The League of Extraordinary Luthiers - Thanks TB!

[Musiclogic]

I hang no pics or anything on the walls, too easy for them to become targets for flying screwdrivers, hammers, and chisels....LMAO

[Rip Topaz]

Originally Posted by Musiclogic

I hang no pics or anything on the walls, too easy for them to become targets for flying screwdrivers, hammers, and chisels....LMAO

I've been there!

[Musiclogic]

Originally Posted by Rip Topaz

I've been there!

LMFAO Rip, I keep a 5 gallon pail of drywall compound in my shop and backer sheets....LOL. the little tubs(quart size) of spackling don't last long enough....LMAO

[Rip Topaz]

Originally Posted by Musiclogic

LMFAO Rip, I keep a 5 gallon pail of drywall compound in my shop and backer sheets....LOL. the little tubs(quart size) of spackling don't last long enough....LMAO

Lol. Sounds just like my shop.

[Musiclogic]

You and I would be a dangerous pair in a shop...LMFAO

[Hopkins]

I'm glad I'm not the only one. Us three together would guarantee someone getting accidently injured by a flying tool

[Rip Topaz]

Originally Posted by Hopkins

I'm glad I'm not the only one. Us three together would guarantee someone getting accidently injured by a flying tool

I'm doing good lately, but when I first started building a few years ago, hard hats were a shop requirement.

[Musiclogic]

There is a skull and crossbones on the entrance door to my shop for a reason...LMAO. I quit doing inlay because I am so picky and can't stand gaps. I get very frustrated with myself if a job doesn't go like clockwork, after 30 years, I have lofty expectations....LMAO...and little tolerance for my own mistakes.

[Hopkins]

Originally Posted by Musiclogic

There is a skull and crossbones on the entrance door to my shop for a reason...LMAO. I quit doing inlay because I am so picky and can't stand gaps. I get very frustrated with myself if a job doesn't go like clockwork, after 30 years, I have lofty expectations....LMAO...and little tolerance for my own mistakes.

HAHA my dad had to fish my first build out of a burn pile.

[Musiclogic]

Originally Posted by Hopkins

HAHA my dad had to fish my first build out of a burn pile.

My first real build(not a parts assembly) ended up as the sign at my Phoenix and Florida shops before being stolen in Florida while my partner and I were in Sanford after Hurricane Andrew doing cabinets and trim carpentry...LMAO

Funny what we relegate stuff to when dissatisfied....LOL

[Rip Topaz]

My first TWO builds ended up in the scrap pile. They weren't unplayable, just BIG. It took me a few tries to get it right.

[Hopkins]

My first build turned out OK, I just got so mad during the finishing process that I threw it in the burn pile. After I left my dad dug it out and resprayed it for me.

[Musiclogic]

Yeah, mine was also playable, and was generally ok, I just knew. Could do better, so I turned it into a sign. I miss that sign

[Rip Topaz]

Originally Posted by Musiclogic

Yeah, mine was also playable, and was generally ok, I just knew. Could do better, so I turned it into a sign. I miss that sign

My first two builds were heavily influenced by Wishbasses. I learned quick, though. BTW, yes, I used truss rods.

[HaMMerHeD]

I wish I could have devoted the time I wanted to give to it. Alas, life has a way of crowding my schedule. It looks fantastic though. Great job on that body, Mr. Rose.

[VinKreepo]

Well, it seems that JC is at it again!

I think TB needs to know just how kind this guy really is...

Back in Christmas 2010, my family was going through hard times. Earlier that same year I had acquired an Ibanez K5 (older SR 1305 type model) in a trade with a fellow TB'er who had pulled out the frets. I was on a fretless kick at the time so ecstatic doesn't even begin to explain how I felt. However, in Fall 2010 I joined the Christian band at my college and found playing a fretless in the dark near impossible.

People there found my back up bass ugly and urged me just to buy another bass. All the money I earned from working went to help my family so I just couldn't buy another bass.

So I decided to re-fret the K5... bad idea.

