Just amazing guy's
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Just amazing guy's
Getting ready to start
On to my Third Build the ESB-4.
I have started to buil this as I was waiting for the parts for my seconb build, I have sanded and stained it in Coolangatta Gold.
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Final update
Abolone binding finaly came so put that on with acetone very carefully and painted the pick gard black.
Done a compltete fret job, and had to replace the 3way switch as the other one...
Just an update on the bass I couldn't leave it red so I went for a Vintage Punk look.
I call it Poison Ivy after the same colour as my VE. :)
I painted it with a base coat of White primer then used...
Thanks mate
F hole painted.
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Its just not my day today. :(
Took off the tape on the binding at the stain had leached into the binding cracks as seen in the pics so I contacted Adam and he advised me to remove the binding, So...
So the kit arrived today mock assembled it and all is fine, I decided to do it in Mahogany back and maple sunburst I no i changed my ming again but he I had to redeam myself from my first build that...
Yep my own fault didn't let it dry long enough when staining.
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I had another reaction to the lacquer and I had to strip it again this time I decided to Paint it Red with black hardware.
Thanks Mate;)
Fantastic I am building one of these
Hi and welcome to my next builld the DHB-5 String Semi-Holllow Bass Fretted.
This one I will be tacking my time on I am still thinking of what the colours and Finnish will be.
Think I might go...
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I had a big problem the laquer I used had a bad reaction with the dingotone and it cracked up in areas so I had to sand back to the wood and start again :(
I ended up restaining it in about 10...
Now started on the neck removed nut and frets sanded and filled in frets sanded and levelled fret board dyed neck and head stock in Tobacco and Black with highlights of Coolangatta Gold.
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Nice mate well done
Welcome to the forum and good luck with the build
Welcome and looking forward to your build progress
Today I fixed up my mic stand to accomidate the bass stick properly with a large bolt that slips into the stand pipe, done the intencerfing coats today.
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I have done some pics.
The electronics done 2 Volume and 2 Tone pots.
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First coat of Coolangatta Gold front and back.
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Welcome to the forum.
Welcome to the forum and good luck with your build.
Welcome to the forum.