Pea Turgh
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Been a busy couple of weeks in work & family life, but had a couple of hours today, so got the body sanded to a good grade then experimented with the two stains I bought. On the website, the amber looked brown enough and the brown tooled too dark, so I ordered both just in case. However, they look exactly as you’d expect on my scrap of ply, so the 50/50 mix I was thinking necessary was not.
Managed to stain the whole body without making any mistakes. It will need sanding back again as the water based stain will no doubt raise the grain. Assuming it’ll also need a second treatment to make coverage more even and the colour deeper. Might pop a layer of amber over that if the colour isn’t warm enough, but will experiment on my ply scrap to see before applying to the body.Couldn’t resist a mock-up then! I had pondered altering the pickguard shape, but will likely stick with the original. I had to make a template as the original plate had shrunk quite a bit. Also might wire it with volume only (I always play with the tone wide open).
Looks alright, don’t it?!
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Mistakes are just learning tools.
You turn up to a gig with that, you’ll be everyone’s hero!
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Oh that is nice. Bonkers how colours can make such a difference to a familiar shape.
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I had the soap bars, and accidentally broke the active circuit. Popped a Ki0gon loom in to convert to passive, and it was perfectly adequate.
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20 hours ago, Bassassin said:
Alternatively, if you're handy with a hacksaw, hammer & nails and a bodge sauce gun,
What’s a bodge sauce gun? 😂
Re that Cort- I’d be tempted if I wasn’t already committed to another project. Also love the Hohner Jack basses - great for strolling around the house playing without bashing doorframes. Very ergonomical.
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10 hours ago, Maude said:
What are we calling streaky? Maybe it's not showing up in the pictures, or maybe I'm being daft, but all I can see is the different laminates of wood taking up the stain differently. If it is this then it's unavoidable as differing woods will absorb the stain differently, resulting in varying shades.
The pictures aren’t great - the wood grain and laminates are beautiful, but the finish itself is streaky. I naively thought a wipe on finish would soak in evenly leaving a lovely flat surface. Doh.
*Note to self - before doing anything, re-read advice already given by the kind people of the Basschat collective.
Applying the finish with wire wool had already been suggested.
The product states cure time is 2 weeks, so I will have a pop at flattening it off then. If no joy, strip and try again. I really want to do this thing justice, not just end up with another version of what it was when I picked it up!
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Got the neck sanded nicely to 320 grit. Received an order of Crimson Guitars stains and wipe on finish, so did the neck (just finish, no stain on that).
There is surprisingly little in the way of instructional videos on the application of this stuff. Which is a shame, because it looks like I’ll have to sand it off again!
I wiped it on with paper towel, then buffed it as per instructions. Damn stuff is streaky.
Anyone have any hints & tips as to how to get a uniform finish with this stuff? Go up the grits with wet n dry?
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Nice! When it’s done, it will be awesome. Also not too many of them about, so that’s also a plus.
I’m concerned about the pickup in my very old Japanese bass that I decided to strip and refinish before checking out the pickup, so I may need those House of Tone details from you in the new year!
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4 hours ago, msb said:
Ooh, dats nice! Pop another Thunderbird pickup in place of the split P and that would look tasty.
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Don’t know what these are like, but they look the part and are cheap;
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Damn. Sorry to hear about the pickups. However, if it plays nicely, it’s worth doing something with it. Maybe see what off-the-shelf jobbies you can fit in the original covers, or maybe a couple of Artec or Retrovibe mudbuckers?
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Gold anodized aluminium!
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Well you need the printer to make £100k a year from it, so…
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That’s a hell of a transformation! Looks lush!
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Took the afternoon off work as I was feeling under the weather. Did I rest?
No. I sanded.
All the old finish is now off. The body appears to be made of 2”x1” sections with a front and back facing. It looks lush. Needs a lot more sanding to get a nice consistency, but I feel I am close to putting some finish on.
I’m going with a Mocha kind-of finish. Been looking at the Crimson guitar stains and finishes. Might have to mix them to get the color I want. Anyone with any mocha experience, please feel free to chime in!
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It’ll come down to what feels best in your hands, but from trying Hofners, I didn’t like the narrower string spacing at the bridge end.
You may prefer narrower spacing.
My lad has a Junior Jet, and I love it! Nicely put together instrument, sounds good, feels good.
Again, my version of good might be your bad though!
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13 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said:
Half sunburst, half natural is fun& original. 🤣
Yeah maybe posted a bit prematurely!
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The finish didn’t look so bad in the photos, but up close it really was a mess under the black paint. So many nasty chips and cracks. And I’m so pleased with the way the neck looks after a damn good sanding - so smooth and uniform. So, out came the sander…
The body looks exactly like the stripped one @Bassassin posted - maybe 5mm+ faces on top of some other wood. Very happy with it. I’m still thinking a medium to dark stain is the way to go.
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Neck is fully stripped, up to 240 grit and smooooth.
What grit does one go up to before first coat of finish on bare wood?
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My saved link to the Deko page no longer works. Are the days of Deko deals gone for good?
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Excellent work again, Andy. It doesn’t sound as small as it looks! It does sound great!
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Go fretless?
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Tru-oil. That’s what I was thinking of. Nice natural satin neck. After seeing the body @Bassassinposted above, maybe I’ll do the body too! Maybe… mocha with a black pickguard. Or take it to a garage I know that paint cars. But that’s cheating.
Mocha is gaining in the poll in my head.
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I just couldn’t let it lie!!! Sanded all the finish off the neck, as it was covered in dings and cracks.
Sooo glad I did - even in 100 grit it looks lush! Need to go buy a load of sandpaper and some of that stuff everyone uses but I can’t remember the name of, will then slurry & buff - aiming for a satin finish.
I am aware that I keep asking for advice, then changing direction - sorry!
Neck pics - just wiped down with a damp cloth to check for old finish.
NBD - 70’s Matsumoku “thing”
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They are a bit big. And I just chucked them on to get a sense of the final look. The scratchplate isn’t even marked out for cutting yet.
When they arrived and I opened the package up , a friend said “oh are they for your cooker?” 🤦🏻♂️