Jimothey

Bridge has now arrived but nothing really to report still just building up the coats!! Just given it a little flattening, Now time for coat number 3, I'll check it again tomorrow to see if it needs any more 😀

Totally agree!! I love the figuring on the laminated Wenge one 😀

Looking really good! what finish you doing on the body? Scrap that I should have read better 🙄 That should look good trans white!

I didn't take any pics today as there wasn't really much to see, the back and sides of the body have had 2 coats of undercoat and flattened so I'm going to do the first top coat (Black Gloss) tomorrow morning then let that dry till the next morning then do a second coat flatten then final top coat on friday! Then I will be able to start on the top which was inspired by @kodiakblair's paisley topped one but as previously stated I've always wanted a Steve Harris style p bass so the top is going to be treated to chequered vinyl top but I'm still keeping the Orange pickguard on it but I'm not sure whether the bridge cover will go with it 😀

Very nice I'm starting to have a real thing for orange Basses!! 😁

Ebay its really cheap, I didn't want to get an expensive one incase it didn't work here's the link: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F362150047845

I've got a 16mm spaced bridge coming when it turns up I'll let you know how it works out mate Also I've got a bridge cover coming but I'm not sure if I'm going to use it as it might not go with the new finish but I'll make the decision when it's here

This is a subtle relic job isnt it?? 😋

"Perfectly acceptable" Now that's a glowing review if ever I've heard one 😁

Yeah I love it!! 😁 Honestly it's the part I least enjoy but if it isn't right it will bug me so I might aswell do it again and take a bit more time over it whilst I'm waiting for the bridge and other stuff to turn up..........

I've decided to go down a different route regarding the finish as the white and orange was a bit bland for my liking and I wasn't happy with the finish! I've always wanted a Steve Harris style p bass (but not the West Ham one!?) I'm going to strip it right back to bare wood and start again from scratch so I'll update once I've got it going 😀

Thanks mate I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't balls it up!! Thankfully it is starting to look how I had envisaged it! 😀

I mean tarnish the chrome a smidge, dull a few areas maybe a bit of paint off on the arm rest just try and make it a bit used Using your example maybe a supermarket door ding would be the level I'm hoping for?? 😁

Started veneering the top today using @Andyjr1515 very helpful instructions, the headstock is done and the body is drying But now for the last big decision Maple or Ebony fretboard Looking at it I'm thinking everyone is right definitely Ebony! Also I've been trying a gloss poly finish on a offcut of the veneer here's a comparison of gloss and raw I think that when is done it will look nice and lustrous 😀

Yeah that is a pic of the actual nut, It's just a shame that it was going to sit too high, in hindsight I probably should have pared a bit more out of the fretboard so it could be fitted with bottom plate Here's the updated pic after the paint debacle!! Its now a bit more conservative than the blue but this was my original plan of how this project will look, I'm still going to use the bridge cover to add a bit of a retro/vintage vibe I'm thinking to maybe to try and relicing it a little bit nothing heavy just nice a subtle?? 😀

No its Just-a-copy £3.50 off ebay I only got this one because it was the smallest (width) pre-slotted 5 string nut I could find 😀

That's a bit annoying! Luckily the neck I'm using is 42.5mm so it fits fine

The outer nut slots sit about 5mm in from the edge of the fretboard but I'm still waiting for the the bridge so I can really see how the strings are going to sit 😀

Have you got a Jazz neck on it then?

That's looking great!! 😀

Even tho the blue paint on the body has been dry for almost a week now, I picked it up to fit the new nut and the paint virtually peeled off in my hands so I ain't gonna use that crappy stuff again!! 😠 So I went back to my trusted ultra tough gloss enamel paint unfortunately I had to spray it white again (which was my original colour scheme) so I'll post some pics tomorrow when I get to work as I didn't take my phone with me today @kodiakblair the new nut which is a 43mm adjustable nut off ebay would have been far to tall if I had fitted the plate on the bottom so that's been glued in place without the plate and looks like it's going to work fine 😀

Looks like a really interesting build, definitely going to see how it develops 😀

I don't think I'm going to stain it I like the white-ish and black, I've been looking at ebony boards and I'm still completely undecided to go light or dark but luckily I can't afford to buy the fretboard till the end of the month so I've got a few weeks to decide 🤔

Thanks I like to push myself to try different things some work some don't but hey ho it's all part of life Yeah my daughter Ashden has already tried to get me to make her a 3/4 sized electric guitar, she tried to hold my P Bass but bless her she couldn't reach past the 7th fret (she is only 9 tho) 😀

I like the really striking Basses like this one or my Blue and Orange 5 string conversion I know it's not to everyone's tastes but that's kinda my style (bold and brash) Its one of the reason why I brand my Basses under 'Brash' the other is its a mashup of my kids names BRadley and ASHden 😀