Recent content by Itchy 47

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    Mark Hoppus Bass

    I am in the preliminary stage considering building some of them.Ive built a couple hundred guitars.Strats tele's,Jag hybrids,Strat tele's.So its kinda up my alley to try something new like the signature model with the PB pickup reversed.just gathering some info now.Anyone know what the p/n is to...
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    Mark Hoppus Bass

    Im curious as to if there are any Mark Hoppus Bass owners here and what is your opinion of them.What kind of bridge they have?
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    Pickup cavity and control cavity templates for routing?

    On routing the inside of a hole,go clockwise,on the outside of a template go in a counter clockwise direction.
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    Necks

    Are fender precision bass necks the same as Jazz bass necks.Interchangeable and fit the bodies of both?
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    need ideas to cover pickup over route mistake.

    I'd also go this Route,no pun intended.Also measure twice and take your time.It looks like you've put a lot of time into this.
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    how to address bullying

    I kinda saw it coming by others being bullied.I was in 6th grade.I didnt want it happening to me so I started lifting weights doing push ups,sit ups and anything else to build myself up.The next year I had gym class and was able to do 70 push ups and 400+ situps. Every year I added 10 push...
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    what router bit to cut patterns?

    Ok,here goes,I took the stew mac template and used it to make a thicker one,1/2" thick acrylic.I used 1/16" double side tape @ Lowes,to do this.Once you do this it gives you a thicker template to clamp down where u want to route the cavity.i use my bigger router with a 1/2" up spiral bit.The...
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    Theoretical question

    Dust in the air ever so slight and the distance the light has to go will multiply that plus dust on the surface of the mirrors would dissipate the light just as our atmosphere does with the sun(thank God).
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    Would you ship an item to Spain?

    I heard that people in Spain are hesitant to buy or ship to the United States because we are on the fiscal cliff and civil unrest is just around the corner.:hiding:
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    Bass Bodies

    A few more.
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    Bass Bodies

    Some more.
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    Bass Bodies

    No,Im talking about selling,I make guitar bodies.I was just thinking of making some Bass bodies and sell them here.All the other types of bodies like Strats Tele's and jaguar hybrids I sell on ebay.
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    Bass Bodies

    I was checking out guitars and such for sale here and didnt notice any Bass Bodies being sold.Are there members that make the bodies and sell them in the classified area?I also read that to sell its necessary to make some type of donations for privleges like that-True ?
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    Neck bridge alignment

    thanks for the quik reply,Yes I didnt really think so,I just set the bridge for even edge distance on the fretboard and proper distance from the nut and 12th fret for proper intonation. I often wonder how many people set the edge distanc and dont really know about intonation,then wonder why the...
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    Neck bridge alignment

    Ive noticed that you cant always get the strings to line up on the pickup magnets,especially on 3 singles.Its almost impossible when one of them is tilted and the neck is tapered.How close does it have to be?I make the edge distance the same on the low and hi e strings from the edge of the...