This is looking really cool. I'm excited to see it all come together!
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Summer Build Off 2024 : Bartender Precision Bass
- Thread starter Gervais Cote
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A little more work today : rough contour of the body and trimming the cavities.
I also gave it a try with a file to get an idea of the final look of the edges , seems okay for me.
This version of junk art is very thrilling !
I also gave it a try with a file to get an idea of the final look of the edges , seems okay for me.
This version of junk art is very thrilling !
Another busy day : filing and sanding the whole body, a dusty day !
Comfort and playability being important for me, I kept the original armrest angle and contour radius where my forearm is against the body :
I'm in mid Michigan. And my woodshop is in the garage. It has been +80% humidity for the passed week and a half. So I leave my glue ups clamped for days.
Same here in Eastern Canada, I left it 3 days with clamps to let the glue dry. I also filled some cracks with that same yellowish glue and it took 2 days to dry completely.
I just put the body on the scale : 4.5 pounds !
That’s a very good news for me as I bond with light weight p basses and typically love the vibe or resonance of light bodies.
Yahoo !
That’s a very good news for me as I bond with light weight p basses and typically love the vibe or resonance of light bodies.
Yahoo !
First layer of Tru Oil applied on the body. Brown got browner, orange got oranger and yellow got yellower. That’s another good news because my neck is made of roasted maple and is very dark.
I also applied a layer of Varathan varnish on the contour of the pickup cavity. There won’t be any pickguard on the bass and that black conductive paint remains dirty and I don’t want my thumb to be black when I will play it !
For the stake of it, I did put the neck over the body to get a rough idea of the final result, looks good to me.
I also applied a layer of Varathan varnish on the contour of the pickup cavity. There won’t be any pickguard on the bass and that black conductive paint remains dirty and I don’t want my thumb to be black when I will play it !
For the stake of it, I did put the neck over the body to get a rough idea of the final result, looks good to me.
5 layers of Tru Oil applied. This brings more emphasis on scotch spillages and I like it !
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Checking my 34" scale and fits of controls and bridge : starting to look like a p bass…………………
I applied 8 layers of Truoil to the body. Gives me a hard finish and highlights color contrasts.
I also like A LOT the Scotch spillages on the body that matches the color of the neck…………….and it’s pure coincidence !
I also like A LOT the Scotch spillages on the body that matches the color of the neck…………….and it’s pure coincidence !
Love these Barncaster Builds, the ultimate worry-free bass. Any new dings or wear just add to the appeal. Neck looks pretty nice, where did you find it? How's the fretwork?
The neck is a dark roasted maple neck imported from China through EBay.
It was only $75.00 USD, was bare wood and I had to do a bit of rework on it.
The 4 mm Allan bolt of the truss rod at the headstock wasn’t accessible so I had to file the inside of the plastic bushing to allow for an easier access, took me 5 minutes. Truss rod is working fine in both directions.
I also applied 4 layers of Tru Oil on the back of the neck and 6 layers on the headstock and top of the neck to give it a shiny finish and get rid of the burned wood smell.
The neck is pretty straight, just a very little bump in the middle but it might work fine anyway as I will tighten the truss rod. Worst case, I will bring it to my luthier for a fret work but verifying with a fret rocker, there is no fret higher than the others.
The neck is very light and resonant so sound wise, it looks promising to me. Mo body is only 4.5 pounds so I will end up with a light weight p bass just like I like to play with.
Those Chinese necks are not that bad after all but they quite often require a bit of work to make them fine.
It looks great 
Have you considered maybe tinting the tru-oil (I think you can do that...) for the back and sides of the body? So they blend with the top more. That or airbrush layers on the side and planks on the back so it looks like it's made entirely of vintage liquor crates
Have you considered maybe tinting the tru-oil (I think you can do that...) for the back and sides of the body? So they blend with the top more. That or airbrush layers on the side and planks on the back so it looks like it's made entirely of vintage liquor crates
i'm glad someone else appreciates some of those necks.
all of my (chinese) neck purchases are for fretless necks, so they may have fewer problems than some fretted pieces, but they've held up really well for my parts bass assemblies...i've purchased 8 of them IIRC --- a few of them needed the edges rolled, but all of them play splendidly!your P-bass will be the bomb! that's a very cool look, and it sounds like the weight will come in where you want it!
