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  1. 27-12-2018, 01:58 PM #1
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    #5 - rc4

    When I started on this journey in Jan 2017, I had a plan. An LP, a Tele, a Strat, a 335 and a Ric bass. I was lucky as the LPs disappeared shortly after I got mine. Then disaster, was Bass time and the Ric's had vanished as well and nothing else really took my fancy, so thought I had missed out.

    Well, I've no idea where Santa had this box hidden for 4 months or so, but he managed to keep it tucked away somewhere.

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    As I have never had a bass, and no doubt will be even worse than I am on the guitar,plan is to build it just as it comes, no upgrades. Will probably be doing a TO finish.
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  2. 27-12-2018, 04:09 PM #2
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    Wonderful! I like mine a lot. Don't forget to get glue all over the tongue when you put it in, sides and end as well as back, as there's not a lot of contact patch.
    I changed a lot on mine, but the only really necessary upgrade was the machine heads and nut. The problem is the headstock is very small, and I had to cut the machine heads down to fit. I sourced a brass nut on eBay cheap, which I like (both the cheap and the brass).
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  3. 27-12-2018, 09:43 PM #3
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    Love these Ric threads. I've had a '73 4001 since I rescued it from a pawn shop in '83. Awesome instruments.
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  4. 29-12-2018, 05:50 AM #4
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    Power through when you don't have work to get in the way.
    Sanded, grain filled, bridge positioned and first coat of oil.

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    #2 Non PB Vintage Strat Rebuild
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  6. 30-12-2018, 08:04 AM #5
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    Andyxlh,

    Did you find the nut local or need to buy from US?

    Cheers
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  7. 03-01-2019, 10:47 AM #6
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    3 coats of oil, taking longer than had hoped, in this weather leaving it 48 hrs rather than 24 to dry.

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    #3 TL1 - Custom
    #4 ES-12G (now converted to ES-1)
    #5 RC4
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  8. 03-01-2019, 07:16 PM #7
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    Tru Oil usually dries quite quickly in hot & humid conditions and only need the longer time to allow things to harden up before knocking back via a wet sanding session.
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  9. 04-01-2019, 03:46 AM #8
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    Had ran out of TO so experimenting with something else this time.
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    #5 RC4
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    Tung oil?

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    # 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
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  11. 04-01-2019, 07:16 AM #10
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    Its actually Feast Watson Kitchen bench oil. It does have Tung oil in it.

    Figured if its tough enough for chopping boards and benches should be tough enough for a guitar. Also its food safe, so I can eat off it :-)

    Will wax polish it once dry
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    #3 TL1 - Custom
    #4 ES-12G (now converted to ES-1)
    #5 RC4
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