What a beauty!
Type: Posts; User: groundfloordoofus
What a beauty!
drop dead gorgeous.
Body finish - Amber
Neck finish - Walnut
Satin finish.
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Just a side note,
I just recently got a bass amp for myself, the Ampeg BA 108, to practice on.
It's pretty good for the price, as a basic practice bass amp! ...
More photos...
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@wokka
Yes we didn't measure the bridge properly so it's slightly off towards the low B side. We measured according to the pickup cavities but I guess that wasn't a good idea as the neck wasn't...
After 3 top coats....
and after getting help assembling everything together....
here it is! the final product! walnut and amber looking good......
Yeah pretty happy with my 3rd coat!
thanks tim!
Hi guys, any one have any suggestions for satin coats? I am wondering how many coats I should apply... So far I have applied 3.
2nd satin top coat!
Well, the finishing coats can't really be seen very clearly on photos, but it actually does look better in real life and it has a very nice feel to it actually. I don't see...
hey thanks!
Yeah, i realized it pops out :( and it doesn't really fit too well over the cavity either :/ I had to get another back plate... Yeah, I saw your build and it looked real good. I only did...
Got down to applying my 1st satin top coat!
Using 2 toilet rolls as a make-shift stand...
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Thanks! Yeah, I'm going for the natural look. I think it's gonna look like a warwick.
Thanks Tim!
Another 2 days between coats!
Here is my 4th coat of amber! and 4th coat of walnut on the neck!
Everything is looking pretty good. Grains are ever lovely. The walnut stain looked pretty orange...
Another 2 days between coats.
So this would be my 3rd coat! Forgot to take photos of the neck though.
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So I waited for 2 days before applying the next coat!
This is the 2nd coat of amber on the body and 2nd coat of walnut for the neck! The walnut turned out to be slightly orangey as I applied the...
Oops sorry guys! It's been more than a week since I started this build! It's just that I've accumulated so many photos and have yet to start my build diary on this forum! :p
So next up! Wudtone...
And on the very next day, we sanded away...
So here's how it looks after I sanded the neck and body with 220 grit. And as usual, fiance helped with some sanding too.
It was my first time sanding...
Hi everyone!
This is my very first guitar build. Was intending to build a JB-4M kit but it wasn't in stock, so I ordered an IB-5 instead!
So it arrived real quick and first thing I did was to fit...