Recent content by NorwegianJBass

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    What paints can be used for a stain before oil finish?

    Hey! I work at a theatre and am building a bass between shows. We just got a CNC, so this is my first build. I am looking into staining, and we have a plethora of different paints. The ones we have the most choice of colours, and also the most vibrant one are this line here: Supersaturated...
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    Asked before, but asking again, CNC files

    I know it's a tall ask, and am not expecting anything. I have a guy that can plot and program the machine from a .dxf or .dwg file, I gave him a used neck for his strat build. And again, I get it, people have worked for it, I am merely a player who wants to get into building in the shallow...
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    Asked before, but asking again, CNC files

    Hey TB luthiers! Played bass for 20 years, and have done some light modification work, mostly electrical. However, now my workplace has got a very accurate CNC router. I want to build a Precision bass with standard dimensions. I quickly tried my hand at CAD drawing and quickly realised I need...
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    Popping Sound on Carvin BX500

    Hey guys! Update! Opened it up and cleaned the ribbon cables and jack input plus fx loop. Didnt help at all. So I shot an email to Carvin, specifying that I had tried three basses, different cables, different cabs and whatnot. First answer was the kind of automated troubleshooting answer "Have...
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    Popping Sound on Carvin BX500

    Did you ever find out anything about the white noise? I just got one, used, and there is definitely static. Ribbon and input cleabing so far didnt help. Dont know what to do!