My Guitar Build - LP-1

[jmeek811]

How small is the hofner body compared to a normal bass?

[dingobass]

At the widest point the Hofner is 270mm, the Fender Jazz is 350mm.

Length of the Hofner is 460mm and the Jazz is 500..

Not a lot of difference really. The shape of the Hoff is what gives the impression that it is much smaller.

the biggest difference is the scale length.

Hofner is 765mm and the Jazz is 863mm

[robin]

Hey Jess, first up congrats on the LP, stunning job

If you want advice from a really old bass player, go with a full scale neck. It might be a bit harder to start with, but you won't regret it. After getting used to a full scale neck, I find that a 3/4 scale just doesn't "feel" right.

And besides, how awesome would it be to be able to pick up any bass and show off your "chops".

rob

[jmeek811]

Thanks rob!

I do agree with you rob, I love to jam with people and its not always on my own gear so full size makes sense.. maybe ill just get two!

[adam]

Hey Jess, I wanted to ask you, that trick with the teardrop shaped cardboard cut-out you used to create the sunburst... was that your idea or did you see that somewhere?

It's such a brilliant innovation, if its yours you deserve some credit.

[Gavin1393]

Adam, you obviously never went to the Sydney Arts and crafts in the late 1990's! The artists used to do some sublime work with all kinds of cutouts, paint tins, spray cans, etc!
And all with spray-paint!
It's a very cool and intelligent adaption crossing that technique over into doing a Burst! Kudo's!

[adam]

Yeah Gav, I've never seen this before, so I guess I was wondering if that's how sunbursts are always done. I would have thought they were done manually by airbrush.

[dingobass]

You are right Adam, usually they are.

Love seeing people think outside the square and adapt to suit their needs.

Well done, Jess!

[jmeek811]

I watched a heap of videos on sunbursts, I have always wanted a guitar with that kind of finish. That was my goal. I wasn't confident I could achieve this with stains, I didn't have access to an air gun and I knew I wouldn't be able to spray it evenly if i just went round the edges. I don't think I can claim I as my idea, I just combined everything I saw together, and made it fit to the limited gear I had to work with.

What I did was traced out the body on of my guitar on cardboard and cut it out. Cut about 4 cm off all around, then took it to a point at the top to make it match the picture i was using as a guide. I used some other cardboard to prop the shape up off the body and sprayed over the top, going over the edge of the body but staying parallel, there was a lot of overspray and a nice paint stain on the grass :P But it worked. I was over the moon!

Its probably not the ideal combination of stains and sprays but a few coats of stain and then a spray. Topped off with a few coats of clear to seal it all in. In hindsight I would probably do a clear coat in between the stain and the spray, the stain is very matte and the spray has a very sheen finish to it. It might make them blend better. Or it might wreck them. I fumbled my way through this!

[jmeek811]

Hey guys,

Just after some advice, I got this truss rod cover. I always planned it as my signature for this guitar but I'm just not sure of the size. It seems too big to me. It is meant to be LP size - I lost the one that came with the kit when I moved house. What do you think?