kevin_lindsay

I was bored at home, and had some Seafoam Green, and custom mixed Smooth Mint (Fiat 500 car colour), nitrocellulose lacquer leftover from previous builds. I wondered how the colours would look together. So, I made this: 2 piece, double bound, Tele body. 1 piece maple neck. Gotoh tuners and bridge. Fender Pure Vintage 64 Tele pickups. CRL 3 way switch, Fender Pure Vintage knobs, and CTS pots. All lacquer finishing was applied here at home. (I masked off the binding on the sides, and scraped back the front edge binding using a scalpel blade.

I'm currently listening to the new Abel Ganz album. It's fantastic. Melodic, celtic infused prog. Really great. Here's a review on Prog Radar. https://www.progradar.org/index.php/2020/06/20/review-abel-ganz-the-life-of-the-honey-bee-and-other-moments-of-clarity/

I'm currently playing the Savage album too!

No problem mate. Hope the Thunderbird parts work out okay for you.

Propaganda - "A Secret Wish" album is currently providing the soundtrack to my Saturday afternoon. Love this album. I've bought it at least a dozen times over the years.

Nah, I just buy lunch every now and then and suddenly I'm everyone's pal. Hahaha

At present I'm an enthusiastic hobbyist!!! Hahaha. Some of my friends are doing it full time (Paul Turner - Jamiroquai, Pino Palladino - everyone!!, Guy Pratt - David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, etc)

As for Abel Ganz, their last album has Jerry Donahue (Fairport Convention) on the track, "Thank You".

David and I played in a band called Downtown Loft together. David has also played with Hamish Stuart (Average White Band, Paul McCartney, etc.), Glen Tilbrook (Squeeze), and others. I've played with Tom Jones, Chris Rea, Craig Armstrong, amongst others.

My ex band mate David King is on guitar with them. Their new album is released in a couple of weeks time (the track I posted is on it).

My ex band mate David King is on guitar with them. Their new album is released in a couple of weeks time (the track I posted is on it).

Abel Ganz - fantastic prog outfit, with a celtic feel.

I got a set of La Bella medium scale flats from Bass Direct.

The stack knob Jazz is a USA Fender '62 reissue I bought brand new in New York a few years ago. I stripped the body and neck when I returned to the UK, and refinished the instrument in thin Nitrocellulose lacquer - Shell Pink with a matching headstock.

I was given this one for free - all original 1974 Fender Jazz Bass I also got a Fender Custom Shop Nocaster relic for £600 a few years ago - with all the paperwork and two cases (Abs Fender moulded one, and a tweed "thermometer" one)

I've also got a ukulele!!!

I've just received delivery of a tortoiseshell plate, so I swapped it for the ivory white plate that was originally on there. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.

Thanks. It sounds really cool. And, it's very light so it'll be comfortable over a gig length set. In regards to the sound: when I assembled the bass and plugged in to my amp for the first time, I turned the volume and tone up full, and hit a note....... Silence!! Aaagh!! I was preparing myself for the inevitable disassembling, and troubleshooting. Then I realised that I hadn't put the 9v battery into the battery compartment on the rear of the Bass! I corrected this, and the bass rang out loud and clear.

As an aside, I spent hours doing the fretwork on the neck. When the neck arrived, the fret ends were filed at a 45 degree angle, with sharp edges. I did a light fretstone to level the playing surface. I then smoothed off the fret ends, and got rid of all the sharp points. I also rolled the fingerboard edges. The fingerboard was the nourishes with lemon oil, and left overnight. It was then buffed to a smooth feel. The end result is a really comfortable neck to play.

Thanks mate. I've already started on another project, but this next one is gonna be a real labour of love (and expensive!)

I was bored, so I bought a body and neck, plus the hardware, to create a new P-Bass for my collection. P-Bass body and neck (with a fantastic neck pocket join. Gotoh "lollipop" tuners EMG active P-Bass pickup. Gotoh battery box Fender '58 True Vintage bridge Off-white pickguard Nitrocellulose lacquer: white primer, Seafoam Green colour coat, clear gloss topcoat for body and neck. I spent an evening sanding the neck to a super smooth finish, scraped the fingerboard to get it really smooth to the touch, rolled the fingerboard edges, and smoothed off the fret ends so that the neck feels really comfortable in my hand when playing. Grain filling the body wood was a real pain, but it's worth it to ensure that the colour finish is super smooth. EMG active pickups - did you know that they don't utilise an earth wire from the bridge as happens with passive pickups? I installed an earth wire anyhow, but just left the wire in the control cavity (so that it's there if I ever decide to change the pickup).

Guy Pratt soundchecking in Edinburgh using my white stack knob Jazz Bass 1587733294341.mp4

I forgot that I also have this guitar in my cupboard! Taylor Doyle Dykes Desert Rose limited edition.

Only 6 string electric guitars I've got at home right now are ones I made for myself (when I get bored, I inevitably start another bass or guitar build!! The guitars are all bare wood builds - including the basses. I spray the Nitrocellulose lacquer finishes on the bodies, and necks, here at home)

When I said earlier that I now use the "modern" style wiring, I'm referring to having the volume and tone on each stack being independent for each pickup, not a 3 knob layout.