No. 39 is on its way to me.

[ozzbike]

I have indulged in a guilty pleasure today.....sometimes good outcomes allow us some good things in our lives.

So...this returned special order on sale is coming my way.

I also ordered some more vintage black and white wire, 3 x mini CTS 250k pots and a switchcraft jack socket.

I think the neck is looking like a candidate for an oil and wax finish. The body is Basswood....so maybe a stain and oil and wax finish as well.

Otherwise....unless the CTS pots have a different shaft diameter...I don't think there will be much other changes. Stock pickups, stock bridge and stock tuners, stock nut.....maybe some strap locks and nicer knobs.

Edit....nicer knobs....an orange drop cap....strap locks...and two of those round flat string trees....Real Parts order on its way.

[FrankenWashie]

Heheheheh! Nice Oz, can’t keep a good builder down!

[ozzbike]

Heheheheh! Nice Oz, can’t keep a good builder down!

I swear it is an addiction....I nearly grabbed one of the four string music man basses as well....but no...one more is enough for now. 🎸

[FrankenWashie]

I swear it is an addiction....I nearly grabbed one of the four string music man basses as well....but no...one more is enough for now. 

building one at a time? What’s that like?

[ozzbike]

building one at a time? What’s that like?

Ha Ha nice.

Well I shall know very soon.....as I just got the email and the order is complete and Aussie Post has the pick up info......woo hoo.

I am thinking a Colortone Amber finish over the neck.....with maybe some spray satin polyurethane finish all over.

The body......hmmmmm.....tempted to try and hopefully not fail with a three colour water based stain burst. Yellow/Brown/Red....the U Beaut colours. The body could also then be finished with satin spray poly to complete the effect.

The wipe on nature of water based stains has never really worked well for me.....maybe this time.

YouTube here I come.....this guy does a nice finish...he then covered the lot with Tru Oil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxO-2zuJmD8

[WeirdBits]

Ozz, got a spare 250K push/pull? I mean, if you wanted to tweak things slightly...

[ozzbike]

Ozz, got a spare 250K push/pull? I mean, if you wanted to tweak things slightly...

You know strangely I do....are you thinking a series parallel push pull. I like how you think. 😎

[WeirdBits]

Yep, but slightly different to that layout. I’ll sketch it up.

[ozzbike]

Yep, but slightly different to that layout. I’ll sketch it up.

Oooh....anticipation. 😎

[Sonic Mountain]

At least it's keeping you off the streets