Recent content by Macho McHorse

I'd play both and decide what best suits you. I have always loved jazz bass but now I've got a couple I want to get a few P basses. Either way in the end your probably gunna get gas and buy a jazz and P bass in every colour and every pickguard combination. Its a serious condition that most...

My fiancee just brought me a pair of tone rider TRJ1 ([Invalid or Expired Link Removed]) that I put in my jazz bass build (see here). They sound great, just like my USA Highway one jazz pickups and they only cost about $100 NZD (~$70USD) for a set. They come with foam tape and mounting screws. I...

After filing down the nut and a small truss rod adjustment she plays like a dream, no fret buzz or deadspots. Sounds just like my real fender jazz and way quieter. I should also mention the strings are Erne ball chrome flats and the pick ups are Tonerider TRJ1 which sound great and are cheap as...

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On to the bridge. The bridge was the most critical and hard to get right my steps were: Use tape to mark a centre line on the body which I lined up with screw holes that were used to hold the body shape jig on in the beginning. Measure 35" from the nut to give the line where the mounting screws...

On to the body hardware: I installed the strap buttons by eye, pretty easy. Put the pickups in the routes and used the pick up screws to mark the holes to drill. once the pickups were installed I put the pick up and control plate in place and used them as a jig by pushing the centre punch...

Today I finished the final assembly of my bass. First step was push in the tuner bushes. All were a tight fit but went in by hand. next was to drill the mounting holes for the tuners. I began by wrapping around the tuning peg with tape to hold the peg central or concentric to the bush. I then...

As I write this the painting is done and the finally assembly and setup is about to happen. So heres what I've done to get to this point. I used about 3 coats of Zinsser 123 bull spray primer. Sanded back with P600 grit sand paper to remove any bumps etc. Left to dry for 2 days. I brought some...

Thanks a lot bherman, No not yet. I'm still deciding on a paint colour but just can't decide. Any ideas??

My plan next is to thin out the shellac with a 1:2 or 1:3 shellac to methylated spirits mix and try a sort of layman's french polish....... I hope it works.

Time to finish the neck. I've decided to go with Zinsser amber shellac. My reasons for choosing shellac is I've always wanted to use it, its been applied to musical instruments for 100's of years, it looks good, it will add an amber tint to my neck and its easy to repair if it get damaged. I...

Next I lined up the neck plate about 1 5/16" to the first holes from the inside neck pocket radius based on Invalid Link Removed. I centre pnched the holes then drilled through the body with a 3/16" hole (body only). I then clamped the neck on to the body and marked the hole locations on the...

Time to rout the neck pocket. My method was to trace the heel of the neck onto a piece of MDF and file out the shape. Once there was a tight fit with my neck I put a straight edge on each side of the neck and drew a line down the MDF board. Using a ruler I found the mid line of my jig. I lined...

Thanks all for the replies, man my job of picking a colour has just got exponentially harder thanks to all your replies. Although I almost went with a New Zealand flag haha :rollno::bored:... I'd have to say 7dollarbologna got me thinking its either gonna have to be Cadillac Green or Firemist...