Jabba_the_gut

Getting to the point of applying the finish to my scratch built bass. I'm using water based satin laquer for the body and neck but am not sure what to use on the wenge fretboard to give a nice finish. Any suggestions for a nice natural finish? Cheers Jez

Just seen this [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Overwater-by-Tanglewood-Classic-J-Passive-Bass-Guitar-in-Candy-Apple-Red-/110988009372?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19d7669f9c"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item19d7669f9c[/url] Would I be right in saying that seems pretty cheap?

Haven't managed to finish scratch built bass #2 yet as it's just too cold to get in the garage to start spraying so I've started thinking about the next build...... Got a pair of jazz bass pickups or a Delano Hybrid in the bit box so will use one of those. Have a Warwick bridge and some Schaller tuners in chrome. Currently think of making a 4 string the same shape as scratch built bass #2. It will be a while before I get to start on this but couldn't resist. Bought a piece of rippled sycamore from Tyler Hardwoods near Marlborough in Wiltshire [url="http://www.tylerhardwoods.com/"]http://www.tylerhardwoods.com/[/url] . As you buy the wood by the board, this peice is about 5 1/2 feet long so should be enough for three bass bodies.....we'll see.

[quote name='bengreen49' timestamp='1355145006' post='1894538'] Will do. I've started messing with some ideas in Corel (I have a plotter so can do full size working drawings). Might have to wait for the temperature to rise in the old shed though. [/quote] Yep - know that feeling!! I'm desperate to get out there and start spraying the sanding sealer and laquer on this but it's just too damn cold!!!

[quote name='bengreen49' timestamp='1354719345' post='1889542'] Very nice work. I love the shape, where did you get the inspiration from? I'm soon going to make a body for an old bass I have lying around and you have inspired me to try something a bit different... Where did you get the pots from? I will have to re-wire too. keep at it, you have some skills there. [/quote] Cheers for the comments! Definitely have a go at making something - I kind of like having a bass that I built, there's something quite satisfying about it. This forum is really useful for advice too for anything from different woods to different finishes. With regards to the shape, that's just from looking at basses that come up for sale on here or just browsing different websites for some ideas then haveing a bit of a scribble. There's just too many websites with nice basses on for ideas - I particularly like the [url="http://www.lefay.de/english/details.html#!prettyPhoto"]Le Fay[/url] and [url="http://www.jerzydrozdbasses.com/"]Jerzy Drozd[/url] sites to see some superb craftmanship (though nothing I could ever afford or justify having!!) but some of the basses that have build diaries on here are superb - have a look at [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/128181-4-string-burr-elm-diary/page__hl__scojack%20eub"]Scojacks[/url] or [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/191339-firecreek-maplerosewood-pj/"]Nuggets[/url] for example. The pots on this one are those that came with the pre-amp (Audere z-mode) but places like [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Knobs.html"]BassDirect [/url]have a reasonable selection of knobs etc. If you do build something, post the build diary on here - be interested in seeing what you decide. Cheers Jez.

Hi, If Daz doesn't take them please could I take them for a project . Many thanks J.