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The Über-Jay Mark2

#221
miziomix said:
The red veneer had become quite dull after all the sanding. I wiped it and wiped it. Better, but still dull. Then I used a soft erasure, working it along the grain; then brushed away the dust. The result was quite surprising :)

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Nice work (as usual)!

Seems to me the red veneer would be cool for the entire top of a bass. :eek:
 
#228
Stumbo said:
I had the same idea(and production method) for the Luminlays awhile back and was looking into how to them done. Guess they got there first. :bawl:

Good execution of their part. I found the Luminlay referenced in another TB post.

Just checkin' things out as I usually do! :cool:
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:D

These blue dots might just work beautifully on the Purpleheart f/b I am planning to use soon :)

This build will not likely have side dots though. The block inlays are BIG enough ;)
 
#229
Hi there, quick update on this build.

The end of fretboard needed to be shaped more slap-friendly.

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Early stage. I've used a sand block. Do you guys use different tools/technique for this task?

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Almost done. Looking at this picture I just realized that I have not rounded the sharp lower edge of the FB.... I did it on my Jay-Dee when I replaced the fingerboard, to avoid painful collision with fingers. It can be seen in this pix - under the Slap-Egg® ;) Scroll down to the second picture of the post.

It works really well...mmm...so...why did I not do it on the first Ü-J? :hmm: well, I'll do it and post a pix.

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Basically now body and neck are ready. Should be able to get into the final stage in the next few days - once the engraving on cavity cover is done.

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a good week to you all :bassist:
 
#236
Hi there,

Über is ready for lacquer. End and top of fingerboard are now nicely shaped. All pores and little imperfections have been filled with sawdust/CA and sanded. I've run the radius block once again, just lightly.

Tomorrow I'll collect the cavity cover and sand it just enough to fit the body. The laser guys :ninja: will engrave name, date and trivia on neck pocket and back of headstock.
Which means that I'll do nothing till Monday. Then is lacquer time ;)

Regretfully, no pictures :rollno:

ciao :bassist:
 
#237
Today I managed to get my cavity cover engraved :) It looks quite neat. It carries the name of the bass, my name and the year. Now this dude has to be completed before 2012 ;)

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Since I had neck and body with me I decided to laser-sign both. I originally intended to hand write on the neck pocket. This way looks better to me.
I had completely forgotten those two little holes though - ask me what they're doing there.... So I had to find a way to shorten the line. There.

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Lastly, the back of the headstock is engraved with the name of the bass. I'll use that as signature or a brand if you wish. I don't intend to use any logo of sorts on the headstock.


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I'd rather have the owner telling me what represents him best and inlay his very own logo on the face of the headstock.

I think the bass itself doesn't need one.

I'll sand these down a bit to clean up the burning marks and that's it.

thanks for reading this far :bassist:
 
#240
Thank you!

BarkerBass said:
that's such a cool and interesting touch, the laser engraving is a brilliant idea, out of interest how deep are the words engraved into the wood?
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They should be about 1mm deep - less I think. I had them run the laser two times, just to give it a sharper look. Did a test on the same woods before committing to this and at that depth it seemed to work well even after enough sanding to clean up the burning marks.

pilotjones said:
Looks great.

Ok, I'll ask - what are those two holes doing there?
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I was afraid someone would ask ;) Truth is - I have no idea. Looking back at pictures taken right after routing the neck pocket, I see no holes. A few days later...there they are. Weird.
Martians do exist :ninja:
 

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