Jaymi
Pink Bass Man
- Feb 11, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist: Ampeg , Jaydee, Kalium
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Jaymi
Pink Bass Man
- Feb 11, 2008
- 6,813
- 490
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Ampeg , Jaydee, Kalium
Nope, not a fluke, but maple fretboards are definately not what I would call "commonplace" - but there are many out there...You can see some of them on the Facebook page "Guild Pilot Owners Group" if you wish to visit the Pilot collectors there...
FWIW, when the very first Pilots came out (the ones with pickguards) the several I saw in stores were maple fingerboard, with some serious figuring on them.Nope, not a fluke, but maple fretboards are definately not what I would call "commonplace" - but there are many out there...You can see some of them on the Facebook page "Guild Pilot Owners Group" if you wish to visit the Pilot collectors there...
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Just picked up an SB605 locally. The bass needs a bit of work but the neck is straight and looks like all original parts. Someone did add a 1/4” input jack to the front though and it is missing the control cavity cover.
Any chance one of you guys with a 5 string could trace their cover for me on piece of paper?
Any chance one of you guys with a 5 string could trace their cover for me on piece of paper?
Here's what I came up with for a back plate. It seems to be a good match at least for my 5 string. The white piece is new, the black one underneath is the old backplate. If I print another I'll flip it first and the texture will be more like the black plate.
Here's the drawing for any one who wants to make their own. I can't upload the STL file but can send it if someone wants it.
Here's the drawing for any one who wants to make their own. I can't upload the STL file but can send it if someone wants it.
There’s a PDF with the outline and some discussion at the link above. Here’s a link to some 3D printing files
Thank you so much!Here's what I came up with for a back plate. It seems to be a good match at least for my 5 string. The white piece is new, the black one underneath is the old backplate. If I print another I'll flip it first and the texture will be more like the black plate.
Here's the drawing for any one who wants to make their own. I can't upload the STL file but can send it if someone wants it.
There’s a PDF with the outline and some discussion at the link above. Here’s a link to some 3D printing files
I was going to have Frets On The Net Home make me a cover out of black anodized aluminum. Although polished aluminum could be cool too.
I have number of aluminium plates they’re great for sheilding.
Actually, I think I’m going to keep this bass and search for a 4. I can’t believe how good this bass sounds!
I bought it for $150 on FB marketplace. It needed a bunch of work and still needs a few things but I’ve got it roughly set up. It’s kinda like a 70´s jazz bass but more aggressive or something.
Also, do 80´s EMG´s sound different? I’ve had a lot of EMG´s in basses over the years and these don’t seem to have the same high end. These older one’s sound darker and sweeter to me. Incredible at 18v.
I’m screaming on the inside…
I was in the process of laying my Pilot gently on a couple of soft towels so I could polish my Ms. Green. It slips out of my hand and the right side of the body hits the edge of my workbench and … … …
I don’t want to talk about it… …
I was in the process of laying my Pilot gently on a couple of soft towels so I could polish my Ms. Green. It slips out of my hand and the right side of the body hits the edge of my workbench and … … …
I don’t want to talk about it… …
Oh no!I’m screaming on the inside…
I was in the process of laying my Pilot gently on a couple of soft towels so I could polish my Ms. Green. It slips out of my hand and the right side of the body hits the edge of my workbench and … … …
I don’t want to talk about it… …
Oh no - let's have a look...I can't be that bad...?I’m screaming on the inside…
I was in the process of laying my Pilot gently on a couple of soft towels so I could polish my Ms. Green. It slips out of my hand and the right side of the body hits the edge of my workbench and … … …
I don’t want to talk about it… …
Such alu plates might also be very cool for optical effects as well...This is interesting - can you share a few fotos, @TrustRod...?
I did my first super glue drop repair on it. But I was hoping that the superglue would darken the damaged edge of the indentation. Which it did not. I should have used some kind of ink or stain to recolor that. Too late now. And the superglue I bought for this repair was too thin and ran. I tried to wipe it up but just made a smeary mess. I buffed it out, but I need to take some steel wool over it for the proper finish. Might need to get some buffing compound. I’ll post after I’m finished.
Well, all I can say is that you learn from your mistakes. I didn’t use any stain to try to match the color of the damaged edges to the body color, thinking that the super glue would darken those lighter edges. Nope… It did not… And once the super glue was on it, it was too late. So now I’ve perfectly encapsulated the damaged area. When I first applied the super glue, I didn’t know just how thin it was (I bought the thin stuff), and it ran like crazy. I tried to wipe it up and smeared it about an inch or more on both sides of the damage. (More screaming on the inside) I went ahead and finished filling in the dent, and sanded and buffed it out. I was able to fix the dent and buffed out the mess I made, but because it wasn’t stained, the damage is still very visible. Since I’m not going to sand it down and try to match the stain, I’m just going to live with it now.
Sigh…
Well, given that after your first comment on this I thought maybe you snapped the headstock off or something, this is a much better outcome. Not that it makes you feel any better about it, of course. But it makes me feel better and I think we can all agree that I was the real victim here.
