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08-02-2010, 10:23 PM
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Endorsing: J Worrell Bass | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton OH | | | Chris's 1st Build for TB's 1st semi-annual thinger
So, I found a CL Ibanez of some sort, already refinished that looked like crap for $65. As you can see, I didn't even stop to take a picture before the frets started coming out. 
Parts drawer full of pickups. 
My hair is ready. (I woke up, showered, and hopped on my motorcycle. It produced this rad style.)  |
08-02-2010, 10:26 PM
|  | I want to be HER bicycle | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | Thank GOD your hair is ready. Thank God. Carry on!
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08-02-2010, 10:32 PM
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Endorsing: J Worrell Bass | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton OH | | The punisher and the punished.
Took me <8 minutes for the defret. Time included to post this thread.  |
08-02-2010, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by bassteban  Thank GOD your hair is ready. Thank God. Carry on! | Agreed. I may be directionless, but it knows what to do. It's pushing me in a fretless explorer direction...  |
08-02-2010, 10:38 PM
| | I want to be HER bicycle | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | OK, for realz- did you heat the frets w/a soldering iron? It helps soften the wood to minimize chipout, as well as makes them a bit more pliable.
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08-02-2010, 10:44 PM
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Endorsing: J Worrell Bass | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton OH | | Nope. I just pulled 'em out. I didn't know to do that. (My hair said to do it, I swear!) Continuing with my brash and uneducated ways, I'm not going to brush up on my building skillz for this one. It's going to be slapped together with a hammer, some glue, and lots of fun. Probably not the hammer, actually. (I have plans for 2 more! One rat rod P and a classy hot rod EUB which I will do right, or as right as I can.)
EW! Cheap ceramic bar magnets! 
EW! Semi stripped bridge screws! 
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08-03-2010, 08:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Houston, TX | | | This is my favorite build of the competition so far, if only for the Devil-may-care attitude.
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08-03-2010, 08:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fareham, England | | | Are you keeping the finish on this or stripping it?
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08-03-2010, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by christw The punisher and the punished.
Took me <8 minutes for the defret. Time included to post this thread. | Ouch!
But don't start sanding! Glue the chips down first 
Gotta see how the bass is gonna look like when you're finished!! 
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08-03-2010, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by billiam5billion This is my favorite build of the competition so far, if only for the Devil-may-care attitude. | Thanks!  This project was a lot like most of my relationships-It just happened. In that spirit, 90% I do is improvisation which started by seeing how hard it is to pull a fret. More of that in a minute... Quote:
Originally Posted by TomA1234 Are you keeping the finish on this or stripping it? | I plan on finding a chunk of [insert wood type here] sitting around town. There was a nice oak? door that was too far to carry home and way to big to fit into my Accord that I saw yesterday. Oh I wish... 
The only plans I have are for an explorer shaped body and using my Duncans I never got to. SCPB-1 as near to the 24th position as I can (because I love Ric tone) and a SPB-1 near the Ric bridge position. Or maybe closer to the bridge because I loves me some honk! |
08-03-2010, 08:50 AM
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Endorsing: J Worrell Bass | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton OH | | Quote:
Originally Posted by giacomini Ouch!
But don't start sanding! Glue the chips down first
Gotta see how the bass is gonna look like when you're finished!! | Too late! I already put some putty in and will be sanding soon. This is a practice in how far I can get with no actual knowledge or real woodworking tools. It's a $65 bass and frankly, I don't care about it. All I have is a ratchet set, screwdrivers, pliers, and creativity. If you look closely, you can see the razor blade I used to put the putty on. 
Getting some of the ugly off:  |
08-03-2010, 08:56 AM
| | | It's just like watching a horror movie. You know someones gonna die, but you're not sure "who" or "how"....and you know that in the end someones gonna live....be a bit worse for wear, but stronger in the long run.
Either that, or the heroes will get shot at the end, like in the original Dawn of the Dead.
The jury is still out on this one, but I like it...it's a blast to watch. 
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08-03-2010, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by christw My hair is ready... | Thank GOD your hair is ready. Thank God. Carry on! | It's possible that this young man has just stumbled onto the lost secret of lutherie: awesome hair.
Someday, I, too, hope to happen upon awesome hair. Perchance I will be inspired/blessed with inspiration while being immersed in awesomeness at the Rush concert this weekend in Seattle.
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08-03-2010, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by SDB Guitars It's possible that this young man has just stumbled onto the lost secret of lutherie: awesome hair. | Truth ! Quote: |
Someday, I, too, hope to happen upon awesome hair.
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You and me both, but I have my doubts regarding my own hairs innate awesomeness.
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Originally Posted by kingbiscuitpant Dude, you are cooler than 2 Fonzis tied together with a snake. | |
08-03-2010, 09:09 AM
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Endorsing: J Worrell Bass | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton OH | | I can donate some hair to you guys if need be. I think DH has more woodworking hairs than I though. This will not be DH quality.
As for the bass, the stupid green stain is so far into the wood... UGH! A gloss black headstock could look good and save me the trouble... Hmmm
Did I mention the guy pulled off the nut to refinish it and reattached it with HOT GLUE. I already cleaned up the nut and the headstock, but seriously.  |
08-03-2010, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Dark Horse Truth !
You and me both, but I have my doubts regarding my own hairs innate awesomeness. | I found out that the older you get, the less awesome your head hair gets but the more awesome your ear, nose and crack hair gets. Not that 'awesome' is necessarily a good thing... I see it more in the way that a 400 lb woman in a bikini can incite awe.
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08-03-2010, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by christw I can donate some hair to you guys if need be. | I wish I could take you up on that ! Quote: |
I think DH has more woodworking hairs than I though. This will not be DH quality.
| A few more. My biggest disadvantage is that I don't have a shop or many tools. Plus my build uses very little that is actually "guitar related parts".  Quote:
As for the bass, the stupid green stain is so far into the wood... UGH! A gloss black headstock could look good and save me the trouble... Hmmm
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What about just using a thin wood laminate on the headstock ? Shouldn't cost more than a few bucks to get the laminate at Woodcrafters, and they're easy to cut and glue on.
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08-03-2010, 09:18 AM
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Endorsing: J Worrell Bass | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton OH | | Quote:
A few more. My biggest disadvantage is that I don't have a shop or many tools. Plus my build uses very little that is actually "guitar related parts".
| I have a one room apartment, a few very basic tools, and a habit of making shi-errr stuff up! Quote: |
What about just using a thin wood laminate on the headstock ? Shouldn't cost more than a few bucks to get the laminate at Woodcrafters, and they're easy to cut and glue on.
| I've been considering doing this, but I want to know what body wood I'm using first. I'd like to match them. I'd love to walnut stain whatever body I find though. I always dug walnut / black combinations. P Bass, Explorer... uhhh. Something else?
What say you all of the name "Savage"? I think it's appropriate and I'd feel right at home riding my Savage (Suzuki motorcycle) with my Savage on my back going to a jam.
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08-03-2010, 09:48 AM
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Endorsing: J Worrell Bass | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton OH | | Sanding has begun! 
After a little wipe-off. Still a LONG way to go.  |
08-03-2010, 10:02 AM
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Owner, builder: jworrellbass | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Springs CO | | Dude, you're scary, very scary. 
It's a good thing the pickups I'm sending you are almost indestructible, but then again you said you have a hammer.
Love the hair btw.
And I'll be watching this one, good luck my friend. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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