Having no prior woodworking skills at the time, I set out on what turned into the most miserable mess ever. I figured TB could help me, but everyone thought I was some naive kid who needed to get a job and pay a local tech to fix my giant paper weight. After explaining to them (in a fit a fury I might add) my then current situation, JC PM'ed me. He told me he understood what I was going through and gave me a really good deal (he's asked me not to divulge it) on a re-fret.

I am here to tell you that his work is flat out spectacular!

He not only fixed all of my mistakes, but he also sent me a few emails a week detailing what he had done, how he did it, how I can do it myself in the future, how his Christmas was going, asking how mine/life/family was, etc. He even sent me multiple progress pics along the way and cut a brand new nut for specific for the flats that came with the bass (which are still on it )!

I got the neck back a month later... that's right... he worked through the Christmas season on it just so I could have it back in time for next semester. This bass has the lowest action I have ever seen. I am dead serious when I say that right now it has roughly half to three quarters a credit card's thickness between the string and the 12 fret when pushed down at the ends (1st and 24th fret). AND NO FRET BUZZ.

He went all out: beveled edges, custom nut, re-radiused to original specs, etc. His work is as amazing as he is; if you are looking to purchase a custom bass or need to have work done on yours, you seriously need to consider his dedication to quality craftsmanship and the heart he has for others.

You will NOT be disappointed.

--Jonathan

[SallyGrowler]

I'm gonna drill a couple of screw holes, and polish one of them up. I have no idea what to do with the rest of them.

You could make lapel pins, tie-tacks, or other insignatory hardware.

Each build participant should have one and when the secret meeting convene - only the bearer of the LXL "sign" will be admitted.

You'd be like "Free-Masons" of the luthier world.

[Musiclogic]

Originally Posted by VinKreepo

Well, it seems that JC is at it again!

I think TB needs to know just how kind this guy really is...

Back in Christmas 2010, my family was going through hard times. Earlier that same year I had acquired an Ibanez K5 (older SR 1305 type model) in a trade with a fellow TB'er who had pulled out the frets. I was on a fretless kick at the time so ecstatic doesn't even begin to explain how I felt. However, in Fall 2010 I joined the Christian band at my college and found playing a fretless in the dark near impossible.

People there found my back up bass ugly and urged me just to buy another bass. All the money I earned from working went to help my family so I just couldn't buy another bass.

So I decided to re-fret the K5... bad idea.

Having no prior woodworking skills at the time, I set out on what turned into the most miserable mess ever. I figured TB could help me, but everyone thought I was some naive kid who needed to get a job and pay a local tech to fix my giant paper weight. After explaining to them (in a fit a fury I might add) my then current situation, JC PM'ed me. He told me he understood what I was going through and gave me a really good deal (he's asked me not to divulge it) on a re-fret.

I am here to tell you that his work is flat out spectacular!

He not only fixed all of my mistakes, but he also sent me a few emails a week detailing what he had done, how he did it, how I can do it myself in the future, how his Christmas was going, asking how mine/life/family was, etc. He even sent me multiple progress pics along the way and cut a brand new nut for specific for the flats that came with the bass (which are still on it )!

I got the neck back a month later... that's right... he worked through the Christmas season on it just so I could have it back in time for next semester. This bass has the lowest action I have ever seen. I am dead serious when I say that right now it has roughly half to three quarters a credit card's thickness between the string and the 12 fret when pushed down at the ends (1st and 24th fret). AND NO FRET BUZZ.

He went all out: beveled edges, custom nut, re-radiused to original specs, etc. His work is as amazing as he is; if you are looking to purchase a custom bass or need to have work done on yours, you seriously need to consider his dedication to quality craftsmanship and the heart he has for others.

You will NOT be disappointed.

--Jonathan

Yeah Jonathan still lurking about...LOL. It was a pleasure to get that neck straightened out and back to you. You are also a very nice young man, and I was glad to do it for you. Hopefully this comes out as well for Alex. Peace

JC

[bigbadbuck]

Hey, why the 38" scale? Is is a drastically different sound or just for the hell of it?

[MPU]

Originally Posted by bigbadbuck

Hey, why the 38" scale? Is is a drastically different sound or just for the hell of it?

Because it's going to be tuned looow (imagine brown note here).
Marko