Recent content by Sam Pajanna

I didn't use any grain filler at all on it. I used side dots and cocobolo for the fingerboard. I dont think you really need to use grain filler on any wood, unless you want a completely smooth surface, for instance if you are painting it or making a writing desk. If you want to see the pores...

Hi, thanks! I used Fiebings black leather dye and Tru oil. Initially I thought of doing a Japanese Shou Sugi Ban finish to go along with the Zatoichi theme, but there are a few really thin spots on the wood, and I used poplar for the body and I felt it would just burn up, so what I did was a...

Thanks!

If you want the name of the guy who made this one let me know.

I really doubted that the press would even work. 10 minutes later the frets were in perfectly. I'll never hammer again.

This is the first bass I've ever built and the second guitar I've built from scratch. The pickguard was made for me by a friend who etched the image of Zatoichi(a Japanese film series) into an aluminum pickguard. I am very pleased with how it turned out. I have a Lindy Fralin in there and a...

Jeez, i was just griping about not having the right wrench and we got into the dreaded and apparently inevitable tone debate. What a world.

I just got a really long t handle ball end hex wrench and I'm in like Flynn

I'll probably feel better after I eat something. Hanger.

I'd like to meet the jerk who made the decision to put the truss rod at the end of the neck in American Standard basses. Why on earth would they go back to this stupid configuration? I'm guessing to save money. I bought one used, didn't come with the wrench, and for me to adjust it with a normal...

Geezer Butler sounds like Geezer Butler on dope

I meant to delete the post but I deleted the pics instead. They are just stock Fender pickups. I guess they scrawl a bunch of junk on the back with a silver marker.

These came in a used 2008 American Standard P. Anybody know what they are? I don't think they are Fender pickups, unless someone decided to put mysterious markings on them. They measure about 11.2k

I recently built a tube amp, based upon the venerable Supro Thunderbolt(I named it the Mjolnir). I built it for guitar and it sounds really great for that purpose. But I've also recently started playing bass and since I didn't have a bass amp I plugged into it. It sounds fantastic! What is weird...

Just for the record, I got this response from Hanson Pickups "Hi Tom CS covers are metal plated plastic, resin epoxy filled with a copper shield on the back. The shielding is to ground the metal plating in the covers. Bo"