- Jun 30, 2010
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'Parts bin' bass in the works - I'll be able to put together a bass from my stock of parts w/minimal spending. The (?) guitar body I've had around for 13yrs or so. It was bought on eBay for cheap as a test body to gild when I was developing Gildaxe. Originally metallic red, I basically threw the kitchen sink at it trying out different effects. Pretty.., unattractive. 
My plan is to finish it in satin black like the Epi Goth neck (a gift from a friend - so free) and expose some natural wood like I already did on the hs. The tape/center line is where 34" ends up. I'll use the same "tort" to cover the pu/bridge routs as my tr cover. I also have (new) individual gold Ibanez bridge units I bought many years ago, so satin black & gold is the colour scheme. It has two pot holes (V-T) and a 3-5 way pu switch rout. I may need to purchase that switch as I couldn't find one in my bin. I have two '60s Teisco pu's
Anyone know what make the body is? I'm guessing Ibanez.
The hs was reshaped prior and I had a new set of gold tuners, again - given to me by a person I did some work for. They bought the wrong tuner-shaft size & had to reorder correct ones. I dressed the frets/fb and cut a brass nut for it yet to be filed. I've used Epi Goth necks for a few projects and they are decent/worth working with. The direction of the upper 'swoop/hook' is the opposite of a standard T-bird.
It has the Strat-like whammy spring compartment in the back. It'll provide a nifty storage space for (?) whatever one chooses to store there.
Teisco singles from the '60s - hot pu's which were installed on many basses from Japan then.
Ibanez individual string-thru bridge-units. Maple platform routed/recessed into beveled body. Allows me to dial as close as possible between the Epi Goth neck width and Teisco pu poles.
Removed all the gilding and sanded for refinishing in satin black once all the routing is done. Brass nut filed, tr/action set... all initial, final set-up once finished and re-assembled.
Bridge pu centered in the same location as my Teiscobird which for me is the single pu sweet-spot. The neck pu will be positioned where the rout above the tape is located.
My plan is to finish it in satin black like the Epi Goth neck (a gift from a friend - so free) and expose some natural wood like I already did on the hs. The tape/center line is where 34" ends up. I'll use the same "tort" to cover the pu/bridge routs as my tr cover. I also have (new) individual gold Ibanez bridge units I bought many years ago, so satin black & gold is the colour scheme. It has two pot holes (V-T) and a 3-5 way pu switch rout. I may need to purchase that switch as I couldn't find one in my bin. I have two '60s Teisco pu'sAnyone know what make the body is? I'm guessing Ibanez.
The hs was reshaped prior and I had a new set of gold tuners, again - given to me by a person I did some work for. They bought the wrong tuner-shaft size & had to reorder correct ones. I dressed the frets/fb and cut a brass nut for it yet to be filed. I've used Epi Goth necks for a few projects and they are decent/worth working with. The direction of the upper 'swoop/hook' is the opposite of a standard T-bird.
It has the Strat-like whammy spring compartment in the back. It'll provide a nifty storage space for (?) whatever one chooses to store there.
Teisco singles from the '60s - hot pu's which were installed on many basses from Japan then.
Ibanez individual string-thru bridge-units. Maple platform routed/recessed into beveled body. Allows me to dial as close as possible between the Epi Goth neck width and Teisco pu poles.
Removed all the gilding and sanded for refinishing in satin black once all the routing is done. Brass nut filed, tr/action set... all initial, final set-up once finished and re-assembled.
Bridge pu centered in the same location as my Teiscobird which for me is the single pu sweet-spot. The neck pu will be positioned where the rout above the tape is located.
