Jimothey
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I find plunge routers to be better for use with templates so I use a 1/2” router for routing the body with a 50mm top bearing trimmer bit and a 1/4” router for the cavities with a top bearing 12mm trimmer bit and on the rare occasion I used to use a palm router just for rounding over the edges as I found the depth of the plunge on them was a bit poor unless as Jabba said you buy an extra plunge attachment which seems an expensive way of doing it? 👍🏻
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I got bored so I did a kinda rendered version of the bass……..👍🏻
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The more I looked at the latest design the more I didn’t like it so here’s version 3.0 (or is it 1000.0 I can’t remember there’s been so many changes on most of my builds!!) I can’t decide so these are the 2 headstock choices?? its going to be (probably) Sapele/Pine or Oak laminated back and neck, pallet top with stained Black Oak fretboard and pickup cover/ramp so it’s going to be quite rustic!!……👍🏻
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Not that it didn’t look great before but I think I prefer the one big than the two small covers! I’m going to hopefully do that when I get round to doing my singlecut that I’ve been planning to do?……..👍🏻
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Just out of interest what’s the price difference between buying an amp head and building one?👍🏻
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Being a house husband and the kids at school I get lots of time to get on with the builds and I get bored otherwise there’s only so much hoovering, washing and ironing you can fill your day with!!! 😂
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Here’s the offset strat-ish build! This is scaffold board back with pallet wood top and just Danish oiled The neck and electrics are out of a cheap strat copy I picked up the other day The headstock has been reshaped and I’ve veneered it with a thin piece of pallet wood to match the body….👍🏻
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Here’s an updated family portrait!!
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No worries I wasn’t sure if you saw it 👍🏻
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Here’s the latest Guitar I’m building its my take on an offset tele-ish type thing…….this is the first time of doing a neck from scratch as well!! The body is Sapele back with a Poplar pallet top the neck is Sapele with an Oak fretboard, I’m really happy with the way it’s turning out!!…..👍🏻 I’ve started gluing up blanks for my take on a Les Paul, offset strat-ish, a Jack Bruce inspired (a Jazz pickup Warwick SG style) bass and a rear routed Jag bass as well
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I replied to you offering you an old fretboard which is yours if you still want it? 👍🏻
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Following with interest! 👍🏻
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WANTED... Light Rosewood Off Cut (42mm x 140mm x 3mm) for TRC
Jimothey replied to PaulThePlug's topic in Build Diaries
I’ve got an old rosewood fretboard that’s off a Squier P Bass that you could remove the frets and thickness it, I’ll take a pic tomorrow to see if it’s the right colour if you want? 👍🏻 -
Cheers mate I might have to order some different colours and have a little play…….👍🏻
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@Andyjr1515 with the Diamine inks how many mls of ink do you normally use to do a couple of coats on a body, I’ve seen them advertised for £1.85 for 30ml which seems really cheap?……..👍🏻
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I have changed this build slightly I used an old neck that I had laying about and I’m going to use the oak reverse neck on a new up coming build……. The chrome hardware just looked a bit boring so I decided to spray it so it looked a bit like brushed Alu for something a bit different? I also refinished the body Matt black then distressed it a bit as well for good measure I think I might have to change the name to WarBird now tho………👍🏻
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I’m thinking would it look better with a matching headstock???
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Pm’d
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Finally was able to get back on this one here’s a mock up of how it will look…….. With pickguard Without pickguard I think I prefer it without the pickguard, but hopefully this one is going to go up for sale?…..👍🏻
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I’m really liking that understated but very cool looking!!! 👍🏻
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My only blue bass..... I have to be honest I don't really like the colour but I love the bass so it might be in for a refinish soon? 👍🏻
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I'm starting to make my own necks and been looking at truss rods and can't decide which ones are best to get? I've seen spoke wheel and hex key nut ones that are the same price but don't know which one to go for? Whats everyone's opinions on which are best etc? Thanks in advance
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The top might look a bit like this.... I don't know whether to change the orientation of the grain on this build? Maybe diagonal to follow the body shape? I'm doing a lescaster that I'm going to do the top in a chevron pattern?
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I only said about making it more jazz like because of the OP stated that he really likes a daphne blue tort pickguard Squier CV Personally I'm with you I would definitely go a different route with it..... 👍🏻
