No. 29 is underway. (GPB-4M P Bass Maple f/board.)

**ozzbike** · 05-05-2019, 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by robin

Hey Ozzie, I'll be watching this build with interest as I have just got a P-Bass Kit. Been thinking of keeping it pretty natural, but will try and highlight the grain.

Good luck with the build, but as its #29 I guess you've got a pretty good handle on how to do it by now.

rob

You would think that...but sadly no. I only do hand applied stains and finishes and getting even reliable colours and or shades has escaped me. My better finishes have been ones where...as in this project...the grain and figure is highlighted by the grain filler and sealed by the top coat. If I have to use colour I often sand through parts in my vigour to finish.

However, I have a few tech items and you also have one of them...Weirdy...and I enjoy soldering and wiring challenges.

Sanding and fitting I don’t mind...applying stains and finishes not bad either....finish sanding...wet sanding....polishing gets me every time.

Oh, 29 is the number of guitars and basses in my possession....made about 25 from kits.

It is a hobby and you will become a victim of G.A.S. (Guitar Acquisition syndrome)

**robin** · 05-05-2019, 05:35 PM

Lol, already got acute G.A.S. Its a wonderful ailment.

**Bakersdozen** · 05-05-2019, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by robin

Lol, already got acute G.A.S. Its a wonderful ailment.

Acute or chronic? Haha

**Dedman** · 05-05-2019, 06:28 PM

your 29 makes me feel so good

**wazkelly** · 05-05-2019, 06:55 PM

Keen to see how the timber mate sessions work out.
Agree that when you take lid off the contents look anything but the colour you expected.

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**stan** · 06-05-2019, 07:23 AM

Nice start Ozz. Timbermate is a great grain filler / putty, but not sure as a colour. As always - if possible do a test piece unless you are happy with surprises. Also a good way to test base and topcoat compatibility . This looks great, waiting to see the fine results

**ozzbike** · 11-05-2019, 07:18 PM

After leaving to go away for work before Easter I finally got home today. Nice to have a friend in the postie parcel truck. Nice safe, dry pile in my garage.

Nice figure on both the body and the neck.....the headstock is lots bigger than I thought.....nice.

Tired now....but shall check it all off in the morning....nice work for a few days off.

**ozzbike** · 13-05-2019, 02:14 PM

Sadly I now have a collection of different shades of Timbermate...never hurts.

I used the Cedar/Blackwood as a base all over....then the edge in Ebony.....then the middle of both front and back in a colortone vintage amber stained neutral tint timber mate.....then walnut around the edge of the body over the ebony.

The cedar went on and sanded off really nicely at 240 grit. The ebony came off blotchy....hence the later walnut overcoat.

The hand tinted neutral tint (coloured with Vintage Amber) achieved not a lot at all.

The neck and headstock have been shaped to a P Bass American Deluxe template I had....the corner up under the circular end of the headstock....where the shaped bottom edge meets the round end of the headstock.....very hard to do.

The neck and headstock have had a coat of cedar/blackwood timber mate and has been sanded progressively to 240 grit.

Both the body and the neck....fingerboard and all....have had a single coat of Fine Buffing Oil.

The body wood has had some serious bug infestation during its growing years....so weird marks and shapes in the figure....but I like it.

The maple fretboard on the maple neck is really just flat.

A buff of both later this afternoon and leave to hang over night.

Photos tomorrow and then more Fine Buffing Oil.

It is a yellow/amber colour overall.....lighter than my Jazz Bass that was Fine Buffing Oil over two coats of Walnut timber mate.

Not what I was hoping for.....but I like the effect.