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I've built my first bass, what do you think?

#21
I really appreciate it when some one builds a bass for themselves.

To me that is a very Q Branch thing to do.
What gets me every time is the build process for a Newb is a LBR of love.
No clue on how to do a lot of things but they just "Leonardo DaVinci " through it.

Well done Sir.
Yes the cosmetics is your choice so pick what ever pick guard you want, just stay away from Tort.
 
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#24
Great job, and this is coming from a guy who dislikes both blue and "roadworn" basses. It looks fantastic.

As for pickguard, I like parchment. It implies a worn white.

I wonder if anyone makes a PG with worn/reliced edges?
 
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CoughSyrup said:
How did you get the grain pattern to pop?
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The grain was barely noticable right after staining, but it began to really pop when I rubbed the body with steel wool 000.

Btw, that's how the relic'ed look started. I overdid it with the steel wool in one spot, removing too much stain. Loved how it looked and went with it :D

6-3-2 said:
Looks awesome! Why not try a clear acrylic guard? I think it'd look great with that finish.
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There's a battery compartement under the pickguard :rollno:

steveinohio said:
Very nice! What color and brand of stain did you use?
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I used the cheapest powder stain I could find at the hardware store ;) The brand is Clou, iirc.

As for the colour, I mixed a larger portion of white with smaller portions of light green and blue.

This is how it looked after staining, before finishing with Tru Oil:

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zuton said:
It started out like this:

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And here's the bass a few weeks later:

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After I stained the body I worked in some roadworn/aging spots before finishing with Tru Oil. Overall I'm very happy with the result. Certainly made a few mistakes here and there, but nothing I couldn't fix.

Any opinions on the pickguard colour? I may swap the ivory one for a different pickguard. Maybe tortoise red? Mint green?
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I think you did a great job. Looks great. Congrats.
 
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zuton said:
It started out like this:

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And here's the bass a few weeks later:

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After I stained the body I worked in some roadworn/aging spots before finishing with Tru Oil. Overall I'm very happy with the result. Certainly made a few mistakes here and there, but nothing I couldn't fix.

Any opinions on the pickguard colour? I may swap the ivory one for a different pickguard. Maybe tortoise red? Mint green?
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Parchment or Mint. I say this because I think either of these would go better with the slightly worn look than the other choices this far.
I like the 'slightly' worn at the edges look and that is coming from someone who doesn't like the relic look.;)
More importantly though, how does it sound and feel when playing?

The next question would be, is that an actual Fender body and not a Squier body or some other body?
 
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#34
Fantastic! I love the distressed look... I also like the pickguard color. The cool thing about the Jazz is that you can change the pickguard often to suit your mood. I would lean towards solid colors though over any pearl or tort since the finish is really the focal point.
 

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