Nice work with the neck and headstock. I see you wear the same brand of Aussie safety boots as me!
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Nice work with the neck and headstock. I see you wear the same brand of Aussie safety boots as me!
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#Planning 5 String Bass
@simon at the moment looks like any repair would be covered bu the washer and tuner body so may get away with it
@ Andrew yep he good old Aussie safety boot, should probably be wearing something a little more robust- especially when working with chisels.
Tony
So made a control cover out of an ebony headplate and got a pretty good fit. Tip for marking blind holes. Used tape with a line to the hole point and measured distance from edge. Once the cover was in place lay the ruler along the line and marked the hole position before drilling. Better Tip : drill the holes in the body after you drill them in the cover.
Worked out the distance that the fretboard and nut were going to sit on the neck and added taper from headstock.
Tony
Had the thin the thickness on the ebony fretboard from 12mm down to 6mm then slotted for frets. Small miscalculation and cut one too many fret slots.
Trimmed the fetboard to the neck and did a rough mock build.
To fix the extra slot -once glued on will cut a bit back and add a sliver of MOP and may go back half way to the last fret for a bigger piece and engrave something in the MOP.
Tony
coming up a treat Tony good work. There is always a workaround as DB says when the plans change. You get so much more satisfaction out of building a scratchy hey. Keep up the good work mate can't wait to see it progress to a playable state. Is that a Gotoh bridge and what are the pups ? (excuse me you probably already have said)
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
It's all about the build! Looking great
Builds to date
#1, 3 string box guitar
#2, GR-1SF, November guitar of the month 2016
#3, Charvel Surfcaster tribute scratch build. ( Completed )
#4, Pawn shop Strat ( Completed )
#5, Current build MM-1Q
Gotta love those traditional Qld safety boots. Pretty much standard footwear up here.
Progressing nicely.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
I'm truly gobsmacked. Outsatanding effort methinks . . .
This is an amazing build Tony - very inspiring!
cheers,
Gav.
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Build #01: BC-1
Build #02: ST-1
Build #03: JR-1DC
Build #04: ES-2V
Build #05: ESB-4 (GOTM July 2014)
Build #06: RC-1
Build #07: MK-2
Build #08: TLA-1
Build #09: JR-1DC
Build #0A: LPA-1
Build #0B: STA-1 (GOTM April 2015)
Build #0C: MKA-2
Build #0D: LP-1M
Build #0E: JB-1
Build #0F: FS-1
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Thanks guys surprising myself how this is turning out.
Woks is an allparts bridge and will maybe use a different one. The pickups are Gregory pickups.
Tony
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