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4001 Mashup
- Thread starter mapleglo
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on a side note, "Moving Pictures" was the last album Geddy used the 4001 ric on. . .
Interesting that you mention that. While I was listening to it today, I said to myself "That definitely sounds like a Ric and not a Jazz".
And in other news, I spent some time yesterday working on the frets.
Getting there. I hope to have the rest of the fret wire tomorrow.
Received the fret wire from LMII and installed the last 2 frets. Now I have some fret work to do. I may be able to glue up the body wings this weekend.
I routed the wire channel in the lower body wing. I think I'm ready to glue the wings on to the neck.
I decided I'm going to try an aluminum nut, instead of the brass one, just for aesthetics.
Cut out a piece of aluminum, and trying to copy the string slots from the brass one. Is it still called a nut if you have a zero fret? Or is it more of a string guide?
Cut out a piece of aluminum, and trying to copy the string slots from the brass one. Is it still called a nut if you have a zero fret? Or is it more of a string guide?
I would still call it a nut even though it has a zero fret, but it really Is just a string guide.I decided I'm going to try an aluminum nut, instead of the brass one, just for aesthetics.
Cut out a piece of aluminum, and trying to copy the string slots from the brass one. Is it still called a nut if you have a zero fret? Or is it more of a string guide?
Out of the clamps.
And the bottom cut off.
Now lots of sanding, and I guess I have to make some decisions about the pickup covers. I'd love to find chrome ones, but it seems black plastic or wood are the only ones available.
And the bottom cut off.
Now lots of sanding, and I guess I have to make some decisions about the pickup covers. I'd love to find chrome ones, but it seems black plastic or wood are the only ones available.
Home wound on the sewing machine. I've since swapped the wires for thinner ones. I just ordered a set of black plastic covers. I'll see how they look when they arrive.
Yes, white, or Snowglow, or trans white are some of the considerations. Or, I might just get lazy and go with Mapleglo...
I used aniline dye once before, to dye the axe bass fretboard red. Worked out ok, though the dye doesn't penetrate very deeply or evenly on maple. Not too much of a problem, but something to keep in mind. I may still go with the white dye, or perhaps even pink. I always wanted a pink bass.
In other news, I thought to string up the bass at this point to see how much more fret work it needs. Of course, I can't find the tuner mount screws. I really need to get organized, though I keep telling myself that. Especially when I set a project aside, and go back to it months later. In any event, I just ordered some screws from eBay. They should get here later this week or next. I'll be out and about later today, so perhaps I'll stop by GC to see if they have any in stock.
Also, looking at the original template I made for this bass, I apparently realized that the truss rod routs would interfere with the tuner locations, so I set them further out. Though I didn't refer to that when I cut the headstock. Note to self - don't set a project aside without detailed notes. And don't leave the note with the tuner mount screws...
Artist's Conception (of course, you could bleach the fingerboard, and you would want to match up the headstock...)
