paulnb57

Phil, thanks for sharing this build, its inspired me to have a go...I couldn't quite hear what you said the "paint" finish was, that you roller on, with texture?

Awesome Andy!

Here you are...
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Based on Andy's use of ink, I have used Waterproof green Quink ink with good results on a quilted maple Strat, 3 years on its still the same colour and has never seen a case....

Great stuff Andy! Another awesome build!

Awesome skillage Andy……..

Thats not a guitar, that a sculpture! Very nice work, skill envy here...

On my Squier Bronco shorty I set it up with neck relief at about 15 thou, nut action same as anything else (I fret at the 3rd andfile until there is about 10thou between the the bottom of each string and the first fret), then adjust action to your preference, dressed / polished the frets first......

http://www.carvinguitars.com/necks/neck_through_bass_necks

This is looking very special indeed!

These are IMHO very under rated guitars, my EB-0 is a cracker, really nice build quality for the money, the case alone would cost £70+...good luck with the sale....

Quality work!

Pickup arrived from Spain, at last, I've had stuff from the States quicker! Anyroadup, anyone who gives a rats will notice I sprayed the head satin black as it seems to suit the vibe………not everyones cup-o-tea, but I achieved the look I wanted…..

All done sounds and plays great!………

Difficult to tell if theres a forearm chamfer, its a grainy photo and the body looks quite dirty, wasn't the Slab phased out by 53?

Pukka!

Any chance of a link to where you got the body and neck from please?

Paul

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Andy, thanks very much for sharing this...I will be using this method......

Cheers!

Paul

I'm bit confused by your description of the current finish, but if it is flaky, then I suggest you strip the lot off and start again.....I suppose grain filler depends on what finish you are trying to achieve, I havent done many refinishes, but I have never grain filled cos I like the paint to sink into the grain a bit so I can see the lines in the paint.....I have used automotive cellulose rattle cans with great success... not had the bottle to attempt a sunburst yet though! There is a bit of an art to spraying with rattlecans and if you have not used them before it may be better to do one solid colour for your first bash at it. There are sunburst videos on the tube...an example....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bEj4HhDX7cA


Heres my LP jr copy, bare mahogany neck and body, Halfords white primer and Halfords Satin Black....

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Same paint on 51 p bass sprayed last week no primer......

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There is a 4 saddle bridge amde by Fender thats a straight swap, that also gives the choice of through strung or top strung.....however I have a Bronco Bass that is 2 saddle and that intonates near enough, sometimes I think folk get a bit too fussy about intonation being spot on to the nearest micro cent, in the days when things were only i black and white they did it by ear and it sounded OK.....anyroadup, time will tell amd ther s a solution if I need one

So today I screened the cavities and wired up as much as I could, tested with an old Strat pup, bored now! Waiting for strings and the pup..... bored.....

I'll have to build something else! Anyone got a lightweight P Bass body going cheap! I've got a neck!.....

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I recently got a couple of CTS mini pots from ebay.....seller was stringsdirectofficialuk

Appear not to be any left, oh, here you go.....different seller

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Single-EP-5485-000-Potentiometer-250k-Cts-Mini-Pot-Audio-Taper-Split-Shaft-/301846446586?hash=item46477341fa:i:301846446586

Paul

That dining table is Oak, looks great but heavy man! and I'm rather attached to my man bits!

Link to the pup...a bit of a punt........


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172057438540?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

The Pink one is working nights, it's just me n the hound, I don't really do telly……...

[color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]Oh, and relic the body, not everyones cup o tea, but it's mine, with potential for really screwing it up...….I poured a glass o red and cracked on………not too bad for a first attempt…..[/font][/color]

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