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Just say Alan could I have a render of my bass made up please.

The mac ebony arrived today and is looking fantastic.

Don't use the site e-mail him and ask him about what you are looking for. Say hello from me while your there. Alan

You will have difficulty getting ETS hardware at the moment as production seems to be a bit erratic. I have read of few threads that say they have went under but others that say he is still in business.

I have a DHL account but it is still horrific price wise. Maybe try them again.

I got most of it from Larry at Gallery hardwoods who is excellent. If you are just getting one blank the carriage is not to bad via airmail. I used to get them sent surface but USPS has stopped doing surface so I am looking for another way to get them over here without costing an arm and leg. Alan

All looking really good. I could do with a whole pile of £6 tops that looked that good. Alan

Sleep possibly but I see your point.

Steve No problem I knew you were just chancing your arm. Was Jaws a boy,I really was not paying that much attention to the film.

Steve Maybe not Birkenhead but same as above if it helps.

If it helps I can pick you up at Carlisle or Lockerbie if you get the train. Alan

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='23223' date='Jun 25 2007, 09:16 PM']I've actually seen a couple of basses with headless tuners and the strings anchored to a runt of a headstock - cant remember where though as I'm sure I did not like them.[/quote] Jp basses used to use that style of headless.

Hi Sorting out what a customer wants is all part of the service from any builder. Some people have a fairly good idea of what they want woods/body shape/pickups etc. others have a few parts sorted out and are open to suggestions with regard to the rest. However they pretty much all change over the course of discussing the final spec. I enjoy the whole process as I can put in my suggestions and pick up a few more for the next time as people come up with ideas which I might not have. It does not matter how much or how little info you have to start off with you should get any help you need to sort out your bass. Cheers Alan

Having thought about it. I think I will be staining with the purple seal that then spray with a tinted lacquer. I think this will give a more even colour to the bass. I expect the Limba to take in a fair amount of the purple stain as it is more porous than the maple what I hope to end up with is a darker perimeter on the bass with the face of the bass being lighter. Alternatively I may not stain the limb at all and just the maple leaving the limba just to be coloured by the lacquer. One of the things I tried out on a guitar I stained. To get the stain more consistent over the whole guitar was to give it a soaking in lacquer thinner this did make the stain work better with regard to even colour. Alan

I would be interested in how your bass was done. what I intend to do is to stain the bass with purple first and sand most of it back out just leaving it where it has went in the deepest. Then either stain with a blue until we reach the colour we are looking for or add the blue to the lacquer and spray it on. The first method I think gives more depth to the finish but can be difficult to get a consistent colour through out the whole bass especially with 3 different woods being coloured. The second method is certainly more consistent and easier to remove if it does not go to plan but does I feel not quiet have the depth I mentioned above. Your experience with your bass would be appreciated. Cheers Alan