Silky999
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I’m just wondering whether to swap the bridge to 17.5mm spacing one from the 19mm on it now?
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Just the pickup rings now but otherwise she’s ready to go….
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Retrovibe lightweight tuners annd Tusq nut are on and the neck is level, dressed and polished. Fretboard edges rolled. Tone Emporium pickups to go in married to a Bloodstone Guitarworks loom. Just waiting for chrome pickup rings to come from the States to tidy up around the pickups and it can all go together.
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Finding a decent reliable seller is the most importantly thing.
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I wish I could take full credit for the neck. It’s a very good Chinese one which I have reshaped the headstock and given a lot of love to the back and fretboard. Necks is my next hurdle to jump. Bodies are very forgiving and it I suspect you could strap a bridge and some pickups to a scaffold board and it would play but necks make or break the build. As @Kiwi graphite ones and the multitude of manufacturers that build in China demonstrate, necks being produced there are excellent with only the usual fettling a new neck needs. By using quality manufactured necks, I can ensure consistency, quality and keep overall build costs down. This allows me to concentrate on custom building gorgeous bodied, fantastic set up and playing basses which I can offer at a non boutique price point. I mean, after all, I’m not doing this to be the next Jon Shuker; I’m a chap with a full time day job who like pottering around in his workshop, trying to not lose a finger on bladed machinery and sanding stuff😂. I have no pretensions that I will ever make money from either building basses or playing in my band😆
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For sale is a hand-built custom Precision-style bass with quality components throughout. Built as a one-off to explore a few design ideas and hardware combinations. Specifications: Body: Sapele, poly finish Neck: Wenge (Chinese manufacture), custom headstock shape Tuners: Hipshot USA Ultralight Bridge: Gotoh Pickup: Tonerider Precision Plus Wiring: Bloodstone Guitarworks loom Strings: D’Addario XL (recently fitted) Pickguard: Custom shape (plastic still on) The bass plays very well with a comfortable neck feel, good balance and strong, punchy P-style tone. Set up and ready to play. Condition (please read): There are some cosmetic issues which are reflected in the price: A visible shim around the neck pocket A filled drill-through repair on the headstock (solid and stable) A few minor knocks and imperfections in the finish All are cosmetic only and do not affect playability, tuning stability or structural integrity. Close-up photos provided for transparency. Price: £550 ONO Location: Fleet, Hampshire Collection - happy for buyer to try it. Any questions welcome. -
Oooooo…..that’s peaked my creative interest, I am going to have to try that now!
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Lovely bits of kit! How did you get the paisley onto the bodies?
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Thank you….its been a journey with this one! I even had to customise the pickguard to show my brand logo, a lesson definitely learned for next time.
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The Sapele body, wenge neck P bass is nearly finished. Just some knobs and strap lock buttons. This one has fought me all the way with neck shims, poly finish sagas, drilling through the headstock and accidental knocks. It sounds amazing though with Tonerider Precision Plus pickups and a Bloodstone Guitarworks solderless loom. Tuners are USA Hipshot Ultralites and a Gotoh bridge. I tried a custom headstock shape on this one. It will be sold as a player grade instrument due to the flaws but OMG does it play like a dream! I am tempted to keep it as the neck feels so lovely.
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Coats are starting to build now. A couple more sessions and then the waiting game to cure before sanding and buffing.
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First coats of nitro are on…
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Thanks for all the lovely comments.
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Yeah, I am on my second mdf spray booth in the workshop as the first one was a bit small. It has a 6” Vortex Pro extractor , led strip lights and a spraying jig. The extractor is ducted to outside and I wear a half face VOC respirator. I only spray 1k or nitro as 2k needs positive air fed respirator. The workshop(garage lol) has some fan and ceramic heaters which keeps its reasonable.
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Just waiting for @HeadlessBassist graphite neck to come from China so I can put together. It is due imminently.
