The shellac is just the sealer coats. Intend to use target coatings for the finish layers, or wipe on poly seeing how I still havent picked up a compressor yet to spray finishes.
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Maple + Mahogany short scale
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The shellac is just the sealer coats. Intend to use target coatings for the finish layers, or wipe on poly seeing how I still havent picked up a compressor yet to spray finishes.
Just about finished. I went with a wipe on ploy finish as I dont have a compressor yet , or a clean section of my basement for that matter. Need to get a couple more pickup screws and install strap buttons.
Little tip for ya all in case you run across this, Bartolini has html and pdf wiring diagrams for their 4 conductor humbuckers, guess what, they dont match. The html set has a couple of wires reversed for 3 way toggles compared to the pdf version resulting in a series/single/off situation. I think you can guess how I figured that out.
The ACG preamp is really nice, still not completely used to it but but you can get a lot of different sounds out of it. I'll try and get some sound clips sometime over this week. I only have a couple of options for recording though, one is through this little fender practice amp with the built in mic on my laptop , the other is direct line into my laptop into garage band. Pretty sure either way will yield craptasic results but thats all I have for choices right now.
Little tip for ya all in case you run across this, Bartolini has html and pdf wiring diagrams for their 4 conductor humbuckers, guess what, they dont match. The html set has a couple of wires reversed for 3 way toggles compared to the pdf version resulting in a series/single/off situation. I think you can guess how I figured that out.
The ACG preamp is really nice, still not completely used to it but but you can get a lot of different sounds out of it. I'll try and get some sound clips sometime over this week. I only have a couple of options for recording though, one is through this little fender practice amp with the built in mic on my laptop , the other is direct line into my laptop into garage band. Pretty sure either way will yield craptasic results but thats all I have for choices right now.
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wow beauty! if you don't mind some pics are not showing up, how about some cavity and back shots?
Pics should be back. I hate it when flickr does that. Dont have any pics of the cavity right now, I can tell you that it's kind of tight in there though and I really need to tie some extra wire up and move it out of the way.
Yeah, it's not too bad. It gets a bit disconcerting at times when playback starts to lag from the input and is screws me up completely.
Thanks for the kind words guys. As Bob Ross would say this was a "Happy Accident" seeing how it was not planned exactly like this to begin with.
Absolutely gorgeous. The colors balance out very well, and the details with the lamininates are amazing. That maple really shines as is.
That looks like a totally fliptastic bass! I have to say that it looks more professional than your last bass. You just need a spiffy logo now! I want it!
If you enjoyed doing that, you should seriously consider - continuing, for dollars, to build for others.
You have a whole lotta skill. That bass is over the top stunning.
You have a whole lotta skill. That bass is over the top stunning.
