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Finally got the new neck after tracking it all over Asia. Looks to be in good shape! I opted for the paddle type headstock so I could go a 3+3 orientation without stuffing it into a Fender style...

You got this! Don't give up!
I am working on a different project involving a lot of wood glue (Something akin to a Palletcaster)
I was worried about my glue job holding up until one morning I...

PS: open grain, satin finish. A True Man of Culture. Very much dig it.

Looks great! I love the purple

The headstock is a great shape too. I'm happy you've been able to find a solution with the tuners. You're aware of my headaches with my VI project re: headstock and...

I have another tune-o-matic bridge en route to me right now, black. If I don't use it for this project, It'll get used, no doubts about that.
While I wait the 3 or so weeks for my Bass VI Neck Mk...

So I've built and unbuilt and rebuilt and re-unbuilt it a few times trying out different things. I drilled holes for the bass tuners and....rushed it. In typical fashion.
Looks sweet. It even held...

Thanks John! Yeah I'm excited. Tru-oil coats going on now. The body is starting to look really great.

Simon - That's really interesting about the tuners. I did not know about the internal...

I didn't expect to get much done this weekend, as most of the pieces for this project are current en route to my place.
But my grain filler showed up like 4 days early! Huzzah! That was one thing...

A quick note about strings.
There's a lot of discourse about Bass VI strings, like what gauge gives the least flop, which brands make the best sets, it seems like a lot.
When I started this...

Back at the Jazzmaster...
I removed the neck to measure various things.
The necks were an exact match. 21mm of neck from end to fretboard

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But about 2mm extra thickness on that...

Firstly, allow me to thank you for such an in-depth and informative response. It's great to know I'm not the only lunatic who's attempting this right now.
Secondly, your ideas for the finish sounds...

So! Good news and bad news!
First, the good news...the kit already arrived! Way in advance of when I anticipated, which is great. Secondly, the wood is really gorgeous!
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I was planning on...

One week ago, I don't even think I was aware of the Bass VI. I maybe saw the tommycarlos thread about building one in an apartment, maybe I saw one peripherally in a video from the late 60's or...

Wonderful. Thank you very much for the advice! I will let you know how it goes, or when I inevitably have more questions. Thanks again.

Simon, good to see you here too! You helped a lot with my IC-1 Iceman build.

That's a great suggestion with the blend pot. That s much closer to what I want. I will look into that as an option....

Hello wiring lads,
I've done a little wiring in the past, with varying degrees of success.
I have a project I'm working on, a Strat body that I've cut a speaker cavity into and bored out under...

Gorgeous!
Very jealous. If that was available at the time when I bought mine I would definitely have sprung for that.
Looks wonderful! Any thoughts on finish? Or is it too early to decide that?

That's a hell of a paint job, friend-o! Love what you've done with the heel sculpting as well. I'm about to try it (likely with far-uglier results) on a build of mine.
Electrical is definitely...

I did not have to do much work on the neck at all, thankfully.
Simon had mentioned earlier that that the wood may still be settling, drying and whatnot.
Which may cause me some issues in the...

I'm not going to lie to you folks, I got a little antsy.

BUT! Spoiler alert: It worked out great.

I had the body drying in a closet for the last week. I had a fan on HI pointed right at it...

Blinddrew, reading up on that little amp (pretty sweet on it's own) did you also wire the aux input and heaphone jack too?
That would be sweet. Either way it's sweet. My favorite bit is the blue...

Bravo!
That's a heck of a shop too! Nice tools.
I like your vision, can't wait to see how it turns out.
What kind of paint did you use? and how did you apply it? Looks good from the one pic.

Duuuuuuuude. Is that yours?
It's masterful! It hadn't occurred to me to put the amp *in* the guitar....
Oh man. I gotta digest this.

Thanks!
Thanks!
Hmmm....next guitar build....
All I know is that I want to put distortion *in* it.
I've been dabbling in these (LINK) making portable amps
I got one of those "Psycho Knobs" in...

This is the stain I used.
Appears as though it could be fine leaving well enough alone. The shininess is likely due to the newness of that coat, and the fact that I was liberally slathering the...