Gavs ESB-4 Hollowbody Bass

[stan]

great stuff Gav, 471 tape it is...

[gavinturner]

@DB, @Fretty, @Wokka, @Stan - thanks guys. it's coming along! @Wokka - yeah I'm not thinking about the wiring. Best to block it out until absolutely necessary.. .

Here is the back burst done. I'm pretty happy with it as well, although the lack of flame makes it harder to do IMO.



You can see a little glue spot over the join on the heel of the guitar. No glue spots on the back but one or two on the side. Looks like I'll have to sand the sides back a little and re-apply.

cheers,
Gav.

[wokkaboy]

looks excellent Gav, nice work, is that 471 3M tape the same width as the binding ? I need to get some if it is.
Bummer about the glue but could be worse, could be on the cap !
what colour will the neck and headstock be ?
Will you be clearing with TO ? I'll keep you company in the naughty room, think DB says I got a 'life' stay there !

[gavinturner]

@Wokka - the 471 tape is just bigger than the height of the binding - about 1mm too high. What I have taken to doing is using an exacto knife and running along the top of the binding so that the excess is trimmed off. In the case of this build, the 3-ply binding on the top was also masked off with the 471 - adding a bit more overhang. Two strips, top and side, combine nicely to protect the whole lot.

I will get the Tru-Oil going to bring up the chatoyence of the flamed maple on the top and to get the dye bedded into the sides and back. Probably about 5 coats worth. Then I plan on hitting it with Acrylic lacquer if i can get my clear coat spraying regime worked out.

cheers,
Gav.

[lawry]

Hey Gav. The burst is looking really hot. You've done a fantastic job of blending one colour into the other. Smooth. And welcome to the deep side 8-)

[gavinturner]

@Lawry - thanks dude - I am pretty pleased with myself . This bursting stuff is bloody hard though...! Hoping I'll be able to tumble out a few basslines when this baby is finished. What's the bass equivalent of 3 blind mice? Is it... 3 blind mice???

cheers,
Gav.

[crundes]

That is a real thing of beauty Gav! Amazing job, two more strings on it and there would be my dream guitar! ;-)

[gavinturner]

Thanks Tim! - Yeah it would be great to have a matching 335 6-string. hmmmmmm...

cheers,
Gav.

[gavinturner]

hi guys,

Was putting my 5th coat of tru-oil on this morning and I noticed something disturbing. Seems the plywood on the sides of the guitar is bubbling. Looks like the veneer is lifting off the wood underneath.




Not sure what I have done to cause this, but I'm pretty certain that there is nothing I can do about it at this stage. However, I thought I'd see what you guys thought / suggested about this little issue.

What do you reckon?

thanks,
Gav.

[wokkaboy]

Hey Gav, not sure what to suggest, never seen this happen, looks like the only thing to do is to sand back the affected area as sad as that sounds. Why not try lightly sanding till the bubbles have been removed from the clear ?