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First build...Here goes nothin

#104
The latest:

The Chamber for the 1/4" jack:
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The Jack plate:
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Epoxy going on the fingerboard
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I've sanded through the epoxy twice. I'll have 4 coats next tuesday. Hopefully that'll do the trick.

Thanks for stopping by!
 
#106
Gonna' be sweet! Thanks so much for the blow-by-blow - every pix is a huge learning experience for me.

I keep hearing about 2 books everyone should read if they are contemplating building a guitar - what are those? (Like yours, I want to build a NT solid body bass.) One book is by Koch apparently. Name of book(s)? The other author?

Thanx!
 
#107
49sfine said:
Gonna' be sweet! Thanks so much for the blow-by-blow - every pix is a huge learning experience for me.
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I'm glad I can help people to avoid the mistakes I've made.

Thanks for the compliment

49sfine said:
I keep hearing about 2 books everyone should read if they are contemplating building a guitar - what are those? (Like yours, I want to build a NT solid body bass.) One book is by Koch apparently. Name of book(s)? The other author?

Thanx!
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Martin Koch
His book is: Building Electric Guitars
His site is: www.buildyourguitar.com

The book has really great information and is an extremely easy read.

Good luck!
 
#112
I actually work for the Air Force and they have a wood shop that is open to folks who take their safety class. I am extremely fortunate! 3 or 4 guys can work at the same time and never get in each others way.
 
#113
I now remember that I had to make a couple of changes to my pup location but I didn't redraw the whole thing again. When I laid everything out last night this is what I ended up:

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Will this work????

Placing the the center of the bridges adjustability (is that really a word???) in the appropriate position buts it right up against the pup.

another pic:

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and the shop that I get to work in:

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I'm soooo lucky. Behind the cabinet on the bench there's another planer, a joiner, and 3 Sawstop saws.

Let me know if I have screwed myself with the bridge pup location.

Thanks a bunch,

Loren
 
#116
As the pup approaches the bridge, bass response falls off. Whether it falls off too much is up to your perception and taste.

You can try out the pup position by wiring up the pu to a jack, and holding it up to an existing bass.

It's worth noting that this position is virtually never used. Except for non-audio purposes, to trigger a midi converter.
 

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