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    SBO22 - Sceptre II

    I didn't make a recording before I took it apart for its components. The best description of the tone is bell like. I had a set of strings made...
    Post by: smart51, Aug 15, 2022 at 3:40 PM in forum: Luthier's Corner
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    SBO22 - Sceptre II

    The body is sanded to 80 grit. The neck just has bevels for now. This is the point where I handle it and look at it to see what can be...
    Post by: smart51, Aug 15, 2022 at 1:46 PM in forum: Luthier's Corner
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    SBO22 - Sceptre II

    No, you need a ruler for that. It holds the saw square in two planes and it's worth it just for that.
    Post by: smart51, Aug 14, 2022 at 12:42 PM in forum: Luthier's Corner
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    SBO22 - Sceptre II

    My fret sawing jig in action. A simple tool but one of the most useful [ATTACH]
    Post by: smart51, Aug 14, 2022 at 10:55 AM in forum: Luthier's Corner
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    SBO22 - Sceptre II

    We now have a body / neck blank and a fretboard blank. I cut the body at a slight angle to the board so that the grain was parallel to the centre...
    Post by: smart51, Aug 12, 2022 at 9:04 AM in forum: Luthier's Corner
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    SBO22 - Sceptre II

    I've gone for 30.5". I don't know if it was the short scale, the thick strings, the soft spalted body or what caused the inharmonicity. This...
    Post by: smart51, Aug 11, 2022 at 8:10 AM in forum: Luthier's Corner
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    Summer Build Off 2022 - Fun Time Free For All

    I'm doubling up on entries to the scratch build competition. Here is Sceptre II. SBO22 - Sceptre II
    Post by: smart51, Aug 11, 2022 at 7:37 AM in forum: Luthier's Corner
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    SBO22 - Sceptre II

    I couldn't resist a new entry to the summer build off. I was disappointed with the inharmonicity of the 25.5" scale Screptre, so I'm going to...
    Thread by: smart51, Aug 11, 2022 at 7:35 AM, 12 replies, in forum: Luthier's Corner
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    EMG at 9V good enough?

    I run mine at 9V. I don't know how hard you'd have to dig in before you get clipping but I've never got there. Perhaps because I like my blood...
    Post by: smart51, Aug 9, 2022 in forum: Pickups & Electronics [BG]
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    Milliamps?

    The stated current draw for a pedal will be its maximum. They may draw less than this much of the time. Even if the total current drawn by the...
    Post by: smart51, Jul 31, 2022 in forum: Effects [BG]
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    NBD: A rare Fender P bass and advice needed

    I know it's called a pick guard, but it isn't one. It is a control cavity cover, and on your bass you don't need one. Sure, get one if you want...
    Post by: smart51, Jul 30, 2022 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    SBO22 Sceptre

    I was expecting the E string to sound like a B string stopped at the 5th fret. That's what the 25.5" scale length was for. The 130 gauge string...
    Post by: smart51, Jul 22, 2022 in forum: Luthier's Corner
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    SBO22 Sceptre

    Here's a family line up of 34" 30.5" and 25.5" scale bases for comparison [ATTACH]
    Post by: smart51, Jul 22, 2022 in forum: Luthier's Corner
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    SBO22 Sceptre

    The new strings have arrived. The nut has been slotted to match. I'm now done. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The E string has fairly pronounced...
    Post by: smart51, Jul 22, 2022 in forum: Luthier's Corner