Jimothey

I was thinking that would be the only way to get over it but I didn't really wanted to go down that route as unless I get pine and sapele veneers it's going to look odd on the sides??.........

Yeah I've just pink torpedoed the body to the highest level!! Hogging out the cavity needed to leave 5mm and had a momentary lapse of concentration and went a tad too deep!! 😱😠🤬😠🤬😠🤬😠 I can't think of a way to save it? I don't want a pickguard so I might have to remake the body completely!! 😭😭

I ordered a new bass (£149 free p&p) last night that should be arriving on Thursday here's a pic and the spec I'll review it properly when it's arrived:

Very nice!! 😎

@Fionn If you regret buying it or don't want to pay to get it repaired I'd be interested in buying it off you for a reasonable price......... 😀

It was only the top that got painted but I prefer it darker hence why I am using tinted Danish oil........ 😀

I've managed to get some Danish oil on now, when I sanded the top it helped with the wobbly bridge so that now sits flush with the body so no need to recess it now......... The middle section on the back must be more open grained as the whole back was sanded to 320 grit but it's still a lot darker than the wings but I kinda like the difference.......... I also need to shape the back of the neck where it joints just to give it of a more attractive transition............ 😀

I've spent most of the morning sanding down the body so I'll start Danish oiling it at lunchtime today hopefully that has sorted out the uneven patchy/darker bits and sanding marks.......... 😀

Yeah it looked and felt OK when I sanded it to 240 but I think your right it needs a bit more maybe to 320 or even higher?? 🤔

Here's a quick shot of the back 😀

I've got a rosewood or a maple neck that I could use on this build so it's going to be out of them 2....... 😀

Thanks mate I've got to admit the reaction I got on here did make me think I'm making a wrong decision!! I'm thinking would a rosewood board would look better on this instead of a maple?? Also I'm thinking of recessing the knobs slightly only 5-10mm tho?? 🤔

I think I may have been a bit hasty in deciding to spray it so I've sanded it down and given it a couple of coats of tinted Danish oil, it will probably end up a bit darker by the time I've finished?? 😀

I love that colour!! Shame about the pickguard tho!! 😁

Yeah I know its a big change but it's was easier to paint it than to build a new body! But you never know I might change my mind and sand it down and stain it instead 😀 A slight change to the build I'm going to go active with the electrics (nothing special just a 2 band eq off ebay)

On Warmouths website they are a saying a swamp ash P body is about 4lb 15oz

Over the last couple of months I kept on looking at this body and really started to not like the way I'd done it so I decided it is going to be painted Black and I trimmed off a bit of the lower part of the offset waist which I think balances it better it doesn't look so bottom heavy now I'm going to turn my Orange Jazz into a 5 string so I'm going to use the old 4 string maple/maple block inlay neck off it for this build 😀

It really depends on the species of pine, White Pine I agree would move and crack but the likes of Pitch Pine has the same characteristics as Oak or Yew, also Southern Yellow Pine is higher on the janka scale than Mahogany and Caribbean Heart Pine is higher than Black Walnut and Teak so unfortunately you can't really generalise when it comes to Pine 😀

I think it was that other Luthiers started using hardwoods so pine ended up being seen as an inferior quality product

Fender used to make their bodies out of southern yellow pine but stopped using it I think in the early 60's

Now that the telebass is virtually done my attention is going to be back on this build, I'm going to order the 5 string neck next week hopefully they don't put it on a really slow boat from China!!

£30!! That's a steal!! Are you just going to restore it or have you got other plans for it?? 😀

Apart from a few little jobs e.g. strap buttons, MOP block vinyl inlays, Headstock decal and 1 black knob it's all done!!

Loving the yellow with the black headstock!! Looks awesome 😀

Thanks mate I really like the way it's turned out! Now I just need to see how bad the neck dive is and try and sort that out?? 😀