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02-21-2013, 04:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington, Pennsylvania USA | | | Beardly Customs FIRST commissioned build!!!
This is my FIRST commissioned build.The bass will be a 5 string with a bubinga body, 5 piece neck thru wenge/bubinga neck, 24 frets, 37" scale length, Pau Ferro fretboard, Bartolini pickups and preamp, and Hipshot tuners.
big slab o' bubinga  
the belt sander does wonders 
Barts! 
Wenge for the neck laminates and Pau Ferro for the fretboard 
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02-25-2013, 06:57 PM
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02-25-2013, 10:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin, Texas | | | Can you give us some details about how you set up to slot your frets and also, what miter box is that? Thanks - subbed ...
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02-26-2013, 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 49sfine  Can you give us some details about how you set up to slot your frets and also, what miter box is that? Thanks - subbed ... | I use this website, http://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/, and print out multi-page PDFs and put that on my fretboard. That miter box, its a nothing special box i got at Home Depot.
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02-26-2013, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by rick0link | Thanks! I'll give it a visit. I thought I saw your layout sheet taped to the board itself - neet. I'm curious though, what are you using to insure consistent depth of each fret slot?
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02-26-2013, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 49sfine Thanks! I'll give it a visit. I thought I saw your layout sheet taped to the board itself - neet. I'm curious though, what are you using to insure consistent depth of each fret slot? | For depth, i marked the saw so when the line gets to the top of the miter box, i stop.
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02-26-2013, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 49sfine Thanks! I'll give it a visit. I thought I saw your layout sheet taped to the board itself - neet. I'm curious though, what are you using to insure consistent depth of each fret slot? | For depth, i marked the saw so when the line gets to the top of the miter box, i stop.
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02-26-2013, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 49sfine Thanks! I'll give it a visit. I thought I saw your layout sheet taped to the board itself - neet. I'm curious though, what are you using to insure consistent depth of each fret slot? | For depth, i marked the saw so when the line gets to the top of the miter box, i stop.
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02-28-2013, 06:59 PM
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03-04-2013, 11:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington, Pennsylvania USA | | got the headstock glued on today 
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03-05-2013, 11:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington, Pennsylvania USA | | got the fretboard glued on today 
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03-05-2013, 03:01 PM
| | | | Holy Weight Watchers, Batman!........With Bubinga and Wenge, that "bad boy" is definately going to be a heavy weight contender. |
03-05-2013, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Tdog Holy Weight Watchers, Batman!........With Bubinga and Wenge, that "bad boy" is definately going to be a heavy weight contender. | Oh my god yes! This thing as is weighs a ton! It's future owner said weight is not a factor. His back is stronger than mine!!
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03-06-2013, 12:32 PM
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03-06-2013, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Zoa man, you just opened every can in the worm store. | Dean Club #65, Violin Bass Club #21, Lone Wolf Club #6, Alternative Gear Club #3
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03-06-2013, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ffutterman Man this thing looks sweet! | Thanks!!
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03-06-2013, 10:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mumbai, India | | This is looking fantastic..!! that's gonna be one lucky first customer. And congratulations on your first commission  |
03-07-2013, 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by suraj This is looking fantastic..!! that's gonna be one lucky first customer. And congratulations on your first commission | Thank you!!
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03-07-2013, 05:39 AM
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03-08-2013, 09:49 AM
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