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I got some work done on it last weekend. The body is now sanded to 2000 grit. I need to figure out what to do from there though (more sanding or buffing?). I got distracted with making a pick guard template. I took the original template and traced it onto a piece of 11x17 paper. I then scanned...

Thanks all, great information!

:hiding: ... bringing this back from the dead... The body is now hanging in the closet, sanded smooth to 1000 grit, and waiting for the nitro to cure before polishing. I've got 5 coats of nitro on the neck and the System 3 Mirror Coat should be here in about a week to 10 days. Until then...

How well do waterslide decals work? I know this is somewhat of a subjective question but I'm looking for opinions of people who have tried/used these. I've seen a bunch of stuff on how to apply/use the decals but not much on if they're finished over. etc. I'm refinishing a neck using Deft. This...

Ok, this makes sense.

I understand ohms law to some extent and I've searched the stickies and didn't find what I'm looking for. I have a solid state, 4 ohm head running a single 4 ohm 4x10. Today I picked up an 8 ohm 1x15 cab. (I did the math in my head backwards when I bought it). If I combine these cabs I'll...

I'm putting a DiMarzio DP126 PJ in it with 500K CTS Pots (V/V/T). I have a phone tech friend that's going to be doing the soldering for me. I plan on learning at some point but right now I just want to finish this bass and thump on it. I thought that as well... as far as I can tell it was...

ok, once again sorry for the lack of updater (noticing a trend...:hmm:) I finished the color coats and have about 9, IIRC, coats of Deft clear on it. I had a little bit of orange peel that I sanded out last night. As it sits now it's flat and sanded to 800 grit and ready to get another coat of...

Updates. Once again sorry for the lack there of. Since my last post a bunch of things have changed. I'm no longer out in the field with ample time to play on the internet; so I haven't had enough time to put together an update. Also I went from being in no bands to 2, one of which practices on...

What pattern bit do you use to get into the tight corners? I just finished routing a bridge jazz pup cavity using a template from StewMac. I have a 1/2" dia. pattern bit that doesn't fit into the corners so it leaves just enough material to where the pup doesn't fit. Do you guys use a...

Sorry about the lack of updates. I got frustrated building the template for the bridge pup route. I used MDF which makes an absolute mess. Its not like normal saw dust. Anyways I spent a bunch of time making the template just to have measured wrong. So I wasted a ton of time and made a huge MDF...

I thought that I had some more picture from what I've been doing but I couldn't find them so the pictures are up to date. Last night I worked on making a template for the jazz pup route. Also Brown Santa brought me all the hardware/etc. from Allparts.

After strip wash stuff? No, I didn't. Now, it worked well on the paint that was added to the body but it didn't work on the original red layer nor the finish on the neck.

I gave the gray epoxy plenty of time to set up and then added the white epoxy to it. I also filled the hole that was in the P pup route. I let the epoxy set up for about 5 days. I used the router to mill it down to about 1/32" and then sanded it with a block to get it level with the...

When I was taking it apart most of the screws on the body had been stripped out. To fix this I drilled out all of the holes on the body (pickguard screw, bridge screws, and strap button screws) and glued in a mix of 1/8" and 3/16" dowels. At the same time I wanted to fix the sloppy bridge pup...

After taking it all apart I tackled stripping the paint off of the body. I used CitriStrip Gel. It worked well except for of the red paint (which I believe is the original color). It was nice being able to do it in the garage. I sanded the red paint off down to the sealer. That's when it hit...

A couple of years ago I started building a guitar from the ground up. I ended up putting that project on hold and never finished it. I stopped with a shaped body with all the cavities routed out. I ended up selling it on craigslist to fund another bass. I never got rid of the itch to build...

So on to tackling the finish question (this is a topic I still have much to learn about) I want to have a similar finish to my Schecter bass; satin finish and quick. I'm planning on painting the headstock and have thought about Tru-oil for the neck (not the fretboard) since it seems to be an...

I realized that the underlying question was how it needed to be finished. I found that maple fretboards need to be finished otherwise they'll stain from skin oil/etc. from http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=537804 So being that I'd need to refinish it I don't see any issue in...

I searched more an found the answers that I was looking for (on TB! Who would have thought).

1st post (sorry for the newb content). I "refreshing" a bass for my first guitar project (I wanted to build from scratch but thought that I needed to get my feet wet first before I jumped into the deep end). I picked it up for $30 so if it doesn't go well then it will at least be a good...