TLA-1Q Bass VI build

[dave.king1]

Very noice

[FrankenWashie]

Whoa, It's been an absolutely insane few weeks. Band broke up, auditioned and joined a new one, working seven days a week......
Anyway, amongst all that I managed to get a few thing done on my build.

I extended to bridge pick up route to fit a humbucker in the right postion, used a hammer and chisel..


Cut a pickguard, used a dremel with a sanding dics to shape my rough cut. It's about 25mm longer then a standard Tele pick guard because my bridge had to be moved back a bit to allow for my longer scale length. Still have to drill a few screw holes for the pickguard.

That's the reflection of my dog Cassius.

Here's a shot of it all together.

That is looking the business mate, great mods!

[Sonic Mountain]

Be interested to see what you think of the Alumitones.

[MrSixxxty6]

Be interested to see what you think of the Alumitones.

From what I read they should suite my needs. I'l find out soon enough.....

Ok, this is going to be a pic heavy one...
Got the 'ol brush out and gave all the glue spots a massive scrub with some Goo Off, then gave it a coat of Color Tone Vintage amber. There was even more glue spots then I thought.























Gave it another scrub with the Goo Off and an extremely light sand.


I'd been toying with this idea when I first saw the veneer had already been sanded through.
I used some pinstripping tape around the edges,


And colored black. I'm going to sand or scrape the edge so the binding shows.


Originally I was going to clear coat it with clear spray on lacquer. But, I didn't really want to spend $200 on getting some and I have a massive can of Tung Oil sitting here. So, here it is, after a few thin coats just to seal it while i Work on the back.


And the head stock to match.


And a shot with some hardware.

[Richy17]

This is looking so good! Really like the black around the edge 👍🏻

[Bass Guy]

Fantastic! Very keen to hear it when it's done!

[Fretworn]

This is going to be a beast.

[MrSixxxty6]

Thanks guys!

I filled the rear and sides with ebony Timermate, sanded it down then stained it with colortone black. It's ok. It didn't want to take the stain evenly...
Here it is after a coat of tung oil.


Note to self; Wear gloves while staining.


Scraped the binding.


It turned out pretty good considering i've never scraped binding before.


Just got build up the coats of tung oil and finish off the neck.

[DarkMark]

That’s turned out really well. Good job on hiding a floor with a feature that has enhanced its appearance.
By the way, how did you scrape the binding? It looks like a good clean job.

[Sonic Mountain]

Looks great.