New "How to" section

[Basschair]

Hey all,


If there's anything that's come up recently that you feel should be included in this section, let me know.



Some How-To’s (in no particular order...sorry):

“Top Carving with your old friend Scott French”
Top carving with your old friend Scott French | TalkBass.com

Here's one a TBer put on here a while back about defretting:
A Hack Defret Tutorial | TalkBass.com

Nateo's defret tutorial
This is how I cut a scarf jointed neck | TalkBass.com

Wilser's scarf joint
Show and tell: finishes | TalkBass.com

Fat Karl's thread on finishes
Making wooden knobs | TalkBass.com

Josh Curry: wooden knobs
My First Attempt at Constructing a Bass... (With Bass Porn) | TalkBass.com

Cerb's process and blog link on making a bass
A Photo Tip | TalkBass.com

Hambone's photo tip
spreadsheet: string spacing layout: equal centers vs. equal gaps | TalkBass.com

Calculates fret placements
stewmac.com

As far as fretting goes, here's a link to "wfret," which is a fret distance calculator...Windows only, sorry!:
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Thanks for the reminder Wilser!

Another fret placement program/site:
ekips.org - FretFind2D

spreadsheet: string spacing layout: equal centers vs. equal gaps
Pics of More than Usually Angled Headstocks ? | Page 2 | TalkBass.com

spreadsheet: effect of headstock/nut break angle on string downforce and friction at nut:
glueing in a truss rod..... | TalkBass.com

Truss rod gluing
Long Awaited Epoxy Photo Tutorial | TalkBass.com

"Long Awaited Epoxy Photo Tutorial"
Spud's easy to follow nut replacement thread | TalkBass.com

"Spud's Easy to Follow Nut Replacement Thread," with pics!
Building a body blank from scratch | TalkBass.com

"Building a Body Blank from Scratch," with pics, from Scott in Dallas.
Building a bass from parts - customizing a pre-finished body/neck | TalkBass.com

"Building a bass from parts: customizing a pre-finished body/neck," with pics, from Rodent.
Don't Make the Mistakes I made! | TalkBass.com

"HOW TO DO A RELIC: NOW IN A 70 Page pdf" from ibanezcollector.
Sanding help please!!! | TalkBass.com

"Don't Make the Mistakes I Made!" by digthemlows...perhaps this shoulc be in the how not to section
Pickup making tutorial | TalkBass.com

"Sanding help please!" (getting that gloss finish on an epoxied fretless FB) asked by engedi1.
Decal Application Pic/Tutorial | TalkBass.com

"Pickup Making Tutorial"
pickup mounting - threaded inserts | TalkBass.com
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"Decal Application Tutorial"
Wood Bridge Tutorial. | TalkBass.com

"pickup mounting - threaded inserts "
HOW TO: Lined Fretless Fingerboard | TalkBass.com

"Wood Bridge Tutorial"
help i still dont know how to cut straight frets | TalkBass.com
by Mario, with pics...would that make it a pictutorial?

"How To: Lined Fretless Fingerboard"
How do you write your brand on the neck? | TalkBass.com

Phil's fret slot cutting using a square and fret saw
Jigs & stuff... | TalkBass.com

Kencasino submitted this alternative approach to pickup covers
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NickInMesa asked about how people were fixing their name/brand to their necks:
Nitro-Cell Lacquer Finish Schedule/Tutorial | TalkBass.com

Eleonn came up with this thread a few years ago..."Jigs & stuff"
How To: Fretboards | TalkBass.com

LedBelli Bass created this thread on finishing with Nitro:
Inlaying crushed turquoise tutorial | TalkBass.com

Mikeyswood's "How to: Fingerboards"
Making inlay tutorial (Feel free to add yours) | TalkBass.com

Basschair's "Inlaying Crushed Turquoise" tutorial:
How To: Necks | TalkBass.com

Making Inlay Tutorial:
Fingerboard Radius Jig for Router | TalkBass.com

Mikeywood's "How To: Necks"
How To: Undo Yellow Glue | TalkBass.com

Ledbelli's "Fingerboard Radius Jig for Router"
How To: Design A Bass | TalkBass.com

Mikeywood's "How To: Undo Yellow Glue"
Epoxy on a fretless Warmoth neck by Lewis Bass and Guitar | TalkBass.com

Mikeywood's "How To: Design a Bass"
So You Wanna Make a Compound Scarf Joint...

