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  1. DF Shortscale
    Bump, open to offers.
  2. DF Shortscale started following Who’s good at refinishing / resprays? , USA Fender Jazz Deluxe - *WITHDRAWN* and DIY / small-scale / 'one-man project' pedal builders in the UK?
  3. DF Shortscale
    *edit - withdrawn from sale for now. Black / maple USA Fender Jazz Dlx, bought brand new in 2012, one owner only. This bass has done lots of gigs over the years, it plays and sounds great. Comes with original hard case and case candy. Truss rod is fine / frets have lots of life left but could definitely use a good polish. Action is 1.5mm at the 12th fret on the E. Strung with very old DR HiBeams. Small chip in paint on back of lower horn shown in pic. Not sure about weight I'm afraid, feels around average for a 4 string Jazz, weighs about the same as my Tony Franklin fretted PJ. Collection from North Greenwich, happy to meet anywhere in London or within reasonable driving distance.
  4. DF Shortscale
    I’m sure the fact that lots of builders come from design / illustration backgrounds will have something to do with that, I think the general standard out there is pretty decent right now in terms of aesthetics. Even the visually ‘meh’ is usually a solid and functional design.
  5. DF Shortscale
    The single colour / minimalist approach can be really nice, I love graphics like this on pedals. Although this may still be a UV print, I’m not sure.
  6. DF Shortscale
    I would love to, but there’s a full time job, a freelance career on the side, plus gigs, practice, and two mouths to feed* which unfortunately doesn’t leave much time for new hobbies.. *ok they’re just cats, but they do eat an awful lot
  7. DF Shortscale
    I guess that’s similar to people who build pedals using old tin boxes, that stuff looks great.
  8. DF Shortscale
    I guess printing will up the cost by a certain amount, and paying the artist will add to the cost if the artwork is not being done in-house. From what I can find online it seems like if you want full colour, the way to print these things is using UV printing. I think the place I work at has just bought some new equipment that can do this so I might buy a few enclosures and have a go.
  9. DF Shortscale
    Getting artwork onto pedals is quite a challenge, I’ve been looking into this over the past few days. Scribbling directly on the casing seems like the only method that isn’t a huge commitment, which is maybe why some boutique builders choose that as their ‘aesthetic’. Screen printing is probably the nicest method but it involves using inks that are pretty toxic, the studios I would normally print in don’t allow those materials.
  10. DF Shortscale
    Yeah, having looked around a bit it seems like lots of builders have a design background, if there were more hours in the day I’d go down the DIY route and start building stuff myself. Such a great platform for artwork.
  11. DF Shortscale
    It's not so much about buying pedals, I work as a designer / illustrator, I wanted to see if any builders needed help with artwork. Not for financial gain, more as a fun side project - I have a FT job so I'm busy enough but I always wanted to create artwork for pedals and really want to contribute or collab with a new builder.
  12. DF Shortscale
    Who's out there making cool / interesting / one-off / DIY pedals in the UK at the moment? Doesn't have to be bass specific, and if you're building pedals feel free to post your pedals and works in progress here too.
  13. DF Shortscale
    That’s only a quick drive from me, that would be great - I’ll send you a DM. Thank you! Thanks everyone for the great suggestions, really helpful.
  14. DF Shortscale
    Thanks Gary, I’ll send you a DM.
  15. DF Shortscale
    I need to get a body refinished, seems like it’s a little tricky to find anyone who does paintwork in London, is there anyone here on BC who does that sort of thing? Alternatively any recommendations in London / South East?
  16. DF Shortscale
    Thanks for the heads up about the body, I've edited the post.
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