ST-1JR ...but it may not end up that way.

[apkane]

Next we had to finish the front of the bass. Pink flocked Leopard print contact from Something-mart was the order of the day in the continued battle between my daughters vision and my skill level...


If you've ever covered books with this stuff you'll know my fear at this point. So we took everything very slowly....firstly, cutting to size.


Then applying and smoothing steady as she goes...


Next it was on the the wiring and sorting our what needs to go where....and how it fits together....and omg wtf am I doing?!


I have to admit that it took me a while to get my head around it, but thanks to this forum and all of the info shared by the members and the tutorials, it turned out to be really simple to do.


Oh yep and the bridge is one of those Schaller adjustable jobs. Absolutely essential to get the weird ultra short string spacing right.

[apkane]

Then it was just a case of nailing everything together, putting the strings on, tuning it and hoping for the best.....and guess what?


Well I can report that the project was a complete success and exceeded expectations from both the visionary and the mechanic.

Its strung with Short Scale Round Wound Bass strings 50 - 105, it makes the right sound, holds tune and only the E feels slightly (ever so slightly) slacker than a 34' scale player. And no, I don't know how that works either. I'll get around to posting a video shortly.

[andrewdosborne]

What an awesome project, this has come up very nicely and love the pink finish.

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[J.P]

Great job and very quick too!

[Dedman]

Bravo, well done!

[stan]

really well done and an awesome guitar of maximum pinkness

[Muzza]

Great job.
To stop the waffling of the E string, you need a set of thicker strings.