Jimothey

Well I've just taken delivery of my new 6 string! when I unpackaged it my immediate reaction was 'jeez that neck is huge!!' but I had a little noodle and it's surprisingly really comfortable to play!! My plan was to make a new body for it but looking at it closer the body shape is growing on me so I might strip the body first to see what kind of grain etc it's got then decide from then so it might end up looking a bit like this instead??

I think the word you are looking for is 'Collet' which you can buy replacement ones for next to nothing but I'm with @Christine new bearings and a new collet would be a lot cheaper than a whole new router??

Looking at the shine on them maybe you can polish a turd?!? 😀

I only use 3 because I already had them as I'm a Carpenter by trade Trend are a good make and you can get parts for them really easily

I use the Trend T10 which is 1/2" for the routing of the shape of the body's and a Trend T4 which is 1/4" and a Bosch Trim router for everything else...... 😀

I agree it looks well made but it's proper ugly!!

WTF is this all about!! https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F292904880000

Thanks @MoonBassAlpha and @SpondonBassed for your opinions I think that I'll keep the shape of the pickguard the same, because the stripes aren't uniform so I didn't really want the pickguard to be uniform to the body kinda like the Adam Clayton sig pickguard but I'm thinking of doing a white one to contrast better with the body as I'm not sure about a pin strip for the same reasons as above 🤔

I finally got round to refinishing this body and fitted the new electrics all that's left is to fit the block inlay decals when they arrive then it's completely finished! I think itooks a lot better in a satin finish 😀

I've decided that I want to try and make a 6 string Wick Corvette (well my take on it anyway?) I've done a template by using my Quincy corvette copy to get the shape then increased the body width by 20mm to allow for the wider neck to keep the proportions the same...... I've just marked out roughly the bridge and neck pocket placement but I will use the original 6 string body as a template for exact sizes placement etc.... I've got some Sapele left over from a job that I might use but I'm thinking Ash would look a lot better if I decide to top it with the poplar burl of Golden Phoebe ?? I'm also considering a trans black finish?? 🤔

That's what I mean it looks like they've just filled and drilled new holes for tuners then slapped some bass strings on it and said "hey I've just made a compact bass" ??

I've got a pick used/thrown out in the crowd by Steve harris that I got from a British Lions gig a few years ago

I saw this and thought would this actually work? https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F143045488192

I'm just glad you didn't say I struggle to see my knob nowadays 😁

@Christine There's probably a load more but the only one that has a wooden bridge I know of off the top of my head is the Ibanez AFBV200A

Yeah I'm probably going to see how I get on with playing it before I start the project tho? 🤔 Maybe after that I might try and go fretless 😳

Its going for quite cheap aswell £35 + p&p! There's another drop top which has more of the burl on it but it's mostly down the centre so you would lose a lot of it with the pickups and bridge etc! My other option is some Golden Phoebe that might look quite nice??

Thanks to @Bassman666 I'm soon going to the owner of a 6 string bass perfect for a project which has got my creative juices flowing....... I'm probably going to go one of two ways using a nice Poplar burl drop top I've seen, either using my Quincy as a template and make my own take on a Wick Corvette or just strip the body and top it but I'm not overly excited about the original body shape!

Nadolig Llawen!! 😀

It's that orange that I thought they must have used Tango to stain it, I was thinking of leaving it near the window so the sun gets on it and it might lighten up a bit but then I realised I lived in Wales so not much sun so the UV lamp idea sounds like a good idea 😀

Yeah they could work I've got one that I could try but it's massive so I might try and get hold of a smaller one?? 🤔 I just hope that the neck will mellow a bit because it looks like I've drowned it in Tango!! 😁

Hi I'm trying to improve my playing so I'm looking for a tutor to help me, I'm based in Denbigh if anyone can recommend someone I'd be very grateful Thanks