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Neck for Bass-Adrenaline

#143
Rickett Customs said:
One more time with the shaping and sanding. I ran a block of marble with 80 grit, up and down the back of the neck, so that i know 100% without a doubt that it's level from heel to volute.

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Put some more tru-oil, so I can investigate any left over marks or scratches.

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tru oil seems highly explosive...:D
 
#145
Progress has been slow, at best... Had to remove the base coats, something between the temperature lowering and the mix, has not let the finish harden. I had sprayed these 2 coats of Poly and had planned on wiping the rest on. Sanded the coats back off and started over with tru-oil and will use wipe on throughout.

...........And in my father's infinite wisdom, He attempted to drain the gas tank on the Stingray and spilled a good amount of gas on the floor, just waiting for the place to fume out now.
 
#149
the craftsmanship on this thing is simply stunning! As someone who's done a fair deal of woodworking (never an instrument though), I can imagine the amount of time and energy you've put into this thing.

Keep it up; it's looking gorgeous! :bassist:
 
#151
Raccio14 said:
the craftsmanship on this thing is simply stunning! As someone who's done a fair deal of woodworking (never an instrument though), I can imagine the amount of time and energy you've put into this thing.

Keep it up; it's looking gorgeous! :bassist:
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Thanks Raccio, yeah it's time consuming making it, for the finish it just takes time to cure, each coat........

roberthabraken said:
Looks great! Need to do some more coats of oil on my next bass I see.. nice choice of woods by the way, fits the body well.
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Thanks Robert,
How's fatherhood? Have you started anything new, or are you getting to that point? ;)
 
#155
Rickett Customs said:
Thanks Robert,
How's fatherhood? Have you started anything new, or are you getting to that point? ;)
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Good, very good actually, thanks for asking :smug:.

In the last year I made myself a small table, TV furniture, and I did some things around the house. Currently I am practising inlay work and I start feeling like building again.. thinking about a shorter scale extended range bass.. :D
 
#159
Time to fret. SS jumbo frets......

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Used CA glue, when pressing the frets in.

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All frets in, after this I scraped any CA glue that was visible.

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After scraping, I re-oil the fretboard again.

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Fret edges are beveled. I assure you, there are plenty of shadows playing off them frets, they're all firmly in..

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All that's left to do on the fretting aspect, is to fill the fret slot edges, do a level and re-crown.
 
#160
I think im gonna have to hit up 7-11 after class now. lol

Ill try and get those pickups out today. On a side note invovling the electronics, i believe the 6-way switch has a matal tab thats supposed to be bent over and anchored into the body to keep it in place. If i recall correctly the tab was bent out flat when i got it for some reason. Since it takes a bit of force to turn the switch it rotates and loosens up easily. Id like to avoind tightening the pot down really hard and possibly maring the body up.
 

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