Recent content by Ironfingers

I need 2lh and 2rh in black if you still have them. Thanks.

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Awesome!! Let's do this thing!

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Hey Lisa, looking fantastic! Lot of good progress. A suggestion for your glue bottle problem. We've pretty much switched over to these glue bottles at work. They rarely ever get glued up and are easy to control. http://www.amazon.com/FastCap-Glu-Bot-Glue-Bottle-Ounces/dp/B0006IUW8G

I'm a little late to the party, but I've been using some aluminum extruded t-slot for a lot of things lately. This stuff is great. Completely rigid, straight and flat. And it's pretty cheap. The only issue I find with it is that the edges are rounded. But I just use a combination square to see...

Great build Lisa. Very cool. Is that your mom playing in the video?

Wow that 's really pretty. Good job man! I see what you mean about the headstock. It's fine as is, but somewhere deep down I want it to be black...

I've been researching brass hardware myself lately and I just wanted to let you know that Schaller makes their whole line in that vintage copper finish. Tuners, bridge, control knobs, straplocks, pickup rings and covers. Not exactly what we are looking for, but it would work, especially if you...

Thanks PJ, good point. I have always intended to use the tailpiece since day one, and I knew it was going to be very close to the end of the body. It looked cool on paper, but IRL, it seems a bit crowded there. I am going to let it simmer awhile before making a final decision. I keep wafflilng...

Also starting in on the electronics. I'm no longer going to do a pre. It's going to be passive. I can always put in a pre later, there's plenty room in the cavity. I want to do something like a master volume, blend, tone, varitone/decade switch. Or MV, B, T, T. I could always go standard Jazz...

@jmverdugo They are Lace Alumitone Bassbars. I've never heard them in person, but I understand that you either love them or hate them, so we shall see. The good thing is they are standard 35 size so I can switch them out if I'm in the hate 'em camp. Thanks for the compliments guys. Much...

Ok, I just finished routing the pickup cavities and locating the bridge. I put everything together and now I'm wondering if I should use the tailpiece or leave it off. What do you guys think? With... Or without...

Haven't had much time to work on the bass lately, but I got a good chunk done yesterday. Made the template and routed the neck pocket. The wenge splintered at the top edge of the pocket as I was chiseling it. Luckily it's not really noticeable with the neck in. You can also see...

I'm in the 1st camp. For acoustics, definitely yes, but electrics, no. Even if wood species DID have a perceptible effect, there are so many things in the signal path that affect the tone of an electric instrument that it renders it null and void. It's all subjective, psychological marketing...