Gavs ESB-4 Hollowbody Bass

[stan]

Hey Gav, some sort of sandbag or similar should put pressure on the repair, and will conform to the guitar shape. All the best

[wokkaboy]

sounds like a mission Gav but I think you can work out a round object about the same size as the cutaway to be held in place to keep pressure on the veneer after you superglue it. Superglue dries pretty quickly so you may be able to hold a glass jar or a round object and put pressure on the veneer for 5-10 mins. All that sanding you have done you should have forearms like Popeye !

[lawry]

Popeye huh? Wasn't his girlfriend Olive Oyle, not Tru Oil.

[wokkaboy]

haha you are on a roll tonight Loz, nice one !

[gavinturner]

hi guys,

Finally got around to putting some Colortone dye onto the neck of the bass today. I took a leaf out of BG's book and attempted a little burst on there. It turned out *ok*. I'm planning to use some Wudtone neck top-coat over the Colortone. Should be ok right? Well we will soon see...





I'm really liking how the bass is looking, but the Tru-oil is taking forever. That's one big bastard to keep applying thin coats to!! I think I'm up to 15 or so now...

cheers,
Gav.

[wokkaboy]

15 coats of tru oil, wow, and you have a pint glass of tru oil next to it while you apply it ?
looking sensational Gav, you are clearly improving your builds. Thats what practice does !

[stan]

Nice work Gav, at this rate you are going to need a showroom soon

[Hillsy]

Looks awesome Gav, love the colour, if it's still an option could you offset the tuners like a cello, they both have four strings and all.

[dingobass]

Looking nice Gav Really dig the burst on the headstock!

15 coats? Mate, thats about ten too many!

The trick with any finish is to keep it thin.
The reason being is that with time, a thick finish will start to cloud and become patchy.
Regardless of the type of finish coats used, a thin coat will end up being harder than a thick coat.

Typically, 120- 250 microns will give all the protection needed against knocks and bumps.. in other words about 4-5 thin wipe on coats.
I am writing a tutorial with all the historical evidence to back this up, I will hopefully have it done soon!

[bargeloobs]

[quote]/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from gavinturner on April 29, 2014, 14:53
hi guys,

Finally got around to putting some Colortone dye onto the neck of the bass today. I took a leaf out of BG's book and attempted a little burst on there. It turned out *ok*. I'm planning to use some Wudtone neck top-coat over the Colortone. Should be ok right? Well we will soon see...

I'm diggin' those colours Gav, it looks slick!