prevents them twisting off like the one in your photo above.
I bought a block of bees wax and it sits on my work bench when I assemble anything, I just run the thread section of a screw along the edge of the block before putting them in, also makes em easier to get out.
That pick guard looks great with the NO
looking good SteveO
Good idea Dedman, I have some as well, din't even think of using it.......
Got all the hardware on now. Just waiting the the replacement screws from DB and I'll be in business. Neck still a little tacky, needs another week or so before I polish it up I guess.
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Almost there!
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The scratch plate looks good with the colour of the body in the end.
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Strings are on, need to get the action sorted and the adjust the truss rod. It's playable though!
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Looks great! Interesting readin material too. Don't let Doc near some of those, he plans to rule the world.
Use the bass for rehearsal, action is good and very playable.
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Good to see everything works and sounds how it should. You should be proud of your efforts.
Thanks wazkelly, just got to get my head around the B string and the slightly closer together strings......
Yep, know it well as I had the same experience on the EX-5 but after a while it becomes second nature as everything is in uniform patterns up and down the fret board. I find it best when playing around 5th fret as you don't have to play an open low E as it is right there on the 5th of the low B. Notes lower than D on that string are very dark and I don't seem to go there.Quote:
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After a while I get lost in where I am on the fret board as you tend to play by ear after a while and everything just seems to fall into place. Really weird when you first jump back on a 4 stringer as you have to recalibrate your brain a bit.