Jimothey

2 hours ago, CookPassBabtridge said:

This is looking great, can’t wait to see it finished! 

Im waiting on a few bits for this one hopefully they will be here next week then I can push on with it.... 👍🏻 

I think it looks a lot better with a lighter colour pickguard....... 👍🏻 

22 minutes ago, CookPassBabtridge said:

Nice, at my current rate I think it’ll take me a few years to get 12 done 😂 I look forward to pictorial evidence of all of these projects, the P-Ric in particular sounds rather fascinating! 

The two guitars are on guitarchat and all the others except the Mm P bass as I havent started a new build thread for it as yet? Are in the Build Diaries section....... 👍🏻 

7 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said:

Yes - I reckon so.  I suspect that would add a great deal to the vibe.  The black clashes, to my eye, with the brown hue of the new finish. 

 

I missed your earlier post and had a bit of a double take on this (especially as you were doing more than one build originally).  This is the one that used to be red?  And/or the packing case one?

Yeah this was the red/packing one I'm kind of using this body to try out some different finishes

The Sapele one I mentioned is a separate build thats just going to be kept natural 👍🏻

Here's it all refinished

I'm probably going to change the pickguard for ply as I think its all a bit dark with the black pickguard?....... 👍🏻 

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I wasn't happy at all with the finish on this build 

So I decided to refinish it I'll post new pics tomorrow when I get in the workshop 

Also the Sapele bodied Corvette build that is going to have a Thumb inspired pickup config keeps staring at me in the workshop so I'm going to have to get moving on that one aswell..... 👍🏻 

I've almost finished 2 guitars (a firecaster and a tele 🤫) I don't really play guitar but I'm finding reasons to keep them but I need to sell them to pay for some more bits for some other projects for a few basses I'm building which are the P-rick, Fenderbird, another corvette style build 'The Chevette' and a MM P bass build which I need to sell a couple of them also! 😭

Building is a slippery slope before I started 3 years ago I had 2 basses now I've got 12..... 👍🏻 

I think that there should be a cheap bass subforum (sub £100-150 maybe) for us poorer bass players 🤔

5 hours ago, CookPassBabtridge said:

Thanks, love that story! I think that’s the ultimate aim for me, to get to a stage where I can sell a few builds. Perhaps as a side hustle. I certainly plan to make a good few more, and won’t have the space for them at home if nothing else 😂

You'll plan to make and sell but if your anything like me you'll make one and then convince yourself that its not good enough to sell just so you can keep it for yourself! 😂

You've done a great job on your first build! 👍🏻

Looking good! Are you binding the body aswell? 👍🏻 

Looks lovely! Very interested to see this take shape!! 😁 

Last knockings just got the wiring to do and set it up then its all done! 

I'm happy with the way it's turned out and I think my lityle boy will love it!!...... 👍🏻 

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

 

Leaning towards option 2 here.  Buy a replacement neck - second hand shouldn't be too much outlay.  Your time has value - what do you get out of this by trying to do it yourself?  Even if you did manage to sort it out, wouldn't the amount of time and effort involved make it a pyrrhic victory at best?

Yeah your right!

I've kind of gone with option 2, I've stripped the fretboard off it as thats still in good condition and I've started making a replacement oak neck that I'm going to use on another build with any other parts I can salvage

The body is in half decent knick so I'm probably just going to sell it on....... 👍🏻 

I took the neck and tuners off and layed it flat on the table the neck is properly twisted, if you look down the neck (from the heel) it twists about 5mm clockwise! According to quite a few videos on youtube thats the best way for it to twist as you can still have a playable guitar? 

I think the first job will be restring it and try and get the action as low as possible then check all the notes down the neck to see if it buzzes or chokes any notes? If it doesn't then I can just leave it but if t does then it looks like I've got 2 choices? 

1. Take the fretboard off plane the neck flat to take the twist out and refit the fretboard? 

2. Throw the neck away!

Does anyone else have any other ideas?........ 👍🏻 

54 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

I’d sand the skunk stripe back - had exactly the same issue with Leigh Gordon’s early Mex p bass. It never moved or got worse 
 

id guess at basswood for cheapness, post a pic maybe ? Might be some clues in the routings 

I did take the pickguard off and had a look but it's all black but I'm going to strip it apart tomorrow so I'll have a better look but because of the weight of it, it feels too heavy to be basswood or just any basswood bodies I've ever had anyway.....👍🏻 

24 minutes ago, Jimothey said:

 

I got given a 2000 Indonesian Squier P bass today thats definitely seen better days 

One of the problems with it is you can feel one side of the skunk stripe on the neck from the heel to about the 12th fret I've checked it and it doesn't look warped or twisted so I was thinking of just sanding it back smooth and refinish the neck or would it be best to try and glue it back? 

Also it's probably got the most convincing Fender logos I've ever seen 

Another thing is I couldn't get over how heavy it is (its easily the heaviest bass I've got!) I've tried to find out what the body is made out of but I couldn't find anything, I looked in the cavity and it doesn't look like its ply don't suppose anyone knows what it might be?? 

My gut is saying black but as this is for my little boy I thought I'd better give him the choice? and he chose natural just with a bit of danish oil on it.......... 👍🏻 

The body is all contoured and stained I decided to do a pine cap on the headstock so it matched the body and all the or tuner holes are filled so I'll be drilling them out tomorrow.... 

I can't decide on whether to leave the pickguard natural and just danish oil it or do it black?

Opinions please........... 👍🏻 

I think this build is coming together nicely.....

I decided to darken down the top and back then keep the pickguard natural....... 👍🏻 

3 hours ago, zbd1960 said:

It's in transit... I suspect it will arrive tomorrow, but I won't be in....

You could redirect it to me I'm going to be in! 😁 

Pickguard cut, just got to chamfer the edges now and stain it, 

Making sure everything is going to line up which it all looks good........

Next job start contouring the body and fill the existing tuner holes ready to re-drill them when the new nut arrives....👍🏻 

I've done a size comparison this thing is tiny it feels like a uke........ 👍🏻 

2 minutes ago, Joe Nation said:

How are you going to deal with the tuner holes? Fill them and veneer the headstock?

Yeah thats right but I'm going to fill them then get some maple veneer and cap the front and back.....👍🏻