RCA-4 ricks bass

[sansan]

Thanks jeppo, im glad you like it...

making some pickguard holes, and final touches to the pickguard sides. Only lefting pickup cavity and polishing.





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[sansan]

Hi guys!
Been very busy at home..Being a father its time consuming but...you know, the first is the first...

Some progress around..
I've finish the pickguard and installed the electronics...because of the shielding theres no need to ground pots to switch but its ok.
-CTS 500k (linear/V and log/T)
-Sprague orange drop 715p 0.047uf
-3 way switch remain from another previuos project
-All parts rickenbacker style knobs
-4 pointer washers
-neck pickup cavity aligned and installed and shield job finish.







theres some evil and tempting thoughts about make some transformation to convert the set neck in a thru neck body....lets see what it happens, need some time and effort, things that i dont have at this time...
cheers!

[kimball492]

Beautiful job great work Sansan.

[sansan]

thanks kim! its an honor coming from you..

[FrankenWashie]

Neck through body conversion?! Now that would be a thread to watch!

[JEPPO]

I was wondering how one would do that conversion, what are your plans for the neck though? Looking forward to seeing what you come up with

[FrankenWashie]

I was wondering how one would do that conversion, what are your plans for the neck though? Looking forward to seeing what you come up with

That conversion requires some very careful measurement and some exceedingly nerve wracking saw work! I have seen it done in reverse (a friend removed the 'wing" sections of a headless flying V and created some more traditional body sides to add to it)

[JEPPO]

That conversion requires some very careful measurement and some exceedingly nerve wracking saw work! I have seen it done in reverse (a friend removed the 'wing" sections of a headless flying V and created some more traditional body sides to add to it)

I was meaning more towards what he would do with the beautiful neck mods, whether the neck's base can be extended otherwise just use them as a learning curve

[sansan]

The must for converting the neck will be about to achieve some improve on the sound of the bass. if the bass sounds pretty decent i'll leave it without this mod.
Anyway, there is 2 ways i've been thinking about.
Considering the width of the body is 40mms, and the joint tenon 15mms, One is sawing the body in two pieces making the side wings and gluing a long maple blank to simulate the thru neck (not my favorite, too much work for hand tools)
Another will be glue the neck to the body and then carved out with a router bit, along the back side of cthe body keeping the width of the neck all along with a thin maple blank (15 a 20mm). This will be cover the back side of the thru neck.
Next, will rest to carve out the top side for the other 20mms blank and glue the top maple blank all along to make a solid one piece with the two..
Finally will rest to carve out the pickups cavities... all of that requires extreme measurements, patience, time and some help from supernaturals divinity.

so easy 😒

[sansan]

Ok, testing the logo here. Im going to print on adhesive transparent or white film and see what it happens..

at the moment here is what we got in hands...


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Rick trust rod logo its as we said here en spain "as fake as a wood euro"