Jus Lukin Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 (edited) - Edited March 1, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 committed to white blonde now as its here. Body is exceptionally light - pics shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 On 12 March 2018 at 09:25, Geek99 said: committed to white blonde now as its here. Body is exceptionally light - pics shortly Waiting patiently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 Uploaded mister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 I’ve got a scrap piece of wood to try it on today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) Updates: the body is very very light and the neck pocket is a perfect fit for a mighty mite neck I’ve tried a single squirt on the scrap wood and the jury is out- time poor today and very windy Teak grain filler arrived Tugbar arrived sanding sealer arrived Have kind offer of pillar drill services for string through and ferrules next: neck plate screw holes a spray test on the scrap to see if I can do a blonde burst, then prototype grain fill and sand seal bridge placement pin placement Edited March 14, 2018 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikki_Sixx Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) Once you get going with the tests give us some pictures? It’ll be useful for others who want to do similar, we can see how your grain filling & burst experiments go! Realy excited to see how the white burst goes, transparent blonde and Olympic white are two of my favourite finishes for guitars. Edited March 15, 2018 by Rikki_Sixx Pressed “save” too soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) will do, I learned a few vitally important lessons today never, ever do a spray test on scrap when 1) its even a little bit windy 2) you own a black car 3) you're late for work I do this stuff in my lunch break, if I have nothing better to do, so progress is sadly a bit slow. Edited March 15, 2018 by Geek99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Just now, Geek99 said: will do, I learned a few vitally important lessons today never, ever do a spray test on scrap when 1) its even a little bit windy 2) you own a black car 3) you're late for work Aw no! Can you carry on with the blond burst onto your car and claim you meant it? Style it out bro'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 a few coats of blonde will be needed. I have doubts about how good the burst will be as the paint is quite thin as @Manton Customs noted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) pictures updated - if you click on them you see captions @Rikki_Sixx includes grain filler porn will be adding sanding sealer on Monday really wish I’d sanded the wood smooth First as its rough nature Is counter productive Edited March 16, 2018 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) On 27/02/2018 at 16:04, Marc S said: Was your J body from the same seller as the people who sell those kits? There is a picture of it in the gallery, also one with the neck (mighty mite) dry fitted so you can evaluate the gap. I’ve seen worse on fenders edit : and for two components coming from totally different directions it’s not too bad Edited March 17, 2018 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, Geek99 said: There is a picture of it in the gallery, also one with the neck (mighty mite) dry fitted so you can evaluate the gap. I’ve seen worse on fenders That's no gap. As said above, once finish is applied that will be snug. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) All; I’m aware that the sanding is a bit rough on the grain filler photo. I’ve not done graim filling before and I was foolish enough to take only a small piece of sandpaper to work. I’ll sand the grain filler sampler down a bit before I try sealer or paint this coming week: 1. sanding sealer on the sampler; assuming this will change the colour a bit based on something MGT wrote about clear coats on his site 2. Drill holes for neck plate, bridge, straplocks, rear pup wires. Ferrules and string thru holes might have to wait a bit until I can liaise with Norris 3. Blowing some paint onto the sealed and sanded grain filler on the stick weather permitting Edited March 17, 2018 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 How’s it coming along? The grain filling on my project is in progress, but thoughts are now turning to drilling the neck holes. How are you approaching this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 i just put the neck plate on, and marked them. I bought a gizmo from amazon to drill straight holes. Useful also for bridge and ferrules as its totally easy to pink torpedo it up https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075MHP2TF/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Not drilling holes in body until grainfiling and sealing is done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikki_Sixx Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 You mentioned there's photos but not sure if they're not loading for me. Am I being a total dunce? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikki_Sixx Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Geek99 said: its totally easy to pink torpedo it up Haha I love the sweary filter on Basschat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Rikki_Sixx said: You mentioned there's photos but not sure if they're not loading for me. Am I being a total dunce? Don’t know other people can see them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 31 minutes ago, Geek99 said: Don’t know other people can see them I can’t see them either?? I use my phone so I don’t know if that’s makes a difference?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 There is an issue with the photos. I don't see them either. I only ever use a lappy and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 No photos for me either. Looking forward to seeing the A/B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrnn1234 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 On 3/12/2018 at 10:25, Geek99 said: committed to white blonde now as its here. Body is exceptionally light - pics shortly how light is it? I've scraped a body already for this. the neck I have is quite solid and the bass as a whole felt really unbalanced. I've been eyeing these online to buy as a replacement, but if it's going to be the same as what I discarded already, it makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 i'll try and find time to weigh it. 13 hours ago, BrunoBass said: No photos for me either. Looking forward to seeing the A/B. its smoother with the sealer, even unsanded. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 21 hours ago, Rikki_Sixx said: You mentioned there's photos but not sure if they're not loading for me. Am I being a total dunce? does clicking on this work ? onedrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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