This thing is going to shake down buildings....I like it!
This thing is going to shake down buildings....I like it!
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
good work Geddy looks unreal
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
...when I'm done with this project, I am definitely going to do a BOC tribute...maybe a short scale bass, just for fun.
Any-who...
So, I just couldn't wait...busted out the black stain and went to work...here's a shot of the black sanded back:
...and with the red:
Watcha think? Yes? No?
So I did the headstock, and the thin quilted maple veneer just ain't cuttin' it:
*sigh*
Darned thing is pink...and there's damned little figuring, so THAT was money well spent...
Given how the body looks, I just can't...
My wife suggested just finishing it black, but no...that's not the picture I have in my head, and certainly not worthy of this project. I have a fairly big piece of the leftover 1/4" top that I was going to use for a control cavity cover, AND access to a planer...I am definitely going to see if I can plane it down to a thin piece and use that instead. Sanding this veneer off is going to be a pain in the arse, but a bass player's gotta do what a bass players gotta do...
I was going to do a custom decal logo, but now I'm thinking a custom starman inlay like this...
This bass is going to end up costing me two grand by the time it's done...
Love the color on the body! Damn.. this thing is awesome!
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Thanks! It might not be as cool as all things Lemmy...but I'm giving it my bestOriginally Posted by DaveyCustom
Its amazing, man!
I did a scratch-built, SG shaped guitar with a nice quilty flamey top, and its about the same color.. love it!
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Nice body colour. With some clear coats on it, it's going to look even better.
I know what you mean about the headstock veneer. It's not taking the stain as well, and it's not as figured, so it needs replacing.
Absolutely...my wife had a good idea on that...I'm going to sand the veneer off and paint the head stock black (the back of the body and the neck will be black). THEN I'm going to take a piece of the material I used for the body top and make a Rickenbacker-style truss rod cover finished to match the body. That should actually look really cool...as if the red and black quilted maple was carrying through, under the fret board, to pop out over the nut.
I was fighting her on it, but in the end, gave in because...well...she's smarter than I am... :P
Your wife has a good eye for style and detail. It should look good.
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