stereoplayer

2 hours ago, ped said:

Not really. On Basschat we send them on their way with a piece of cake and a party bag

Wait a minute...there’s cake? 😂

I should have it by Thursday! 

I like bass

The body is said to ship Soon! Yeah!

On 12/03/2021 at 15:35, benh said:

Another thought re: fretboard material... could look rather splendid, although maybe a bit much

This is my babinga neck ready for a build I’m doing.

Aren’t jazz pu’s different sizes, the neck Pu and bridge Pu are different l. That may account for some of problem.  
‘I don’t really “see” it in the horizontal picture.

7 minutes ago, funkydoug said:

Thanks for the info @stereoplayer

Not sure i follow what you mean about the screw on the bottom of the pickup ... how does that affect how they fit? Genuine question, I'm thinking of getting some, or at least a bridge one.

Thanks, Doug.

The original Schecter PU’s didn’t use covers.  They use a short screw which goes thru the bottom plate of the Pu. The Bardens mount the same way. Although the Bardens don’t need covers(at least the ones I had), they are a sealed Pu.

Much like these Brantley PUs that I had custom ordered . These are tapped PUs I had custom made for a walnut build I’m doing. These PUs will not be getting covers.

56 minutes ago, funkydoug said:

Very nice looking bass.

Can I ask, what did you think of the Barden J pickup? Not heard one but I can see the benefits of a hum cancelling blade ... and it looks so cool too!

Cheers,

Doug.

Overall, I have no problems with the Bardens.  The are powerful, I I thought they have lots of “punch”.  
I bought them because I had one of my original Schecter pu’s fail.  The Bardens were the only ones that fit the same way as my originals,  the screws are  on the bottom  flange of the Pu.  
 

I think you would like them. Powerful was my impression.

Well, you can't say the f word on TB!

Based on the “wet” boards...#2

8 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

You aren't looking hard enough.

That’s a fair point, but why would I go looking for that?

Life is too short.

2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

That’s very true, I too have never heard anyone say a bad word about BC 

I love both sites.  This is as close to FB as I get.  Thank you everybody!

I do know that nobody on TB down talks anyone on BC...

Great to have you around!

Nice to “see” you around!

First gloss coat

First gloss coat

Gloss coat applied. Probably ready for buffing. SolarEZ is some crazy stuff!

On 28/03/2021 at 11:11, Geek99 said:

Possibly I confused your build another active one, apologies 

No problem,  I’m making this similar to my other main player. Wired stereo with tapped PU’s with  3-way switches.

No batteries. Passive,

On 28/03/2021 at 02:22, Geek99 said:

Would magnetic fixings have been better ? Just a thought 

Maybe,  I chose this way.  I won’t be in the control panel much after wiring.  Minimal electronics.

A few pics from the 2nd filler coat of SolarEZ.

I played it quite a bit today.  It still does it for me.

I played to some of songs from a previous band I was in.  First up was Driven To Tears, The Police.

I always liked playing that song with this bass.  This bas is so much fun to play!  I wish I was still in a band playing out...

Patiently waiting.  I have the neck ready to go and most of the hardware.  It’s getting closer.