RC-4 "The Cole"...

**andrewdosborne** · 03-08-2015, 07:52 AM

Excellent job, this bass has come up a treat. I've also used a spirit level for fret levelling, works very well and a multi-purpose tool!

**wokkaboy** · 03-08-2015, 09:53 AM

awesome build Arzi its really come up a treat. Once the logo and truss rod cover go on it will be complete !

**Arzi** · 03-08-2015, 12:36 PM

Hi guys

Thank you for the nice words. The build has been a huge learning experience and I've surprised myself positively more than a few times along the way on how I've been able to create something like this. The more you eat the more you feel the hunger though...

At first this was gonna be a red top with black burst and black sides plus back. Just a color job and rest more or less like "inspired by" model. Then the kit arrived with one of the body blanks being flamed and my brains started to turn...

How about if I tried this colouring - would I succeed doing it with stains when I've never used them before? Would I even dare to try if I screw it up? Then I thought if I try it why not change this and that also?... Finally I had all these mods in my mind and I'm glad I did try them. Came up more original.

I could have not done this if it wasn't for this community that has sooooo much info and detailed instructions on how to do each step. 15 years ago it would have been a frustrating job to try educating one self on everything that's needed in building a guitar. Now I had help from the other side of the planet with my build.

Thank you all for the wisdom shared and thanks to Adam for helping me out in the beginning with a few questions marks on the build. I will put another order in for the winter so I have something to do in the long and dark nights to come. I don't know about others but for me this build is something that has taught me new things about myself and I will keep the flame burning.

**Arzi** · 07-08-2015, 11:28 PM

Hi

started at work today after almost 8 weeks of leave. Now had a bit of on call time (hobby time??) in the morning and did the truss rod cover.

I tried to think of a logo for myself and didn´t come up with anything usable so i decided just to sign my work. Took a bit of time to design (google) my name in different letters and came up with this.

I had to design the shape so that I could remove and put back the cover with the strings attached. This I could have not done with the "inspired by" shape. cut a piece of paper to fit in place and then dremel the plastic with free hand...

The signature I drew with a marker on top of the shielding plastic and then after I carved a bit of lines on the surface - took the shielding off. Then it was just layer by layer slowly carving until I got to the white layer. Then a bit of diamond files, surgical knife, dremel bits by hand...

3 hours later this is what I got. Put it on and now it´s all done.

Decided to try september GOTM even though I´m already taking this to band practice and it´s not all show piece anymore. Done and have my mind on the next one already...