Kewl... Might have to get you up here to get your input on the homage to the Ricci 4001 (code name Tina)
Had a mate here today who fell in love with her, but he is a drummer so........
Kewl... Might have to get you up here to get your input on the homage to the Ricci 4001 (code name Tina)
Had a mate here today who fell in love with her, but he is a drummer so........
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
BG love the headstock shape ! very original and cool !
Let me know when you want to bring the body to the workshop and we'll route it out and a quick bass lesson would be awesome ! Flick me an email mate !
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
Headstock shape looks awesome BG!
cheers,
Gav.
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One coat of Dark Onyx base all over the neck, to be sanded back to pop the grain.
We'll see how this goes before trying the same on the body.
"Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out."- Jaco Pastorius
Bah! Caution to the wind!
"Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out."- Jaco Pastorius
looking good BG,
I wouldn't go too far on the finish if we're still going to route the bridge pocket, easy to scratch the top when we do that ! Can always put a bit of cardboard between the body and the template
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
Hey guys is the fingerboard meant to be much higher than the body? My piece is similar to bass guy's one, and there's a fair bit of clearance between the 22nd fret and the pickguard, compared to my Fender strat. Hopefully this doesn't affect string height./<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from Bass Guy on April 1, 2014, 17:11
The neck heel/pocket isn't as flush as it might be- plenty of wiggle room, and the back of the heel has a pronounced gap. Not too much of a problem as I could always fill it.
I am not convinced the face of the heel is flush with the body pocket. Is it worth planing/belt sanding the neck to get it flat? Will the screws fix it anyway? Yet to decide.
This is two coats of Honey Base over sanded back Dark Onyx. In hindsight I think the Dark Onyx was a mistake, but this is how we learn.
"Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out."- Jaco Pastorius
The back with one coat of Honey Base over cutback Dark Onyx.
At this stage I am considering doing the sides as Dark onyx with Gold highlights. We will see. I also realise that this is deviating from the Danny Gatton replica I initially had in mind, but that's the fun of these things...
"Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out."- Jaco Pastorius
Mind you, I'm quite pleased with how the neck turned out....
"Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out."- Jaco Pastorius
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