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[quote name='Bassman Rich' timestamp='1489138841' post='3254609'] Its looking great, and thanks for the thread, very interesting. Did you ever think not to have a scratchplate and let all the glittery top shine out?? I'm starting to do a squire affinity telecaster, and bought some custom car sprays, a silver base coat and a candy tangerine top coat, so I wont have the same glittery problems as you, but my thinking is I would probably hate to cover u all the lovely orangey colour with a scratchplate, so am going to fill the screw holes in with wood filler first. If I ever get beyond routing out the new pups (going for twin Gretsch esque powertron types , actually black cats from the creamery in manchester), I'll maybe start a thread of my own. [/quote] Sounds like a good build! I did think about not using a scratchplate, but i just prefer the look of having one really. Nothing more to it than that. I mixed green purple and a shiny iridescent colour here, but my other choice was red , orange and yellow. So i'd like to see what a orange one would look like!

There is kind of a table to the left once you press "view new content" Make sure your selections in that table are as you want them

As always, looking cracking mate!

Survivor by Destiny Child. Its a cool arrangement and the crowd always seems to enjoy it. I'm guessing it's not a song many people cover?

I think mine might be most simple so far... Warwick Streamer or AJR singlecut ---> Yamaha mixing desk Touch of compression and EQ'd to the room. I like the sound of my basses

[quote name='Rikki_Sixx' timestamp='1487775633' post='3242730'] Woohoo, glad to see this one finished!! It looks great, I bet it was a bugger getting the finish smooth with all that glitter! Sounds like you found a smart way of doing it though! Bet it looks killer in the flesh. You glad to have it finished? Hope the shoulder is on the mend! [/quote] Cheers Rik. Shoulder will never be 100% (damn rugby), but we are getting there. I'll be honest, it isnt smooth as a gloss finish, and you can definitely feel the flake. But its not like sandpaper either. Kind of inbetween! I am happy with it though. Looks wise. Just gotta sort the electronics out and it'll be gig ready. Definitely happy it's finished though

See if you have a say on what drums your drummer uses and what guitar is used etc. Sounds a bit ridiculous to me mate. They've asked you to play bass, so unless it was a tribute, your choice of equipment shouldn't be down to anyone else surely? Especially if its just because of how it looks. A swift "Feck off" should do it

Haha. Yeh, i think that's the main reason i wont be doing another for a while haha

If you have that kind of budget, get a Sei

[quote name='40hz' timestamp='1487720846' post='3242244'] Stuart Zender. [/quote] Yup. He's definitely my favourite too. Really used to like Dirk Lance, not sure what he is doing now

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1487699485' post='3241977'] Excellent work! Please feel free to pass on any other tips that occur to you. Flake is involved in one of my future build daydreams (build 4 or 5 - a 34" scale 4-string, single 'bucker passive archtop bass with scrolls and translucent red base & gold flake... or something audacious like that!) [/quote] Thanks! I have been pretty honest about the process. All the difficulties i came across are on here. I think if i did it again i would have worried less about removing the paint initially and trying to get a good smooth finish. It really didn't make much difference because after adding the flake, you couldn't really tell what the finish underneath was like anyway. Again, this totally depends on the method you choose to use. One other thing, if you do use this method, be very liberal with your coatings of clear laquer and flake. All the flake that doesn't take, you can re-use on the next layer anyway. I like the sound of your build! Look forward to seeing it

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1487694271' post='3241908'] It looks great, when you see the close up you can see the proportions but the green really does come through when viewed as a whole. It's quite surprising really. [/quote] Yeh it is a strange one. I've shown a few people and asked them what colour they thought it was. All of them said green.

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1487692579' post='3241891'] Sounds a very good way of making sure. I'll bear that method in mind in case I ever get asked to do one... [/quote] Honestly, this was exactly what it said in the title. A beginner build. I am happy with the end result, but it's because i went in with my eyes open! If i ever did another sparkly build, i would probably use the spray gun, and pre-mix the flake. I know how much of a perfectionist you are mate, i dont think you could cope with this method haha

Thanks Andy. I actually expected more purple to come through, as there were equal amounts of the three types of flake, but the green seems to be the predominant colour. I'm fine with that though, as i do like it. Hahaha it's actually not too bad, but that's mostly because i put about 10 clear coats on. It definitely was more work than i initially imagined!! The glitter is very stuck. But that's because i "added" a step to my method. I realised there was a lot of loose flake. So after every coat of clear, i let it dry for a night, then took the bass off it's hanger and shook it to remove all the loose flake onto a big bin lid. That way, every time i was adding a coat of clear, i was adding it to a stuck layer. Hope that makes sense

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1487610780' post='3241201'] That's a unique looking bass. I love it. [/quote] Thanks, that was my thinking when we designed it. If it was a custom build, i thought i should make it as unique as possible. Andy is fantastic

My custom build from AJR guitars (Andy of this forum) is as good as any other custom build i've played. Better than most. 100% individual spec too. I'm aware my spec might not be to everyones taste, but i made it for me, not for opinions It has been featured as bass of the week here: [url="http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2016/06/20/bass-of-the-week-ajr-guitars-singlecut-bass/"]http://www.notreble....singlecut-bass/[/url] Worth sending him a message i reckon

Bit of a delay on this one, i dislocated my shoulder early January and had to take a break. It's finished now though. It's really hard to get a good picture because it looks different depending on the light and where you are standing! Here it is though : I am happy with how it looks. Had this kind of thing in my head throughout the build, and i'm pleased with the end result. Lots of mistakes made along the way, but definitely lessons learnt too! It isnt ready to gig though as there is a hum when i plug it in. Sounds great, but the hum annoys me, so there is probably an earthing fault somewhere. I will take it apart and see if i can find it soon

Looks fantastic. Congratulations, Andy for another superb example of your craftmanship, and Nic for getting the bass you've always wanted! Glad its met your expectations otherwise i may have felt a little responsible

Haven't had an update on here in a while.... All good i hope

Haha i spoke to the guy. and am currently trying to find a reason not to buy it

Cool song. Nice one

Wow, that is a bargain, i'm tempted and i dont even play 5 string, let alone 6 string!