OK, this is frustrating. After researching the right size shim for my CS/LE, I went to order the 0.5 degree bass shim from Stew Mac. They want $13 to ship a little piece of maple. WTFender?
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Ken’s suggestion is probably the best non-hard case option.
Or you can get a lighter budget hard case. Like the Gator.
Thunderbird Bass Guitar Wood Case-GWE-TBIRD-BASS - Gator Cases
Sometimes they have B-stock available.
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I order the sets of three and get free shipping from Prime.
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SM shipping is always high on everything they sell. I recall they offer some sort of membership or whatever that reduces shipping cost.
Saw that. $55/yr. I don’t order enough parts to cover the membership.
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Last week I bought this Jackson Rhoads body that I figured would make a cool project.
I had to convert it to accept a 22 fret neck, though, which required plugging up the stock bridge pickup and studs routs. In fact, the guy I bought it from hadn't done anything with it for exactly that reason, he had no 24 fret neck lying around to put on there.
Masking out where I need to rout.
The maple plug I used prior to routing.
Outlining the whole deal, to measure is to know, after all.
And after I routed the body
Clamp the plug in and leave it for at least two days for it to properly cure.
I've got a routing template, and I'm not afraid to use it.
Neat-o and now it's time to plane the plug and sand the thing smooth.
So what am I going to do with the finish, since that plug will be VERY visible? Well seeing as how the Rhoads is an Eighties design, I decided to go all eighties by giving it a baby blue with black bevels look, which meant that I only needed to refinish the top.
Here it is with the masking tape still on...
And with that said tape removed. NAILING the look I was going for.
And today I spend time putting it all together, it's not done yet but I'm getting there. That Ibanez neck, style wise is a good fit. Of course with Ibanez having the Rocket Roll model in the eighties, which included a Rhoads style guitar, that's not really that much a surprise.
I had to convert it to accept a 22 fret neck, though, which required plugging up the stock bridge pickup and studs routs. In fact, the guy I bought it from hadn't done anything with it for exactly that reason, he had no 24 fret neck lying around to put on there.
Masking out where I need to rout.
The maple plug I used prior to routing.
Outlining the whole deal, to measure is to know, after all.
And after I routed the body
Clamp the plug in and leave it for at least two days for it to properly cure.
Neat-o and now it's time to plane the plug and sand the thing smooth.
So what am I going to do with the finish, since that plug will be VERY visible? Well seeing as how the Rhoads is an Eighties design, I decided to go all eighties by giving it a baby blue with black bevels look, which meant that I only needed to refinish the top.
And with that said tape removed. NAILING the look I was going for.
And today I spend time putting it all together, it's not done yet but I'm getting there. That Ibanez neck, style wise is a good fit. Of course with Ibanez having the Rocket Roll model in the eighties, which included a Rhoads style guitar, that's not really that much a surprise.
thx Irv….for some reason xtra fun on boiled Boomers…
Ha, that was once true, but not the case today. The craft beer market is progressive, and I, for one, embrace it. Not to mention all the new breweries and taprooms that offer much needed gig opportunities.hops are a preservative, not a flavor.
I rarely reply, because I’m usually 50 or more pages behind. But I’m caught up and y’all were talking about beer!
Cheers!
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Same here - another way for them to make money that I don't have.
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It looks very worried.Last week I bought this Jackson Rhoads body that I figured would make a cool project.
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I had to convert it to accept a 22 fret neck, though, which required plugging up the stock bridge pickup and studs routs. In fact, the guy I bought it from hadn't done anything with it for exactly that reason, he had no 24 fret neck lying around to put on there.
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Masking out where I need to rout.
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The maple plug I used prior to routing.
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Outlining the whole deal, to measure is to know, after all.
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And after I routed the body
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Clamp the plug in and leave it for at least two days for it to properly cure.
View attachment 5228676 I've got a routing template, and I'm not afraid to use it.
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Neat-o and now it's time to plane the plug and sand the thing smooth.
So what am I going to do with the finish, since that plug will be VERY visible? Well seeing as how the Rhoads is an Eighties design, I decided to go all eighties by giving it a baby blue with black bevels look, which meant that I only needed to refinish the top.
View attachment 5228679 Here it is with the masking tape still on...
View attachment 5228682
And with that said tape removed. NAILING the look I was going for.
View attachment 5228683
And today I spend time putting it all together, it's not done yet but I'm getting there. That Ibanez neck, style wise is a good fit. Of course with Ibanez having the Rocket Roll model in the eighties, which included a Rhoads style guitar, that's not really that much a surprise.
Chucky’s guitar…and not our Chucky.
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Imagine a world w/o LZ... luckily we don't have to.
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