Engine207's "Epoxy on a fretless Warmoth neck by Lewis Bass and Guitar"
Pics by request | TalkBass.com

How to Make a Compound Scarf Joint
New bass in the works, shop pics, new press & more! | TalkBass.com


Pictorials:

A word of warning: pictures and attachments can disappear over time to make room in alotted storage space for other pics. Discriptions will remain...hopefully these can be helpful.

Budman
RIM Custom Singlecut 4 for Craig | TalkBass.com

Scott French
Where's the BEEF?? | TalkBass.com

Mcdade
my carl thompson | TalkBass.com

JSPguitars' "Where's the BEEF???"
Progress Pics Of My Baby | TalkBass.com

Toonman
A project bass | TalkBass.com

Gard
The Steve Swallow Parker fly knock off | TalkBass.com
In this one, you'll have to scan through a lot of commentary to get to the bulk of the pics, but it's a beautiful bass!

bill h
two more basses in progress | TalkBass.com

Wilser's "The Steve Swallow Parker Fly knock-off," and "Two more basses in progress"
6 string headless multi-scale build | TalkBass.com
this is how I build a set neck joint and carve a neck | TalkBass.com

Budman's pics
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DirkDiggler's "6 string headless multiscale build" link
Wooden pickup cover tutorial (and plans for plastic cast covers)

GMC Basses
Bass Place
Thanks Suburban

Cliff Bordwell's site: click the link and then click on "The News" button on the left to see his current projects. Amazing basses!
How I build Wood P/U Covers - Pictorial

"Build a set neck joint and carve a neck"
How to make a single-acting truss rod

NEW!!! Tutorial/pictorials on Pickup cover-making:
Wilser's Step by step LED installation. | TalkBass.com
and Musiclogic's How To: Fiber Optic Side Markers Part 1! | TalkBass.com

Shawn's (SDB Guitars)
Decal Application Pic/Tutorial | TalkBass.com

Don't forget Spudman's nut replacement pictorial/tutorial listed above in "tutorials," as well as Scott in Dallas' "Building a Body Blank from Scratch," and Rodent's "Building a bass from parts."

T2W's "Step by step LED installation"
getting my oil finish to look glossy? | TalkBass.com

scottyd's "How To: Fiber Optic Side Markers Part 1"
Show and tell: finishes | TalkBass.com

Musiclogic's "Decal Application Pic/Tutorial"
Polishing with a brown paper bag. . . | TalkBass.com


Finishing/Refinishing:

"Getting my oil finish to look glossy"
Oil finishing easier than painting? | TalkBass.com

"Show and Tell: Finishes"
Glues, Finishes and General advice | TalkBass.com

"Polishing with a brown paper bag"
DIY Natural Wood Refinish | TalkBass.com

"Oil finishing easier than painting?"
Sanded-in Oil Finish | TalkBass.com

"Glues, finishes, and general advice"
Dyeing Quilted Maple How-To | TalkBass.com

"DIY Natural Wood Refinish"
Threads describing How To Refinish a Bass | TalkBass.com

"Sanded-in Oil Finish"
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=319325

"Dyeing Quilted Maple"
Top carving with your old friend Scott French | TalkBass.com

"Threads describing how to refinish a bass"
A Hack Defret Tutorial | TalkBass.com

 

[ROCKWOOD]

I have a tree that was 'downed' 8 years ago & left intact
above ground. I'm ready to harvest it. Made a cut today
& it is in excellent shape - no rot & no splits! I'm planning
to cut out 6' sections & saw them into roughly 6" slabs.
Well, it turns out there is still quite a bit of moisture in this
wood. What do I do to finish dry the slabs? Anyone know
about kilning?

 

[T2W]

I worked in a kiln for a while, Yellow and I were supposed to do a tutorial on 'pick your own wood' and on how to dry it. Ill take care of it this week. With Pics and a lot of details.

