Duarte
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Quick update -
After trying to replace the truss rod and breaking the fingerboard, we're back with a new fingerboard and a truss rod with a wheel.
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17 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:
You can usually undo the peg screw and turn the worm key over...
No way! This is news to me
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New tuners. Accidentally ordered a 2+2 configuration so only 2 are in at the moment.
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Dilemma of the day: knobs. I'm having knobs custom made - I'm planning on purple metallic knobs to compliment the orange. Now, should I go the whole hog and do my pickup covers in the same purple? A full matching set!
Knobs are going to be 3D printed by my friend and look like this:
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8 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:
Torino Red...
No 'Starsky and Hutch' White Stripe? 😉
Fore-arm contour to lower horn...
Keep the updates coming...
It's so close to Torino Red in photos but it's really orange in person I swear!
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17 minutes ago, sandy_r said:
...a 'black burst' could look cool on the front?
Would be! I just didn't want to disturb that nice gold logo so ended up leaving the front of the headstock as is.
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Gotoh bridge finally arrived!
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Sorry for the lack of updates!
The neck has been stripped and refinished - we left the headstock original and just retouched it, but the back has been refinished entirely to a kind of black burst. I'm really vibing it at the moment.
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Just checkin' in with some funk for today!
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Hi all -
I just uploaded my first EP to YouTube. I actually finished this in 2018, but never gave it a proper release outside of the film it was part of. The documentary was all about the Congolese Sapeurs - a much larger story about filming in the Congo is for another time!
The soundtrack is a collection of pop, rumba, afrobeat, swing and funk. It sounds like chaos on paper, and it was admittedly too ambitious, but I feel we managed to just about pull it off. Listening now, there's stuff I'd do differently, and mixing choices I'd change, but all the original files are long gone.
Anyway, thanks for checking it out + Would love to hear feedback. Cheers!
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7 hours ago, Dazed said:
As much as I like the symmetry I never see the point of a cutaway that still doesn’t give access to the upper frets.
You mean 12th fret isn't considered upper?!
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9 hours ago, briansbrew said:
There is one for sale and was just wondering what they sounded like, seems decent quality. The hard Punchers are very good
Please go and check it out, for all our sakes! I still these basses so compelling so I'd love to know.
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Bit of sparkle!
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4 hours ago, briansbrew said:
Just wondering if you got to buy this Bass
I didn't make it in time. The guy did manage to sell me a nice Tokai Hard Puncher though. It's cool, but I really wanted to try that Greco.
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It's gonna be stunning!
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9 hours ago, Graham56 said:
Incompetence
Came here to say this. I always know if it's me playing if it is littered with mistakes, and not in a good way.
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I made an executive decision... We are going firey orange with a hint of gold pearl. Looks like Fender's Torino Red in the picture but it's definitely orange!
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8 hours ago, Maude said:
I'm not sure with wood. 240 is probably enough as the oil wants to penetrate a bit and you sand the first couple of coats in and wipe off the excess. As opposed to the paint which just sits on the top and shows every little scratch.
I had good results up to 500 on the neck, with just 2 or 3 wiped coats of tru-oil. Never felt a slicker neck in my life.
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4 hours ago, TheGreek said:
My priority would be to get rid of the black on the neck and headstock...
I'm on it. The neck is in a bad way, need help replacing the truss rod and things, but I will be stripping it soon.
May I ask for opinions on the headstock? My gut says to leave it original, but I could be talked into something else.
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Sorry to resurrect an old thread about resurrecting an old bass! I did make a new thread forgetting I had this one already - I'll post updates in here from now on!
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And we're off! Sanded and base coated.
Undecided what colour to go for, I'm torn between metallic purple or some kind of firey orange. I have a great space at a friend's workshop, but tracking down paint isn't easy. I'll just end up using whatever I can get my hands on.
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I wholeheartedly agree with your decision! My tru-oiled jazz neck is the best thing I ever did to that bass. I'm gonna do all my basses like that!
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On 07/11/2023 at 02:23, jd56hawk said:
Doesn't get much better than the L2000.
Apologies for possibly derailing the thread, but these are amazing. Are the pickguards stock or custom? Never seen anything like it.
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Restoration of a Fender Boxer (Jazz Bass Special) '85 MIJ
in Repairs and Technical
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Just saw this! I love your slanty bitsa. Yes I restored a Boxer PJ535, however I moved from Thailand to Australia before I managed to figure out the electronics properly. I was attempting a vol/vol/tbx with 3 way pickup selector (as original), but with an added series/parallel switch. I couldn't get it working properly before I left the country so it is sitting in my apartment waiting for me to finish the job. I will share videos as soon as I'm back and able to get it up and running.
Good luck with the project - these basses are wonderful and should be preserved