sounds like a great plan Tim, satin ageing wudtone should come up a treat. So same for back/sides and neck ?
sounds like a great plan Tim, satin ageing wudtone should come up a treat. So same for back/sides and neck ?
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
Yeah... one finish option is all I can afford for this one.
If I had an option I would have liked Black Magic Woman or Colombian Gold on the back and neck, but the funds just aren't there, especially since I splashed out on a bone nut. Not to worry, it will still look good once it's done.
Id head down to the big green shed and get a 50ml bottle of Feast Watson prooftint stain costs $8 or $9, will be more than enough for the back/sides of the body. There's some nice blacks/browns/varying red stains. Think I did my back/sides in FW jarrah stain is a nice rich brown with a hint of deep red
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
Totally agree with the simple satin, Tim. I decided on satin for mine so that the cap was more dominant (not lost in the shine) and I'm very happy with how it turned out. I also ended up putting clear on the neck to show off the skunk stripes. You're gonna love this axe when she's done.
I got a bottle of FW Japan Black from said mass-retailer of hardware and gardening supplies yesterday. However after further thought, I'm going to stick with the natural finish. The remaining mahogany stain in the timber has left some nice flaming and grain action that I've taken a shine to, so I'll save the Feast Watson for the next project. This project will be (nearly) au naturale.
Update on the stuff.
- The Wudtone is winging it's way across the continent to me as I type.
- I presume the bone nut won't be too far behind.
- The Tone Monster is somewhere in transit and I'll probably see that in the next 2-4 weeks' time, after the finish has been applied.
- I pre-emptively ordered a concentric knob and I received that about 3 weeks ago, ready to go on.
Stuff is happening. Not as fast as I'd like, but the upside is that it has meant that I'm forced to take my time and the kit will be properly sanded.
sounds good the natural look Tim, all the upgrades coming it will be a nice sounding beast when its done. Will sound like mine and Lozza's except Lozza removed the speed bumps. My next bass will be a fretless. I'll even let DB remove the speed bumps I know he loves to do that !
You will love the FW Japan Black on your next project, great colour Tim !
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
I have the Wudtone in my hot little hands... clear base coat and tinted satin top coat. I'm doing some more 240 sanding before I start to apply coats.
I'm just waiting for Dingobass to weave his magic with my bone nut.
Then to await the arrival of my Tone Monster...
I love it when a plan comes together.
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The Tone Monster arrived today! Not bad considering I ordered it on the 21st of July.
The only piece of the puzzle left is the nut...
But I have a question to the other IB-6 owners - did you shield the cavities? This may be something else I need to consider.
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