 

[eleonn]

Yellow and I were supposed to do a tutorial on 'pick your own wood' and on how to dry it. Ill take care of it this week. With Pics and a lot of details.

I'll keep both eyes open for that. Not that I'm going to go to the Amazon Rain Forest and take down the first mahogany tree I see but Im interested in this.

 

[GregBlach]

"HOW TO DO A RELIC: NOW IN A 70 Page pdf" from ibanezcollector.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=319325

is dead...

 

[wayne holmes]

"who are you?"thread for any member who would like to share their life and history with the bass.

 

[Mr wiggl3s]

Photobucket implemented some ******** into their system. If you don't sign in every 3 months they wont show your pictures.

So most of these pictures aren't showing. Something to keep in mind.

 

[ppk]

Could there possibly be a thread for trussrod repair and fretboard removal??

thanks, Paul

 

[albertofrog]

I'll keep both eyes open for that. Not that I'm going to go to the Amazon Rain Forest and take down the first mahogany tree I see but Im interested in this.

Me too, here's hoping..

Ive got an ash tree in my garden that growing rediculously straight.
Its just asking to be a through neck...

 

[ColeWinger]

I've got an unfinished Swamp Ash body coming from California soon and would really like to do the finishing work myself. I'm finding that Ash wood needs to be filled. I'm trying to achieve a natural or blonde look. Any suggestions on what products work best for retaining the sound of the wood. Filling and Sealing products. I'm thinking of finishing with Tung Oil. What do you think.
Thanks

 

[Basschair]

I've got an unfinished Swamp Ash body coming from California soon and would really like to do the finishing work myself. I'm finding that Ash wood needs to be filled. I'm trying to achieve a natural or blonde look. Any suggestions on what products work best for retaining the sound of the wood. Filling and Sealing products. I'm thinking of finishing with Tung Oil. What do you think.
Thanks

Hi Cole,

You'll probably find a lot more information on it if you go to the first page of the Luthier's Corner and use the search function (probably using "finishing swamp ash" as keywords). There's most likely going to be a lot of existing threads on the subject.

Best of luck!

 

[Drake Custom]

I have had some luck with using a clear wood filler that I bought from StewMac. I follow the instructions on the can but let it dry longer. Then after light sanding I would use Minwax wipe-on-poly to build your protective coats as it dries clear and dries hard. Use a thinned coat first and keep the surface wet for at least 30 minutes by wiping on more finish. This lets the finish penetrate deeper into the soft Ash. Once that coat is hard then you can use several thin coats to build your finish. I use the satin style (gold can) for best results. It can be buffed and polished to a shine. You can build the finish as thick as you want but if you want an "oiled" look use only three or four coats thinned.
Oil, especialy tung oil, never really dries as true oils never dry hard. Most products sold as "oils" are really just varnish or varnish with oils in them. Also the oils are kind of amber in color and may deepen the color of the Ash or make the end grain look dirty. On my website below if you search out the BH6 in the guitar section, you will see an example of this finish.

 

[bass rocks]

is there a thread for putting frets in
i didnt see one

 

[bassplyr5150]

Got a 404 when I clicked on this:
"Kencasino submitted this alternative approach to pickup covers
http://www.gminet.com/bassmod/"

 

[FedericoC.uy]

"HOW TO DO A RELIC: NOW IN A 70 Page pdf" from ibanezcollector.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=319325

is dead...

I found it here
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[TheCatalyst]

Does anyone know of a "how to" on shaping a volute?

 

[dagovna659]

Is there a how-to for installing side-mount input for bass(squier affinity jazzv)? don't want to start drilling and make mistakes

 

[CarbonTom]

Since the "Build a set neck joint and carve a neck" pictures are gone, does anyone know of another detailed instruction of how to do this? I am fascinated by this.. Im interested in the carving of the heel behind the neck joint.

 

[BaitPhish]

Thanks for making this, i will be using this a lot, im sure others will be too!

 

[wraub]

Since the "Build a set neck joint and carve a neck" pictures are gone, does anyone know of another detailed instruction of how to do this? I am fascinated by this.. Im interested in the carving of the heel behind the neck joint.

Well, here's this:

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