Chopthebass

5 hours ago, bartelby said:

I'm not normally one for natural finishes. But that is beautiful!

My plan at the start was to make it blue, but the maple had quite a dark red/brown hue, and a test piece didn’t take stain the way I wanted. 

25 minutes ago, Si600 said:

Is using the rolled up ball of sticks how you get such a lustre?

 

I really like the flaming on that.

Yes that’s my specialist luthier ball! 
 

thank you sir 

Still waiting for the pickups! But found time to sand and buff. I’m loving the flame! 

53 minutes ago, funkle said:

Lol. I’m already talking to the fella who makes the knobs and the bridge… 😜 

Yup! I believe only 4 string bridge just now, but hoping for a 5 sometime in the future. 

2 hours ago, NickA said:

Pressure moulded from what?  The real ones are machined aluminium. 

Urethane I think. Yeah I know the real ones are aluminum. 

19 minutes ago, funkle said:

May I ask, where did you get those knobs? I could use some…

I came across a guy that pressure moulds them. They aren’t cheap though

Not a lot of progress, but just seeing how it looks with the knobs. Body still needs sanding and buffing.

On 20/12/2022 at 04:58, Tim2291 said:

@Chopthebasshas there been any more progress on this one? Looks amazing so far!

 

No more progress! I’m still waiting for the pickups to be finished. 

2 hours ago, GMC said:

That's very nice work you are doing! So you mind sharing what lacquer are you using? That's a nice glossy finish you have got there!

Thanks! I’m using WURTH Euroclear 2K. I use the 4:1 version and not the 2:1

it builds very well, and buffs great. 

21 minutes ago, CJPJ said:

Fork or five string?

 

You have to be a certain age to get that! I got it!  😆

10 minutes ago, Bassybert said:

The sheen on that fretboard is glorious. What a gorgeous looking neck

Thanks! I lucked out getting a load of this birdseye! 

Frets are in the 10” to 14” radius fingerboard. 

40 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

JOOI what is that in the top left corner of your last photo?

Ah that’s a single cut style build nearly finished

Time for some body sanding/buffing, and frets

28 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Your build is just looking amazing. Say hello to Christoph Dolf from Tony from Belgium. 😉

I will! Chris is a right character! Great to work with

7 hours ago, HazBeen said:

Such quality work, lovely thing to see.

Thank you! 

2 hours ago, durhamboy said:

The birdseye in that fretboard is looking lovely with some finish. I do love a bit of birdseye.

It’s my favourite fingerboard wood 👍

Some lacquering! I like to put a couple of coats on maple fingerboards before fretting. I don’t like the Fender method where it’s flooded with lacquer after frets are in! 

3 hours ago, Rich said:

If I'm going to be picky, I'd say those aren't the neck inlays I'd have chosen. But hey, that's a bit like complaining that the road in the background of the Mona Lisa is a bit too bendy. It's a beautiful thing of, well, beauty.

I was in two minds whether to go with a dark fingerboard. It was almost going to be ebony with simple dots. But the birdseyes were speaking to me! 

4 minutes ago, itu said:

Are you cutting the top, and using the wood to cover pickups, then?

No, I thought about cutting wood covers before glueing the top on, but I’m making ebony covers. Mainly to mimic Wal as close as I can. 

20 minutes ago, Si600 said:

Does it need pickup holes? You could come from the back like @Andyjr1515did with the Psillyos...

You mean rear mount the pickups? I have done that, but with this build the strings will be too far to work well. 

Matching headstock finished. I’m reluctant to cut pickup holes until I have them! Still waiting on Bass Culture. 

Prepping fingerboard for fret installation 

7 hours ago, funkle said:

Where are you getting your preamp and pickups from?

Lusithand and Bass Culture

Test fitting the preamp. Loads of room!

waiting on the audio transformer for the balanced DI output