Lawrys IB-6S Fretless

[lawry]

A minor update (that's 'a minor update' not 'Am update' - bit of muso humour there)
Bought some thin superglue this morning in preparation for coating the fingerboard (the sanding's done). And late yesterday I put the first base coat of Burning Sun on the body and headstock. All being well They will get another coat tomorrow arvo. Also put the first neck coat on today. I've decided to go with a clear neck cos the grain is pretty cool and I don't want to lose the subtleties of it.

[gavinturner]

Wow Lawry, the grain on the body is really coming to life with the base coats! Beautifully done and a perfect choice. Clear on the neck is also the way to go IMO - contrasts nicely with the body and allows the contrast in the neck timbers to come to the fore. Can't wait to see it with the clear coats on!

cheers,
Gav.

[wokkaboy]

looking good Lozza, that burning sun looks superb, can't wait to see it after clear coats and the neck clear is the best choice.
It will look a treat with the black hardware on.
I got to find the time to play mine to set the neck in, took it to DB's yesterday for some neck tweaks, its playing pretty well now

[Andyport]

Beautiful Lawry...gotta love that Burning Sun!
Really looking the goods. Will follow this build every step of the way.

Cheers
Andy

[Timsan]

She's gorgeous, Lawry. The grain is amazing! Looking forward to seeing more.

[lawry]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on February 10, 2014, 09:24
looking good Lozza, that burning sun looks superb, can't wait to see it after clear coats and the neck clear is the best choice.
It will look a treat with the black hardware on.
I got to find the time to play mine to set the neck in, took it to DB's yesterday for some neck tweaks, its playing pretty well now

Pity it's such a long way from NQ to WA or else I'd be round to DB's too. Maybe I can fax it to him for a tweak ;-)

Pretty keen to know what tweaks were done for fine tuning (pun intended). One thing about a fretless is that microtone cockups are user based, usually indicating that more practise and less ego is required 8-)

[Gavin1393]

/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from lawry on February 14, 2014, 08:18
Maybe I can fax it to him for a tweak

I get every post sent to me via e-mail and I scan through at speed looking to see if there is someone who needs my help.....

I now need help / counseling myself...

I misread the above as faxing DB for a twerk.....Oh! the imagery!!! I feel traumatized.

[lawry]

LOL. Now I have an image in my head that I could do without. Thanks for sharing that, Gav. :-?

[lawry]

Had a bit of fun today working on the bass.
Put another coat of burning sun on the cap (4th one) and it's really starting to shine. The picture shows the sun shining on part of it and it really does burn.
I also put eleven coats of superglue on the fingerboard but will put another 4 or 5 on before I buff it.
And finally, I'm not fussed with the black plastic cavity cover that came with the kit so I used the remaining veneer sheet (from the fret slot filling) to make a 4 ply panel and I'll make a cover out of that. Once I had glued the veneer sheets together with Titebond I put the whole thing under a few batteries to keep it flat until it dries.

[Bass Guy]

Loving it Lawry! This is going to be a glorious bass.