Non-PBG RBX Style Bass Guitar Kit RBX-20 from DIY Guitars

[Alkay]

Another update. Hopefully the camera is better this time but here goes:









Hope that works.

Cheers,

Alkay.

[G-Axe]

Looks great! How'd you get the striping effect on the back? Was it a whole lot of meticulous staining along the grain lines? Whatever it was, it looks amazing.

[Bass Guy]

Holy moly that is looking nice! Well done!

[wokkaboy]

coming along nicely Alkay, is the neck a rosewood or maple fingerboard ? (save me going back through the diary !)

[Alkay]

Looks great! How'd you get the striping effect on the back? Was it a whole lot of meticulous staining along the grain lines? Whatever it was, it looks amazing.

Hi G-Axe,

Cheers for the feedback. I followed the natural grain using the blue masking tape and alternating the red and yellow colours. Once that was touch dry I then did the black burst effect with two mixtures of standard black stamp ink. One with less water added to darken the perimiter and the other mix had more water to slightly darken the inner part of the back. Can't really remember the ratio to be honest I just kept mixing and testing it on pine until I thought they both looked ok. I don't have a spray gun attachment on my airbrush yet like what Simon from the UK uses so I just made do with using a rolled up paper towel into a ball and a lint free white cloth to do all the wipe on staining. I hope that helps.

So is the basement still open in Belconnen? I used to spend allot of time there hahaha.

Cheers,

Alkay.

[Alkay]

coming along nicely Alkay, is the neck a rosewood or maple fingerboard ? (save me going back through the diary !)

Thanks Wokkaboy, the fingerboard is rosewood I believe. I'll probably need to get some wax to protect it? I haven't done that with my LP's either so I'm open to suggestions.

Cheers,

Alkay.

[Alkay]

Thanks everyone for the compliments. It's great to get some feedback so I can learn more.

It has a few issues but so far it's one of my better builds. I did want to do a dark brown as Simon suggested but I did a test run on some pine and I wasn't happy with the look of it. I also wanted to use up the left over colours I had so that's why I did that striping effect on the side of the body too(not sure if it's visible in the above photos).

I did one coat of poly on the body last night and just about to do another. I'll post some photo's soon after a few more coats before I do any wet sanding.

Cheers,
Alkay.

[Simon Barden]

Rosewood doesn't need waxing, though you can do it if you want. Lemon oil is the standard seasoner/cleaner for rosewood and ebony boards. You board will probably be quite dry (the Aussie heat doesn't help) so will probably soak up several applications to start with. It will also darken the board considerably. Once it stops soaking up the oil, wipe off the excess and the rest should soak in or evaporate. You should then only need to re-apply a light coat every 6 months or so. If you use the bass a lot, then I'd suggest a yearly strings-off fret polish and fingerboard clean.

[Alkay]

Rosewood doesn't need waxing, though you can do it if you want. Lemon oil is the standard seasoner/cleaner for rosewood and ebony boards. You board will probably be quite dry (the Aussie heat doesn't help) so will probably soak up several applications to start with. It will also darken the board considerably. Once it stops soaking up the oil, wipe off the excess and the rest should soak in or evaporate. You should then only need to re-apply a light coat every 6 months or so. If you use the bass a lot, then I'd suggest a yearly strings-off fret polish and fingerboard clean.

Hi Simon thanks for the tip I'll order some now. Hopefully it will dry quickly. I'm looking forward to putting all the electronics in this one soon.

Cheers,

Alkay.

[Alkay]

Rosewood doesn't need waxing, though you can do it if you want. Lemon oil is the standard seasoner/cleaner for rosewood and ebony boards. You board will probably be quite dry (the Aussie heat doesn't help) so will probably soak up several applications to start with. It will also darken the board considerably. Once it stops soaking up the oil, wipe off the excess and the rest should soak in or evaporate. You should then only need to re-apply a light coat every 6 months or so. If you use the bass a lot, then I'd suggest a yearly strings-off fret polish and fingerboard clean.

Hi Simon I have done a few searches and there is a variety on the auction/buy it now site. Could you recommend what you use?

Cheers,

Alkay.