First build - The flying P-bass

[Beej]

I liked it - I love sanding!

 

[Flying B]

I liked it - I love sanding!

I used to love sanding.
Now I hate it.

 

[Flying B]

Ok so anyone care to suggest the best way to approach fixing this? Should i mask off the top and bottom and just spray the red on the sides? Or I'm thinking maybe just some red stain rubbed over the bare patch then a few clear coats over the top?

 

[Tsal]

I used to love sanding.
Now I hate it.

Agreed. It's irritating and gets everywhere..

Oops wrong topic.

 

[Flying B]

Getting close...

 

[Flying B]

Finally done only two and a half years after starting.

32 " scale.
Honduras mahogany neck through with rocklite fretboard.
Fibreboard headstock overlay.
Gotoh machine heads and bridge.
Generic p bass pickups. I originally had some duncan quarter pounders to use for this but they are in my p-bass now and i think they will stay there, but these cheapos sound pretty good.
Roto 66 strings.
Rattlecan nitro finish.
Still need to tweak the nut a bit and sort out a truss rod cover with some kind of logo, no idea what yet.
Thanks for looking.

 

[deff]

Really nice. Great job on the finish. The color looks great. Maybe Gibson should hire you for dark heritage cherry. I normally don't like tele control plates on Vs but that looks appropriate.

 

[Flying B]

Thanks man. I'll be honest the finish looks better in the pics than in the flesh. I didn't grain fill it very well so the finish has settled into the grain a bit. Sprayed a lot of nitro trying to fill it and eventually settled for what it is rather than sand it all back and start again. The whole process was a good learning curve.

Really nice. Great job on the finish. The color looks great. Maybe Gibson should hire you for dark heritage cherry. I normally don't like tele control plates on Vs but that looks appropriate.

 

[deff]

Thanks man. I'll be honest the finish looks better in the pics than in the flesh. I didn't grain fill it very well so the finish has settled into the grain a bit. Sprayed a lot of nitro trying to fill it and eventually settled for what it is rather than sand it all back and start again. The whole process was a good learning curve.

Nitro does that melty thing that prohibits building really thick. Honestly a little grain sink just makes it look more honest and authentic. Did you use sanding sealer before grain filling? Really it looks great in the pix. I wish my camera made my guitar look better! Lol

 

[Flying B]

Yeah it's not terrible, you have to catch the light right to see it. I used some thick gloopy grain filler. But after i messed up the finish the first time round and then stripped it all off again I should have grain filled it again at that point which I didn't.

 

[Beej]

Looks great, nice job!

 

[Flying B]

Oh yeah and there's no neck dive!

 

[Bertr]

In for a penny... Now you need bell-bottoms, a floppy hat, round purple sunglasses, curly long hair and a VW painted van!
I love it!

 

[Flying B]

In for a penny... Now you need bell-bottoms, a floppy hat, round purple sunglasses, curly long hair and a VW painted van!
I love it!

Haha well I might have some of those things...

 

[Bertr]

If you do not want to do a set neck again (which is an impressive achievement: Next to me you're Boulle/Chippendale, I'm Ikea) you could do bodies with a standard, drilled, ready for neck bolts fender neck pocket. (I'm thinking Entwistle´s Fenderbird).
A new bass every week!
Congrats again!

 

[Flying B]

Thanks. My next build will be a bolt on for sure, funny you should say fenderbird as it will be along those lines (but the non reverse shape).

 

[Freekmagnet]

WOW! Looks great!

The fiberboard veneer on the headstock was a nice touch. I’ll have to remember that one!