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    CA Glue Questions.....

    I use Hot Stuff from Lee Valley. It only has a one year shelf life. :( I buy replacement the tips, and use a three tip rotation system. When a tip gets clogged, I remove it, put on a fresh tip, and put the clogged one into a seal-able container with acetone in it. The acetone breaks down the...
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    Bizzar basses....

    I just found this thread. $200 is a lot less than it was originally sold for. :( Were there any questions?
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    401 Unauthorized errors

    I am experiencing the same 401 error issue. :( I've had to walk a an hour to get to the library to send this. :( Someone please send me an e-mail with the steps needed to correct this issue @ 1spam1box1 @ GMail.com (no spaces). Thanks in advance to anyone offering me help.
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    Building pickups?

    Here's a like to a build I did several years ago. Scroll down towards the bottom to see how I made the humbuckers for it. Luna: My take on a Hamer Impact
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    Luna: My take on a Hamer Impact

    Thanks Beej, here's a few build pics: Luna plans: Truss rod channel cut: Neck laminates clamped: Wings rough cut and ready for clamps: Neck Laminates rough trimmed” Fretboard 1: Drilling truss rod access from headstock: Headstock stringers: Truss rod...
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    Luna: My take on a Hamer Impact

    I am totally stoked! Here's a review of Luna from its new owner John Hughes of Daisy Train. "My very own line of Bass Guitar! I've been playing this all week! I have to say I am quite impressed. The neck is perfect with a bit of a groove in the back for comfort, and seriously, for a guy...
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    Luna: My take on a Hamer Impact

    Thanks for the compliments. I'm hoping to get some sound clips next week, Luna made it's stage debut this weekend and I hope to have a few audio clips to post soon. Here's a couple of pics of the LEDs on:
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    Luna: My take on a Hamer Impact

    Way back in the fall of 2007, I was approached by John Hughes of Daisy Train (Link Removed) about making him a custom neck-through bass, based on Hamer Impact. At that point, I had only ever made neck-through guitars, and wasn’t sure if the laminating method I was using would withstand the...
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    Roll Call - the "I've built a bass from rough lumber" club

    I'd like a number too please. :) Here's the build thread for my first bass:http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/jove-34-bass-my-daughter-716658/ Here's a peak at what I'm working on now: Specs on my website: Link Removed Ciao, Garth
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    Jove, a 34" bass for my daughter

    lareamond - I've tried sanding down the tops of the LEDs, but I found that the amount of light being produced wasn't to my liking. With the bi-coloured LEDs it ended up being more like two pinpoints as opposed to a nice glow. That being said, I didn't polish the tops of the LEDs after sanding...
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    Jove, a 34" bass for my daughter

    Jason - Thanks. These picture were taken prior to a complete setup. I've had a few friends who play bass check it out, and they have no problem with the action (then again, it isn't their bass, so maybe they were just being nice). :) Those aren't bobbin covers, they are the actual tops of the...
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    Jove, a 34" bass for my daughter

    Cavity cover: Body back: Body front with LEDs in ‘green’ mode: LEDs in ‘red’ mode: LEDs in ‘orange’ mode:
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    Jove, a 34" bass for my daughter

    To prevent the wings from slipping during glueing, staples are inserted: The head of the staples are cut off: After cutting the tops of the staples off leaves two little nibs: The wings are aligned and dry clamped to the neck blank. During dry clamping, these nibs, leave...
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    Jove, a 34" bass for my daughter

    Here’s a bass I built for my daughter: It is called Jove (Roman God - Lord of the Skies, Gods and Thunder) It is a 34" laminated neck-through 4 string bass. Here’s the original plan: Specs: 11 piece neck-through (maple, walnut, maple, walnut, maple, mahogany, maple, walnut, maple...