hi guys,
Another day, and another new build - this time from my stack (that never seems to get any smaller). It's a JB-1 - a kit i picked up during the birthday sale last year. I finally cracked the box open and the kit looks in good shape, apart from a split at the heel of the body where two of the basswood pieces have joined. It's quite possible that this may have resulted from the kit's long stay in the stack.
The split will be easily filled. What it means though, is that this kit is destined for a solid colour. To be honest I was leaning towards a solid colour anyway. There's little to no grain on show here and besides, I've also got an ash JBA-1 in the stack and that will be much better for stain!
I still haven't decided on colours - both body or scratchplate (I'm even tossing up whether a black control plate would look good) - so that decision can be mulled over while I get the sanding done. Next job though - shaping the headstock! I found a pdf of fender bass headstocks, so that souldn't be too much trouble.
cheers,
Gav.
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